I forgot to leak test the right fuel tank so figured I better get it out of the way before I discover a leak the hard way (full tank of fuel). The fuel line fittings are capped, a tire air stem is installed in the drain fitting and a balloon is taped to the tank vent line fitting. The ballon limits the pressure allowed in the tank to a safe limit under 1 PSI. I used packing tape to seal the tank fill plug. If all goes well, the ballon should look like this for 24 hours. I was please to open the garage door this morning and find my balloon full of air, roughly 24 hours after it was inflated.

Work has been progressing slowly, little bits and pieces where I can grab an hour or two. Green house season is wrapped up so more time should come my way over the next few months for the project.

I am planning to set a greenhouse up as a paint booth this month. I have lots of vent fans so it should be easy to keep a good flow of air going thru the house when the paint work starts. A buddy who painted my 701 years ago has agreed to help me get this job done so here goes another learning adventure.

Wings are off the fuselage now and the garage is not as difficult to navigate around in, Time to fit the fibreglass around the horizontal stab and vertical stab.