Started assembly of the empennage kit today, Tuesday December 9. The first step in the instructions has you build the wedge used for close quarters pop riveting. As I had already constructed the wedges with the wing kit, the step was not necessary. The second step has one separate and debur the VS-1210 bearing bracket. Guess what, after searching for the part under the workbench, I finally figured out the part was the only item that was backordered with the empennage kit. Thus, spent the day deburring the parts for the vertical stabilizer, rudder, anti-servo trim tabs. Will continue deburring parts and priming parts the next couple of days.
Also called Van's to check on the backordered parts. All of them will ship today, including another 2500 LP4-3 rivets as the original 10,000 will not be enough. Per the UPS tracking number, the parts will not arrive until next Monday. As such, deburring and priming the mating flanges will have to occupy my time.
Time - 4 hours
