Shipping an aircraft can be tricky business. While quite strong, they are also fragile to abrupt or aggressive handling. Best to secure things carefully to prevent accidental bumps & bruises...

And after crossing the Pacific Ocean and rides on the railroad and tractor trailers, here's how it emerged...

We began unstrapping it

And the only problem we found was the tail tie down failed. I guess the sharp edges of the tail wheel fork cut the nylon strap...

We made some ramps and rolled it out onto the ground.

While Bruce and his crew did just a fine job, here's where we got educated from how a professional does the job...