Kim, I always have a helper, but they don't have to have any special training. They just hold the wing tip. Also I use bolts for the front attachment, and not a pin. The struts are already attached to the axle, and are laying on the ground. We pick up the right wing, insert the straps into the fuselage, install the front bolt, and the rear pin. Then I get on the ground under the wing, and attach the front strut, and then the rear strut. Next we plug in the left wing. I can reach over the leading edge, and by feel, install the front bolt. I then go around to the trailing edge, and install the rear pin. This is followed by the strut attachment. I climb in the cockpit, and secure nylock nuts on the bolts, and my own design safety straps on the rear pins, and hook up the airspeed pitot line. Finally, I hook up the aileron bell-cranks to the Tellaflex cables. |