Arrival of the kit	Unloading the crate	Starting with the rudder kit	Assembled rudder skeleton	Rear rudder skin
Stabilizer	Stabilizer skin	Drilling...	Ready for riveting	Elevator assembly
Elevator assembly	Wing spar assembly (notice the hanging tail sections).	Layout of the wing skeleton	Nose ribs lightening holes	Right wing skeleton
Right wing	Wing fuel tank placement	Rear top left wing skin	Left wing assembly	Wing leading edge skin
Wrapping the leading edge skin	Leading edge wing skin	Left wing tip	Flaperon section	Right wing assembly
Assembling the leading edge wing slat	Leading edge slat section	Drilling the leading edge slat	Fuselage bottom section	Fuselage side skins
Joining the fuselage sides	Rear fuselage	Rear fuselage	Cabin sides and floor	Firewall assembly
Rudder pedals	Engine mount and cabin frame	Cabin frame	Instrument panel	Seat
Seats	Rear baggage area	Cabin	Nosewheel assembly	Wheeled out of the garage
Front view of the firewall	Rigging the wings in a studio	Ready for an engine	Installing wing strut fairings	The Rotax 912S assembly
Trailering the wings to the paint shop	In the paint booth	Shiny white wing	Wing root	Heavy duty gear!
Installing the stabilizer	Bolting on the engine	The Rotax 912S	The Rotax 912S	Wiring the engine
The panel	Behind the panel	Plumbing the engine	The panel	Running up the engine in the park next door
It works	Assembling the door	This is a custom door	Custom door	Trailering the fuselage to the paint shop
In the paint booth	Painting the smaller items	Home from the paint shop	The completed custom panel (with the GPS)	Installed seats and seatbelts
Another view of the custom panel	Out we go...	...back to the park	Another run-up	Sticking on the registration
...and the nose art	Ready to go to the airport	(that's a compact car)	Putting it all back together in the hangar	It's complete!
Beautiful airplane	Proud builder!	Final preparations: Weight and Balance	Custom landing light	Fueling for first flight
Cleared for take off	First flight!	She climbs!		Happy landing!
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Note: These images show a custom-built aircraft which have been modified without the designer's specific approval. Modifications will affect the specifications and performance of the aircraft.  The above photos are not assembly instructions.