Hello, World!

Getting Started:
After years of dreaming, I've finally started my adventure in building an RV-14a.  I'm still working full time, so the project will largely be a weekend and vacations deal.  All told, I expect this project to take a significant amount of time to complete.

Initial Setup:
I've started by expanding my tool kit.  This includes some of the nice-to-haves like DRDT-2, multiple EAA 1000 tables, lots of extra cleco's, and a pneumatic squeezer.


Unboxing:
The Saia delivery wasn't too difficult.  Note to self, buy some better snips than the ones from Harbor Freight.


After an initial inventory, all the sub-kits appear to be in order.  Unfortunately, the sun was setting and temperatures were dropping, so the full inventory will have to wait.


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