| My brother Norman working on the canopy/fuselage interface during the first build week |
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| Andy doing more sanding. Note the detail in the fuselage as it's provided to the builder |
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| Fitting the inner canopy frame frame to the fuselage |
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| Fitting the canopy to the inner frame |
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| Bonding the canopy to the inner frame |
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| After sanding and prepping the elevator, applying flox to joint the elevator top skin |
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| Horizontal Stab and Elevators in jig to cure |
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| Inspecting the wing prior to bonding the top skin |
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| Adding BID to leading edges of elevators |
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| Clean the wings |
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| Making a good impression. Things move fast when getting ready to flox |
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| Wing has been wetted, floxed and the top skin is in place. Adding weights and cleaning up |
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| Mixing the flox for the other wing |
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| Bonding the wing center section to the fuselage |
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| Setting up the tail in the jig |
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| Bonding in the horizontal Stabilizer |
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| Sam, Tom and Marcus doing the vertical stabilizer BIDs |
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| Detail of the seat installation |
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| Loading up for the road |
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| Marcus and Brett - Lancair Staff. Thanks, Guys! |
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| Unloading at Reid Hillview |
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| Great to have hanger space |
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| Kit building goes pretty fast! |
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| Getting the shop set up |
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| Lots left to do |
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