SHOULDER BELTS

Man, that's something I basically overlooked but would like to add sometime. Is this a lot of work/expense?

I bought VGs earlier this year but haven't gotten around to installing them yet. Painted the darned thngs and my spray gun went wacko and as a result I got too much paint on them and especially underneath. Stupid me, I tried to tape them to clear 2 inch wide, clear package tape and I didn't have any real "masking tape" at the time which would have done a better job.

Make sure you use masking tape (if you elect to paint them). I wish now that I would have left my VGs bare, but several guys have painted them red to keep the line boys from knocking them off during refueling.

I guess I'll hold off on the nose gear boots for several months. I gotta get this bird in the air.