Jan 21, 2024     Received partial firewall forward kit - (2 hours)       Category: General

Received partial firewall forward kit.
Some parts were on backorder, including the exhaust system.
Two parts were missing, one washer, and a heat shield.

  Dec 31, 2023     Moved project to a hangar - (6 hours)       Category: General

Moved the aircraft to a hangar!

  May 15, 2022     Joined EAA Chapter 292 Category: General

I Joined EAA chapter 292 in Independence Oregon. It appears that there a lot of fantastic people there that will be great resources as I build this airplane.

Their website is here:
https://www.eaa292.org/

  May 04, 2022     Getting back into it. Ordered new front deck piece - (2 hours) Category: General

Now that I have some available time, and my move is mostly complete, I'm getting back into working on the plane. I ordered a replacement fuselage forward top deck piece from Van's. One mistake I made was simply looking at the plans and picking out the part I thought I needed. It turns out that that piece is different if you are planning on using the sliding canopy, which I am. The sliding canopy modifications are not in the main portion of the plans, but in a separate section.

At first I thought I could just order a piece from Alaska Copper and Brass, but they don't carry that alloy and were surprisingly rude about it when I asked. Weird.

I just had a birthday! My wife got a dipstick for my O-320! It was a part my engine didn't have, and it's great to get that port sealed up properly.

  Apr 10, 2022     Moved airplane to new house - (6 hours)       Category: General

Moved the airplane from my old house to the new house.

  Jan 30, 2022     Updates! - (3 hours)       Category: General

Hello!

I apologize for the lack of updates for the last few weeks! I've been doing a timelapse photography project in my garage, and working on the airplane would have affected the lighting. That project is finished, but I'm still likely to make little progress for the next month or so since I bought a house and will be moving!

In the meantime I built a Van's toolbox training kit and learned the basics of riveting. I also made an error in the assembly. Maybe you can spot it :)