Much Like Flying HOBBS 230.0 hrs

I've learned that building one of these is much like flying an airplane. They both can be a great escape from the realities and pressures of life, which is nice. But if you let it go too far and let yourself become distracted and complacent, things can turn ugly. My session tonight fit that description. I had done the left rear spar yesterday and was moving on to the right rear tonight. Of course, since I had already done the left, it should be a piece of cake. Well, not so fast...I wasnt paying attention and just going through the motions and put the reinforcement doubler plate on backwards. Ouch...I match drilled four holes in the wrong place on the rear spar. Stupid, stupid, stupid. That was my cue to shut 'er down for the evening as I wasnt focused on the task at hand. I dont think I will have to scrap the rear spar because the doubler plates, which carry most of the strenth of the structure, are intact...but I will reassess tomorrow after a fresh look at the damage.