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Jim Pepe: RV-9A

Jim is building a Vans RV-9A. The first one in our Chapter. As you can see, the living room gets used for parts storage!

It arrived on August 30, 2004
The kit arrives
The horizontal stabilizer		 Son Lucas
Dad, the tail's taller than I am!
Lucas and Jane and the plane in their living room
A plane in the living room!		 Jim and his uncle Dave attach ribs to the spar
Working on the spar		 Sealing the fuel tanks is a messy, stinky job.
Tank sealing
Mike (left) is building an RV-10 but still finds time to help others with their projects
Mike Zemsta stops by
A pile of ribs
Straight shot

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