I finished unpacking the big crate yesterday.
I drastically overestimated the shelf space for small items and underestimated the space needed for the skins & spars. Duh. I'm not completely happy with where I needed to put everything from the point of view of convenience in working on them, but I am happy that everything is either properly supported or tucked away such that they won't get bent. There were only 3 pieces that weren't included and I'll have plenty of time to send Vans the discrepancy list before the 30 day window closes.
I opened one of the small crates and just looked at the wing tank, but didn't remove & unpack it yet. I think I'll take the tanks out of their boxes and discard most of the packing material to get some more room in the shop.
Small Crate w Wing Tank
I have to figure out how to get rid of the crate & pallet, though. Even if I could just drag them to the curb for trash pickup, it offends my soul to discard perfectly good plywood.
Tomorrow I will tackle the 3 tackle boxes of small parts and do their inventory. I expect that I'll be able to send the discrepancy email to Vans before we leave for vacation next week. When we get back, I will start my first bit of actual work and assemble another practice kit. That'll help get my muscle memory back for working with sheet metal and give me something to use to learn to drive rivets. One of the big selling points of the RV12 was that there were no driven rivets. Not quite the case in the RV-15, so I borrowed a gun and will get some tutoring and build up the practice kit before tackling the main project.
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