## Oshkosh
Sometimes you travel and find your tribe far away from home. Turns out I am not alone with this energy to build a flying machine. I am not the weird one. My project is actually downright normal and reasonable because it has the small wing in the back and does not mix three propulsion systems.
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## Taking Delivery
On May 20, 2021 a container showed up, full of airplane parts. You can read about them and have others tell you stories. In the end nothing beats touching. I am always surprised how much confidence they instill. They are so highly calibrated to the task of lying.
→ [[Taking Delivery of the Kit]]
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## Tubular Frame
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The first paint job was to make the visible frame black. Making the cockpit area black removes it from the visual fields and draws the attention outside.
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## Fabric and Paint
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## Testing
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