The order is IN!
This morning we clicked the Submit Order button on vansaircraft.com and committed to building the first section of the airplane! This starts a chain of events that are all interlinked. I need to obtain a Builder’s ID from Van’s in order to start the Hangar Keeper’s insurance policy which is required by the airport to start the lease on our hangar.
With the click of that button, we’re now going to be put in the delivery queue for the empennage kit. Next up is the email from Van’s requesting a 25% deposit to officially be put in the queue. Once we get the lease submitted and approved by the city, we will be able to start “moving in” to the hangar.
The plan is to start building a couple standard EAA workbenches, plus an 8-footer that’ll hold all the machines I’ll be bringing down from the house: grinder, drill press, bandsaw, etc. The airport manager had a shelving unit that was left by a former tenant, which she said we can have. That’ll be the first of 3. So, we’ll move that in. After that the microwave and fridge, of course!
After that, we wait for the delivery of the kit! Our local FBO has graciously agreed to accept the crates and drop them off at the hangar for us, which is awesome. Once they arrive, it’s right into it! I’ve got our official EAA build log created and ready to start detailing the build process.
These are exciting times!
