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Blocks and Fittings

Today I finally got to make some progress on the plane that was not just unpacking related! I decided to start the build with the left wing since the wings are generally the recommended starting po...

Unpacking - Day 3

This is a quick post today. A few backordered parts arrived from CubCrafters via UPS today so I spent a few minutes checking them off on the packing slips and putting them away in the appropriate p...

Unpacking - Day 2

I had all day today to work on the plane so I was finally able to finish unpacking everything and taking inventory. There are still a few small parts that I don’t have but I’m supposed to receive a...

Part Touch Up

This post needs to be prefaced by saying that the CarbonCub kit comes packaged very well and that CubCrafters obviously works very hard to ensure that noting is damaged during shipping. That being ...

Unpacking - Day 1

This evening after work I started unpacking the kit. I decided to open up all the boxes and do a complete inventory based on Dave Embry’s suggestion in his build tips. This also seemed like a good ...

Spar Fixtures and Aftercooler

Aftercooler The first thing I finished up today was getting the aftercooler hooked up to the compressor. An aftercooler is just a cooler that cools the air after it has been compressed. This is ne...

Crate Disassembly

After letting the empty shipping crate sit in the driveway for a few days I was finally able to disassemble it today. Martha’s parents are in town visiting so her dad, Billy, was able to help me. ...

Kit Delivery

Today way a big day - the kit was finally delivered to my house! The shipping company, Pilot Freight, called me on Monday to set up a delivery time and could have done it as early as Tuesday but th...

Sawhorses - Part 2

Today I went back over to Craig’s place and we finished building the sawhorses. There was a bit more lumber to cut (the rest of the end plates and a few pieces of dimensional lumber to trim) and th...

Sawhorses - Part 1

One of the first steps in the wing manual is building a couple of sawhorses which are used to hold the wings during construction. The manual gives a basic design for these1 although it mentions tha...