Electronics Path
Taking some advice, I have done some soldering practice.
I purchased a new soldering iron to replace my 10yr old 15w iron, it is a Weller WLC100 soldering station. AMAZON Linkage - http://www.amazon.com/Weller-WLC100-Soldering-Hobbyist-Yourselfer/dp/B000AS28UC
I also picked up a couple of tips.
A trip to Radio Shack found me with a protoboard and a handful of IC sockets about 150 soldering points to practice with. A delivery from Sparkfun provided a “Simon” kit for soldering practice. The Simon kit went together without any problems in about 40 minutes while I was in a conference call. The practice was good. I don’t think I will have problems assembling the ArduMega.
A week ago I ordered a Skywalker, motor and ESC from BEVRC, as a bonus I added a Falcon EPO (Flying wing) to the order to get Free Shipping. It was a simple choice, $50 for shipping or add $50 to my order to get Free Shipping. The Skywalker arrived last Friday and the Falcon arrived yesterday. I will not complain about the shipping from BEVRC.
I am going to pick up the FrSky Module for my radio (Futaba 9C) with my next HK order along with a 5.8ghz transmitter/receiver combo.
Airframe Path
I am waiting on 10mm carbon fiber tubing for my tail booms. Yesterday 3mm and 6mm square carbon tubing arrived. The 6mm tubing will be used as the main wing spar and will be the step at the 50% mark for the KF3 airfoil.
I can start work on constructing Airframe #2 and should have the main wing done in a day or two.