The very first day

Well today seems like the turning point to make the jump into building a kit plane. The wife seems to be ok with it. I have been pondering the build now for about a month of consideration....i guess it's now a go.

I have sent an email to MD-RA to ask if I can purchase my kit in stages (Empennage, Wings, Fuselage) and just submit the empennage invoice with my letter of intent. I don't want to buy the whole kit right now.

Been doing a bit of research today on overall building. Looking into priming. Seems a lot of people on the forums are talking about using rattle can primers for small work, and then full spray for larger jobs. It appears that some parts of aluminum are alclad coated (inside of skins) and don't necessarily need to be coated. I'm interested in using the rattle can approach for interior parts as my build will take me into winter months where priming outside will not be possible.

·         NAPA 7220 seems to be a favorite. The 7220 dries to the touch in about 10 minutes

·         Sherwin Williams GBP 988 - Comments are that it absorbs moisture.

Also looked into application of proseal to stiffeners in the empennage. Came across a great article on how to proseal wing tanks. Copied the article into my work file. Still have to research proseal on the empennage stiffeners.

I should really research tools first!!