May 10, 2024     SportEX EFIS       Category: Avionics

Received GRT SportEX EFIS and Outside Air temperature probe. Did initial panel fit check. Now the wiring has to be completed.

  May 05, 2024     Trailered to New Montana Home - (11 hours)       Category: Fuselage

My friend, Eric loaned his trailer for me to transport my plane to our new home in Montana. Can finally get back to building.

  Apr 29, 2024     Travel Struts - (1.5 hours)       Category: Wings

Preparing airplane for trailer transporting to Montana. Removed front leading edge spar pins, and rotated wings back. Fabricated wing travel support/secure struts from 1/2 square tubing. Secured wings for trailering.

  Apr 26, 2024     Cable Pulleys on Wings - (3 hours)       Category: Controls

Located and installed left and right aileron pulleys with cable keepers (4 places). Installed flap control pulleys and cable keepers (2 places). Installed cover/closeout plates.

  Apr 24, 2024     Jury Strut Install - (3 hours)       Category: Wings

Located and drilled jury strut holes in weldment and the bracket straps that attach jury strut to wing struts. Painted brackets. Fastened in place with hardware.

  Feb 26, 2024     Mounted Propeller - (1 hour)       Category: Propeller

Installed propeller. Used hardware torque info from Kyiv Propeller USA website 18 ft-lbs. Set ground adjustable pitch with gauge provided by NR Prop. Installed propeller without nose cone backing plate for initial engine runups and then will retorque the pitch adjustment screws. Then remove hub to install backing plate.

  Feb 05, 2024     Vinyl Wrap Kickpanels and Turtledeck - (4 hours)       Category: Fuselage

Ordered vinyl wrap for kickpanels and turtle deck from Amazon. The orange color and gloss may not match perfectly with airplane paint but adequate. ViVid brand. I am trying to minimize further painting effort due to current Temps, and no more paint booth.

  Jan 24, 2024     Installed Wings - (4 hours)       Category: Wings

Moved plane and wings from garage to hangar. Installed wings after arriving at hangar. Still have a few hardware installation fixes but it sure looks like a plane now.

  Jan 02, 2024     Electrical Supplies       Category: Instrument Panel

PIDG ring connectors, toggle switches, 20ga wire, 22ga wire, 2 conductor and 3 Co ductor shielded wire...

  Jan 01, 2024     Windshield - (6 hours)       Category: Fuselage

Rough cutout the windshield. This is the second attempt as I undercut the first one. Afterwards, made further precision trimming and drilled mounting holes, sanded smooth edges.