Alright so i am procrastinating leading into a test on Friday which will be closely followed by packing for Japan which i will be leaving for in the early hours of Saturday morning.I figured i have been crazy busy with a variety of jobs that i should probably do a quick update before i head off to Japan. We have finally finished all the tank covers including Katie's balloon which got some love while it was at my place for a couple days along with the truck which had its brake system replaced. We are 100% ready for ballooning season and ready to clock up some hours to participate in Balloons Over Waikato in March.
So while Strata was at my place we managed to fit and finish all the tank covers. Along with varnishing the floor, installed the wrapped instrument panel, repainting the firefly symbol, installing a new floor mat and several other fixes while it was pull apart. It was a really productive weekend and maintenance weekends on your kit are really beneficial to keeping everything up to par.
With all that kind of stuff out of the way it puts me in a hard spot to put off progress on the balloon. So i am guessing once i get back from Japan i will be pushing to progress with the last little section of cutting and the sewing side of it all. A couple weeks ago me and Neil managed to cut 20 panels and make a pattern which is a poor effort but considering we only planned on completing a pattern it was a productive day none the less.
So at this point we have panels A,B,F and O (Nomex) to cut then cutting will be done and i can organize it all and start sewing the gores. I will get there eventually and BOW 2015 won't be the debt of Poison Ivy but it might see a test inflation if i really get my shit together which is a tall ask.
