Phase 2 of MNI Heavy Aircraft Industries

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To my complete surprise and delight, Bill informed me today that he ordered the tail kit for my birthday!

Other major events today:

1) Kent, who was the first person on scene when the Bearhawk arrived, and who has been great fun to hang out with over the past year, took a large part of his day to walk us through the puzzling array of tools we received. I'm not sure that I've seen anyone in a field possess such an in-depth knowledge of almost every item in a tool kit.

2) The Great BatmobileTM vs Airplane Of Our Choosing Race was formalized after a contentious battle over terms. The opposing party, dressed in a red jacket of questionable pedigree (possibly stolen from a waiter or the recently deceased Michael Jackson) is now in a heated wager with the keepers of this blog. Stay tuned for details.

3) Discussion of the formation of MNI Party Barge, LLC, a Nevada Corporation, was entered into. This would complete our domination of air, land and sea. Not to mention sound. The discussion was tabled for a later date.

Parts from floor to ceiling

In order to claim actual physical progress, we sorted through all of the loose parts that came with the extra wings. Bill is going to begin the cataloging progress. We also have the third-most-complete wing hanging up on the north side of the rear part of the hangar. The presence of a fully functional B-17 was a bit of a weekend distraction. Hopefully this weekend will find the airport free of awesome classic airplanes.