Masking the last wing before painting with

 Luke Penner, Harv's Air, was instructing spouses in the RAA-SFC sponsored Learn to Land course while his girlfriend, Natalie, helped mask the wood so we could prime the metal rib-cap fittings. Tough Coat metal primer from Goulet was used on the fittings.

 Right to Left - Natalie, Jeannie Podaima (who just finished her first hour of flight training in the Learn to Land course) masking the wing.

 Bob Stewart pitched in to help mask the wing while his wife, Darlene, learned how to land in the Learn to Land course.

Typically it takes us 1 1/2 DAYS to mask a wing; with everyone helping we were done in about 2 hours and had a lot of fun swapping stories from (right to left) Cayman Islands (Jeannie), New Caledonia (Natalie), the Arctic (Rick) and Cruising (Bob). Thank you for all your help!!!

This last wing will receive several coats of varnish over the weekend and then covering will begin after Tom and Steve Phinney complete the pre-cover inspection for the upper wings. The lower wings and ailerons are ready for cover.  Let jill_oakes@umanitoba.ca know if you'd like to help with the covering or rib stitching or painting. Thank you to Jim Goold for lending his wing rotisserie. We're looking for someone willing to volunteer their paint spray booth when we get ready to paint. The first few coats of 'dope' will be brushed on...then we'll need a spray booth and someone with experience spraying.