The blades are "done" and fiberglassed. They still need to be painted and sanded, but I decided to go ahead and extend the spars for mounting in our existing hub. Had I been a little smarter, I would have left them sticking out a bit further to begin with, but the extensions will really beef up the roots - so I don't mind.
Next I'll add the fiberglass sleeves over the spar roots so they slide perfectly into the hub and bearing races. After that we'll have to increase the gear size on the rear axle fairly substantially for the upwind runs. Then I'll add a chain guide up top to keep the chain from coming off the upper chain wheel (since it will now be running in the other direction), some minor trailer repair, and then head out to the runway at New Jerusalem on a windy day.
We're still shooting to do some unofficial runs in the next few weeks.
