It isn't clear yet how the lower wing mount will work. There isn't room for foam padding. I'm still mulling how this will work. It may help to add pad eyes rather than looping Velcro all the way around the wing and trailer.
To-do's before the first flight are now:
- figure out how all of the Goat parts transport together -- lower wing, horizontal tail
- take all of Goat for its first trip around the neighborhood
- finish weld the upper rail to the vertical supports -- need Argon
- finish weld the frame joints -- need Argon
- do a very thorough pre-flight check
- do a weight & balance
- get radios -- need 1x airborne, 1x in car
Deferred until after the first-flight:
- leather patch on wing tips where they rub the ground
- leather patch guides for elevator control lines
- trim color paint
- wing root kiss seal
- main strut fairings
- jury strut fairings
- emergency parachute
- drogue chute
- variometer
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