Empennage (June 2003 - December 2004)
The Empennage is what most people would call the tail. This is the first major assembly, and everyone has to build one, whether they are building a "quick build" or a "slow build" kit.
Total time worked on the Empennage: 215 hours
Horizontal Stabilizer
| 2003-06-26 | 0.0 | - Empennage kit arrives. |
| 2003-06-27 | 2.0 | - Inventory. |
| 2003-07-09 | 2.5 | - Rear Horizontal Spar Assembly. |
| 2003-07-11 | 3.0 | - HS-411 Assembly. |
| 2003-07-12 | 5.0 | - Began work on the Front Spar Assembly. |
| 2003-07-13 | 0.0 | - Created a website. |
| 2003-07-19 | 7.0 | - Finish Front Spar Assembly. |
| 2003-07-20 | 4.0 | - Assemble Left Horizontal Stabilizer. |
| 2003-07-24 | 3.0 | - Assemble Right Horizontal Stabilizer. |
| 2003-07-25 | 2.5 | - Preparing the HS parts for assembly - part 1. |
| 2003-07-26 | 7.0 | - Preparing the HS parts for assembly - part 2. |
| 2003-07-27 | 3.5 | - Preparing the HS parts for assembly - part 3. |
| 2003-07-29 | 5.0 | - Riveting the Horizontal Stabilizer - part 1. |
| 2003-08-02 | 5.0 | - Riveting the Horizontal Stabilizer. |
| 2003-08-03 | 3.0 | - Riveting the Horizontal Stabilizer. |
| 2003-08-05 | 2.0 | - Discovered major screw-up. |
| 2003-08-06 | 1.5 | - Fixed major screw-up. |
| 2003-08-08 | 2.5 | - Riveted Left skin to Front HS spar. |
| 2003-08-09 | 2.5 | - Riveted Right skin to Front HS spar. |
| 2003-08-10 | 6.0 | - Horizontal Stabilizer done! | 67 | hours |
Vertical Stabilizer
| 2003-08-12 | 4.0 | - Started Vertical Stabilizer. |
| 2003-08-14 | 2.5 | - More Alodining. |
| 2003-08-16 | 5.0 | - More deburring. |
| 2003-08-17 | 4.5 | - Finally some rivets. |
| 2003-08-18 | 1.5 | - Deburr the skin then rivet the outside ribs. |
| 2003-08-19 | 2.5 | - VS complete! | 20 | hours |
Rudder
| 2003-08-23 | 27.0 | - Started on the Rudder. |
| 2003-09-02 | 14.5 | - Rudder almost done. |
| 2003-09-08 | 2.5 | - Rudder is done - except for fiberglass tips. | 44 | hours |
Elevator
| 2003-09-11 | 24.5 | - Work on elevators. |
| 2003-09-23 | 14.5 | - Finished the right elevator |
| 2003-10-03 | 23.0 | - Finished the Left Elevator. | 62 | hours |
Fiberglass
| 2003-10-18 | 4.0 | - Work on Right Elevator Fiberglass Tip |
| 2003-11-11 | 3.0 | - Fix Screw-up, Paint Fiberglass Tips. | 7 | hours |
Paint
| 2003-11-02 | 2.0 | - Painted the Right Elevator Fiberglass Tip. |
| 2004-12-04 | 2.0 | - Come in out of the rain. |
| 2004-12-11 | 4.0 | - Prep and prime the HS. |
| 2004-12-18 | 2.0 | - Painting the HS. |
| 2004-12-20 | 1.0 | - Painting the HS. |
| 2004-12-22 | 4.0 | - Painting the HS. | 15 | hours |