Finish Kit Delivered!

It's here! Our fourth and final RV-10 kit from Van's has arrived :-) Unfortunately Sarah was stuck at work but my friends Derek and Brannen were able to stop over for a few minutes mid-day to help unload the truck and push the crate up the driveway. This crate was actually a bit smaller than I had thought it would be, and also quite a bit lighter. For some reason Van's keeps changing freight carriers; I've had ABF for the emp and wing kits, Road Runner for the fuse, and now Old Dominion. The guy was nice and the crate was undamaged, but this was by far the most expensive shipping cost, at almost $500 compared to the typical $200-$350 or so. Oh well, write the check and move on I guess. Nothing I can really do about that unless I want to haul it back from Oregon myself.

The Old Dominion delivery truck

Crate in its unhatched form - no damage!

Popped the lid off to have a quick look at the contents before getting back to work... nicely packed as always!

After work, we sifted through the crate to throw away all the packing paper and styrofoam, revealing a handful of sub-kits, a cardboard box containing the front seat frames and foam cushions, and an intimidating number of fiberglass parts. The cowl, spinner, wheel pants, fairings, doors and more are all fiberglass. We're going to need to get up to speed quick on our fiberglassing skills. I have a feeling this winter is going to be full of fiberglassing fun!

So currently, everything is unpacked but not inventoried, and the wooden crate has been broken down and tossed in the back of the truck, ready for another run to the landfill. This week is going to be tough to find time to inventory with Halloween coming up and a number of other family obligations, along with Sarah's brainchild event this Thursday "Trunk or Treat" at the Marion Airport C17. Should be fun though, and I'm sure we'll sneak some time in between everything else to get some more work on the garage in. Stay tuned for that!