While I was waiting for a second set of hands to help with bucking rivets today, I started on the Vertical Stabilizer. Here is a shot of it while working my way from top to bottom.

Once help arrived and since we were on a roll, we decided to finish the Vertical Stabilizer instead of going back to the Horizontal. Here’s a shot of the Vertical almost before it was completed.

Today was the start of the Vertical Stabilizer assembly. The vertical definitely went together much faster now that I’ve had experience with the horizontal.

In the photo below I’ve clecoed the spar doubler and hinge brackets to the rear spar.

After fluting the ribs, assembly starts by clecoing the rear and front spars to the ribs.

Assembled and ready for the skins to be cleco’d on.

The skin has been put on and I’m starting to add clecos.