Dec 23, 2021     Pre-First Flight Preparation - (3 hours)       Category: Pre-Flight

Performed power taxi tests. Plane tracked and steered easily. Confirmed pitot operation by comparing IAS with GPS ground speed (chart). Oil temp settled out at 180F (chart) within range. Oil pressure was in range. CHTs are within range. Oil pressure correlating with RPM.

  Dec 22, 2021     Pre-First Flight Preparation - (4 hours) Category: Pre-Flight

Pre-first flight task completed today include:
- Configured EIS displays with appropriate color ranges
- Installed new cotter pins on right main wheel spindle nut.
- Reversed pitch trim control and confirmed pitch and roll trim.
- Removed cowling and inspected all fittings.
- Performed full power run-up. All readings looked good except for the fuel pressure, reading around 6 psig other not the expected 25 psig. Solved the issue by configuring the transducer range from 0-15 to 0-75 psig on the G3X.
- Confirmed no engine leaks after run-up. Resafety wired alt bracket. Reclamped edel clamp supporting fuel line to flow transducer using friction tape on the induction tube.
- Reinstalled cowling and wing root covers.

Printed checklists.

  Dec 21, 2021     Pre-First Flight Preparation - (8 hours)       Category: Pre-Flight

Performed fuel flow test. Set pitch to 10 deg. Disconnected fuel line from fuel controller and placed in container. WIth fuel boost pump on, collected 1 gal in 1min24s (42.8 GPH) while fuel flow read 40 GPH. This represents 200% of the required flow rate for full power operation.

Recalibrated both fuel tanks by 2 gal additions. Both floats top out at 22-23 gal so will not see a change until reaching that value. 25 gal level is approximately 1 in below top of tank in level pitch.

Torqued main wheels spindle nuts to 141 in-lbs and installed new cotter pin on right wheel. Will do left wheel tomorrow.

  Dec 20, 2021     Pre-First Flight Preparation - (3 hours)       Category: Pre-Flight

Repacked nose wheel after having some concern for binding during low power taxi. Removed nose wheel and fork. Cleaned and sanded shaft and bearing with 320 grit. Applied blue marine grease to both bearing faces and reinstalled with new Belleville washers. Tightened nut until force of 26 lbs as measured with spring scale was required to move fork. Drilled new holes and installed Cotter pin.