I feel like I am making some progress. I reached a milestone of sorts by finishing my first box of gloves. I am only up to 90 hours. I had hoped I would have got more hours under my belt by now, but things happen. I am still just working on the HStab. I had to go out to CA and so I picked up some more parts from Spruce. I saved about $300 by not shipping them. The fuselage (I am following the Scott Watts version) which I hopefully will start building in Mar requires long foam boards so the extra freight and the hazardous waste charge for the glue is where I really saved money. I feel like I am getting better at what I am doing, but today I just wanted to start all over. I actually measured something, cut it, and it fit! I am destined to build everything two or three times. I am glad this group mentioned Harbour Freight. We have one a couple blocks away and I never even knew it existed. I picked up a bunch of clamps for a quarter of the price I would have paid at Lowe's(t). I even picked up a dremel like rotary tool for $8. How is it I never heard of this place. Probably because I never used tools before. This email group is very inspiring. I don't have much to add, I just thought I would give a progress update that might make some feel like they are not the only ones with miles to go before we sleep.
Kurt 90 hours in AZ. BTW I don't know if everyone is aware of the interactive courses on AOPA site. They are great for some one like me who didn't even know what an angle of attack was. http://www.aopa.org/asf/online_courses/
