Joshua's RV-9A Project

Primed the left elevator components (minus trim tab) before the rain started.  It’s taking forever to dry in the near-90% humidity, but I suspect an overnight spell will have it ready for some riveting tomorrow or the next day.  Also pulled the right elevator out of storage and cleaned the cobwebs off.  Will probably remove the blue plastic from all the empennage parts so they don’t develop corrosion, as some have reported can occur.

Short work session etching the left elevator parts for priming once dry…and with today’s humidity, that may take awhile.  In other news, it appears that the primer which had separated is still usable…it’s back to normal after some extended stirring, in keeping with the instructions on the jar.

Wings should be shipped, or shipping soon.  Next order of business is to read up on kit arrival/unloading.  Do I need liftgate service, or is it easy enough to unload off the truck?  Part of that is dependent on how much I could save by driving to the ABF terminal, which is apparently in Owatonna, about 45 miles from here.  I have a full-size pickup, so that may be the best option.  Still would need some ingenuity or a couple other guys to unload the crate from the truck, but that’s easier to arrange on my schedule vs. the trucking company’s schedule…