Bad News: 1st entry in many months. Not so Bad News: I have made some progress. Quick summary to date:
#1) Rotisserie is done and works better than I might have imagined.
#2) Main gear including wheels, tires, calipers, brakes is on with the completed shock struts. Brake lines are nearly complete with parking brake valve installed. #3) Rudder, Horizontal stabilizers and elevators are on. Rudder pedals and cables are installed. Decided not to install brakes in the rear seat (haven't had passenger brakes in my A36 for 27 years and never needed them). Elevator trim tabs are cut out and installed with tube openings epoxied. Control sticks are installed including elevator push rods. Elevator trim mechanism in the tail is installed and cables are ready to be finalized after adequate trim travel is confirmed.
#4) Flap handle installed along with cable and pulleys to the "Y" connector behind the baggage compartment.
#5) Made several aluminum pulley guards. Used single flush rivet to secure 90 degree double guards.
#6) Cut tagboard templates of existing aluminum floorboards for easier fit and finish. #10 floating nutplates to secure all floorboards are nearly complete. All holes are drilled using the nutplate jig, just waiting on more nutplates from Spruce.
#7) attached temporary plywood seats to each frame. Fun to sit behind the panel with the control stick in hand. Feels like progress.

11JAN2024 Matt Rybarczyk swung by for several hours and completed my first"EAA Technical Counselor Visit Report". (see photo below).

Full Confession: I have not been very good at tracking my hours to date. Estimating 80 hours since the last post. Committed to spending more time on the build and making far more frequent log entries.