Not weak/devious at all, if you can build the tail you can build the rest of the
airframe just fine. With the new pre-punched kits you really don't even have to
measure anything.

Jerry(built second customer built RV-6)Springer


Jay wrote:
I visited an RV-8A (powered by Subaru) under construction and the 2
builders told me the tail section manual was more detailed than the
rest of the plane instruction. That seems a little weak/devious since
most people build the tail and use that as a measure of what the rest
of the kit difficulty will be like.

"MINIWI" wrote in message ...

Who has got problems with a homebuild caused by a bad or uncomplete manual?
I am going to attend the build of RV-7 and RV-9. During the work I'll take
pictures and write down tricks and hints, not found in the manual.
What's missing in a manual naturally, not just in van's?

Michael