So Tuesday afternoon, Wally says to me,"We're far enough along and reduced to waiting for parts; You could go home tomorrow if you want."  This was exciting for me to hear, but there are still lots of details to wrap up.  So Wednesday morning I packed up and checked out of my hotel.  I was getting pretty excited at the thought of getting home and doing it in the daylight.  So I gassed up the truck for the trip and drove out to the airport to say goodbye to the guys before I got on the freeway.  So Wally says to me,"Hey, before you go why don't you do (list of tasks)?"    No problem, but it was a surprise and I decided to work til lunch and then scoot.

I put the  elevator fairings and Horizontal stabilizer fairings on with pro-seal and pop-rivets.  It went pretty quick.  Then I did some fiberglass work on the trailing edge of the wing tip fairings in anticipation of trimming them to match the elevators.  I actually enjoy laying up fiberglass.  It isn't itchy scratchy like the sanding is.  The pro-seal is pretty messy stuff, but I think a guy could get good at it.  The last thing I did was help Phil install the Angle of Attack (AOA) sensors.  It consists of two sensors; one on top and one on the bottom of the wing.  They need to be located parallel to the chord line of the wing.

Then we went to a free BBQ lunch hosted by the airport administration.  It's the only thing I've gotten for free since I came to Eugene.  I enjoyed visiting with the guys and meeting a couple of prospective employees.  Apparently the young Joshua is moving on to another job.

Hit the road about 1300 and was feeling drowsy within about an hour so I pulled for a combat nap.  After 15 minutes I was back in action and got to Olympia at 1700.  Stopped for a drink at Big Toms and then topped off the tank and it was back on the freeway north.  Traffic was crowded, but I rolled into Lynnwood about 1900.  It's so nice to be cheerfully  greeted by loved ones; hugs and kisses.

So today it's Thursday and I have to get my schoolwork done ASAP.  Today is sit at the computer and slam it out.