Starting the initial pieces of the tail cone.

Starting on the bottom skin of the tail cone.

A dutiful pose with the tail cone coming together; did I mention that the FAA likes good records?

My wife, Gerry, poses with the empennage

A shot of the empennage assembled and drilled. Notice the Vertical Stab and Horizontal Stab above

A close up of some of the work on the frames/bulkheads. Notice the variety of clecos

Back Riveting the skins

The right skin is riveted on; now we go on to the left side.

I'm inside the tail ready to back rivet. That's me waving...

It's taking shape fast. The pieces of the tail cone are shaping up. Lots of fabrication however.

Initial shot of the tail cone coming together.

Initial drilling of the longerons. I was amazed at how accurate I was. Notice the cleco,

Me posing with the empennage. It's drilled but now for deburring

Here is a shot of the aft portion of the tail cone

Gerry hold the bucking bar on the rivet, while I back rivet from inside.

We put the tail cone on the floor for riveting the top skin.

Riveting is Done! The actual assembly of the empennage will take a while due to the cruise.