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Kit Incoming!

July 1, 2005 / posted in Empennage / No Comments

This was what I woke up to on the Intarweb this morning:
Reference
EMP CREDIT 6-27
Delivery location
LOS ANGELES, CA
Service type
Express Saver
Weight
29.0 lbs.
Status
On FedEx vehicle for delivery
Jul 1, 2005 7:25 AM
On FedEx vehicle for delivery
MARINA DEL REY, CA
Now, if the FedEx driver can find my house before he knocks off for the day, it’s going to be a glorious weekend of inventorying parts and prepping the shop!

Empennage ordered from Van’s

July 1, 2005 / posted in Empennage / No Comments

and the kit is in transit. Now, why the hell FedEx Ground has to fly my kit all the way to Memphis, TN from Tualatin OR, then on to Southern California is one of those post-Einsteinian conundrums that winds up on the cover of Popular Science with a shot of a blue-white exploding galaxy. My original plan was to drive up to OR and pick it up, but then I did the numbers and figured there’s no way I want to spend that much time in a car. Beautiful drive though.
So. Tuesday, we meet again to see what we can make of the kit.
Things to do: Get some MDF (workbench is currently 2×12’s) and some organizers for the pi