The Pelican is *in* the building.

Now it is for real.... After 20 days fighting mind boggling red tape at customs, the pelican finally arrived.

I could go on and on about the ridiculous paperwork they asked us for, but I'll say for any other person interested on bringing an un-assembled ultralight in to Peru.. make sure you show up with an assembly manual, a schematic of the aircraft, a list of parts on the kit and then...  they want everything translated to Spanish!!!

Anyway here are some nice pics from the arrival

Gerardo and Cesar receiving the precious cargo

Quickly, club members showed up to help unload the latest addition to the flight line. 

Our volunteer unloaders

And set it on the main hanger for its assembly and eventual painting.

So many toys, so little space!

Our hanger is quite close to the sea, so rust proof undercoating (inside and outside of the aluminum tubes) will be our first priority. For wing covering we will be using Stewart Systems Ekobond (on it's way from Miami as I write) and regular ceconite fabric. 

We have not yet decided the paint design, so ideas are welcomed!