Installation of the wings and nosewheel on the Jabiru J250 was illuminating.

By Bob Fritz

By my sixth month of building I’d battled with and conquered the firewall sheet metal, slain the master cylinder, subdued the twisted tail and even managed to vanquish the dreaded elevator horn. I was gaining a sense of confidence with fiberglass problem solving.

And a good thing, too. I’d been in contact with some other Jabiru builders and was cautioned that where the directions say to drill for a gas cap is too far forward; you’ll take a nice notch out of the wingspar. So I carefully measured the position for the hole and then did as Don French suggested, “Darken the workshop, and put a really bright light under the wing; you’ll see everything.” He was right. I saw that my layout would have cut right into the mainspar! …

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