awesome info thanks guys....can i call it a "really cozy"? lol. i have been toying with the thought of becoming an eaa memeber, for a while now. there is a local chapter with something like 4 or 5 cozy builders, and there are 4 longs, 1 vari, and 1 cozy at the local field. i have been to a few of the pilots assocation meeting for the state, thanks to my flight instructor. Recently, i have not been able to get a hold of my flight instructor and not very happy with the FBO. looking to change fields. i am at about 13 hrs toward the Private. Passed medical. I actually wanted to build a cozy before i wanted to fly. i just figured i wanted to be able to fly the thing when i am finshed.
Back on point. the sides ARE attached to the bulkheads, one of the foward braces...f-22 doubler sticks....but that could vari easily be wrong, is located in the incorrect spot. this was cut out by the previous owner. when i went through the plans, i noticed the builder was very meteculis...or should i say anal. Not complaining, he went through every newsletter and updated the plans. I believe them to be first released set. he marked the date of everything he did on the plans, and even wrote some nots about each. updated the BOM and so forth. I also recieved recipets for EVERYTHING. if he bought a 14c paintbrush it was tagged and filled. I am confident that this partial built will check out. None the less, it will be checked out. These technical checks, are these done through the FAA or through the EAA. (ever wonder if they are going to run out of three letter acronyms in aviation?) i think as the plane sits it is about chapter 7. that might be minus the bottom floor. i also recieved the fake firewall and jig for holding the fuselage.
sorry for the spelling mistakes, i am sitting in those extremely comfortable airport seats:mad: