Today me and a few friends took the wings off the plane in preparation for transporting it to the airport.
We were planning to transport it the following weekend in a 16' box van but I didn't feel comfortable with the tie down scheme in the truck. Since the plane wants to sit on it's tail, I didn't see an easy way of tying it down inside the 16' truck while having the tail stick out the back. I decided to hire a professional mover with a larger truck to transport the plane. The soonest they could move it would be Monday the 20th but it would be a tight schedule. Since I'm planning to head out of town on Tuesday for a long Thanksgiving vacation, I decided to put off the move until after I get back.
I was planning to have my painter come in and do a few touch-ups on plane before I move it to the airport. Unfortunately, within the past week he's closed up shop and has checked himself into a hospital based treatment program. He should be out mid December. It's hard finding good help these days!
