The plane being in Essex ON near Windsor means I had to transport it about 1,100 km to get it home. A large enclosure would be required due to the delicate nature of the unassembled components and the long spar caps. I had considered renting a storage container and getting it shipped, as there are transport companies that can ensure the container remains level during loading on the truck, but there were no storage container services that serviced both Quebec and the Essex area. I thought about renting a U-Haul truck but there were none available. The loading height would also be difficult to deal with. U-Haul trailers were too small at 12′.
I found a guy renting trailers locally and he had a 16′ available with a ramp door. Perfect! I booked it for the first weekend in May, way back in February, and decided to tow it with my parents-in-law’s 2019 Mazda CX9. I would need a helper, as the seller, James, is 80 years old, so my dad volunteered to fly in that weekend.
The hitch receiver on the CX9 had never been used, and the rust had to be filed out of it, making this the first metalwork I had to do for the airplane.
We arrived about 7 am to start loading the plane, which took a little over 2 hours.
We used 480 litres of gas for the trip averaging about 21 L / 100 km at a cost of $645. Plus $460 for the trailer rental (no taxes!) plus $410 for two nights of rentals the bill for transportation was about $1500.
Next steps will be to continue cleaning up the shed and building workbenches and tables. I will also start reading the plans. The first steps on the actual airplane will be to inspect the portions already completed.