The students soon became adept at laying out hole locations, drilling holes and pulling pop rivets. They seemed to enjoy the physical activity and showed good hand-eye coordination. Their attention span was rather short, however, and they didn't really understand how each little task fit into the big picture of building an airplane.

The pre-molded fiberglass wing tips were pop-rivetted in place as well as the two wing tip reinforcing braces.

The wing trailing edges were glued and riveted into place, then special reinforcement plates were riveted onto those ribs which would later support the aileron.

By the fall of 1995 the airplane was ready for covering. But first, we decided to have an "airplane signing" party. All of the students who had participated in the construction thus far were invited to come to the Mall and sign their name with a permanent magic marker on one of the internal parts of the airplane.