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Van's RV-12

On August 15, 2008, I began the construction of a Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) from an RV-12 kit manufactured by Van’s Aircraft.  The kit begins as a near-infinite number of small pieces that I am supposed to now assemble into one big piece.  The little pieces are very-much earthbound.  Conversely, the big piece will slip the surly bonds of Earth and allow me, a passenger, and 50lbs of whatever to cruise along in the skies of the world.  Talk about the quintessential example of a whole being more than the sum of its parts…