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Category
Hours
Cost
# Pictures
570
May 02, 2024
Bonded foam block
Canopy
1.5
$0.00
6
569
Apr 27, 2024
Cut foam blocks
Canopy
$0.00
6
568
Apr 26, 2024
Prepped for canopy fairing work
Canopy
3
$0.00
5
567
Apr 22, 2024
Canopy guide blocks installed
Canopy
1.5
$0.00
3
566
Apr 15, 2024
Removed struts
Canopy
.5
$0.00
2
565
Apr 15, 2024
Completed SB-00088
Service B's
3
$26.38
3
564
Apr 15, 2024
Started on SB0000-88
Canopy
1.5
$0.00
3
563
Apr 13, 2024
Riveted front of canopy
Canopy
1.3
$0.00
3
562
Apr 12, 2024
Ran out of screws
Canopy
2.5
$0.00
3
561
Apr 11, 2024
Resumed work on canopy
Canopy
4
$0.00
2
560
Apr 04, 2024
Polished the stabilator
Empennage
3
$0.00
7
559
Apr 02, 2024
Trimmed stabilator skin
Empennage
3
$0.00
2
558
Apr 01, 2024
Stabilator - Fairing interference
Empennage
2
$0.00
2
557
Mar 31, 2024
Drilling emp fairing to tailcone
Empennage
1
$0.00
4
556
Mar 29, 2024
Finished fairing assembly and checked rudder clearance
Empennage
$0.00
7
555
Mar 28, 2024
Prepped emp fairing tabs
Empennage
2
$0.00
4
554
Mar 27, 2024
Drilled empennage fairings
Empennage
1.5
$0.00
8
553
Mar 21, 2024
Finished cutting emp fairings
Empennage
2
$0.00
3
552
Mar 16, 2024
Cut out the top emp fairing
Empennage
1.5
$0.00
3
551
Mar 15, 2024
More marking up the emp fairing
Empennage
1.5
$0.00
3
550
Mar 13, 2024
Finished VS and rudder fairings
Empennage
3
$0.00
4
549
Mar 07, 2024
Polished VS and rudder
Empennage
4
$0.00
7
548
Feb 26, 2024
Started on VS and rudder fairings
Empennage
1.5
$0.00
4
547
Feb 22, 2024
Taking everything apart again
Empennage
1
$0.00
2
546
Feb 05, 2024
More stabilator connections
Empennage
$0.00
6
545
Feb 03, 2024
Stabilator attached!!!
Empennage
1
$0.00
1
544
Jan 31, 2024
How to waste another afternoon
Empennage
2
$0.00
2
543
Jan 30, 2024
How to waste an afternoon
Empennage
3
$59.67
2
542
Jan 10, 2024
Attached rudder
Empennage
1.5
$0.00
1
541
Dec 29, 2023
Completed service letter SL000068
Service B's
2
$0.00
3
540
Dec 28, 2023
Prepped spacers etc
Service B's
2
$0.00
2
539
Dec 26, 2023
Started on Stabilator service letter SL0000-68
Service B's
2
$0.00
5
538
Dec 25, 2023
SL-00070
Service B's
.1
$60.33
0
537
Aug 09, 2023
Added canopy blocks
Canopy
2
$26.00
4
536
Aug 08, 2023
Canopy latch odds and ends
Canopy
1
$7.08
1
535
Aug 05, 2023
Guide block nonsense
Canopy
1
$0.00
1
534
Aug 03, 2023
Painted skirts
Canopy
.5
$0.00
0
533
Aug 02, 2023
Canopy work
Canopy
4
$0.00
2
532
Jul 27, 2023
Drilled canopy skirts
Canopy
3
$0.00
3
531
Jul 27, 2023
Drilled front and rear bows
Canopy
2
$0.00
3
530
Jul 25, 2023
Drilled front frame
Canopy
2
$0.00
2
529
Jul 24, 2023
Fit canopy
Canopy
2
$0.00
3
528
Jul 24, 2023
Complied with SB 00059
Service B's
.1
$0.00
1
527
Jul 02, 2023
Sealed rear window
Finishing
2
$0.00
4
526
Jun 27, 2023
Reinstalled window
Finishing
1
$0.00
2
525
Jun 01, 2023
Finished final adjustments to rear window
Finishing
4
$25.00
4
524
May 29, 2023
Window drilled
Finishing
4.5
$20.46
3
523
May 15, 2023
Now back to the window
Finishing
.5
$0.00
1
522
May 08, 2023
Complied with Stabilator counterweight service bulletin
Service B's
1.5
$15.00
3
521
May 06, 2023
Painted canopy frame
Canopy
.5
$0.00
1
520
Apr 27, 2023
Finished GPU installation
Avionics
1
$0.00
1
519
Apr 18, 2023
Made a bracket for GPU
Avionics
2
$0.00
1
518
Mar 16, 2023
Wired up White Lightning GPU
Avionics
2
$0.00
4
517
Mar 12, 2023
Riveted cockpit light bracket
Lighting
.1
$0.00
2
516
Mar 10, 2023
Miscellaneous puttering
Lighting
1
$5.16
2
515
Mar 08, 2023
Finished trimming bottom cowling
Engine
2
$0.00
2
514
Mar 08, 2023
Complied with SB-00064-RV12
Service B's
.5
$15.00
1
513
Mar 07, 2023
Fitting bottom cowling
Engine
1.5
$0.00
3
512
Mar 06, 2023
Secured throttle cable
Engine
$0.00
2
511
Mar 05, 2023
Mucking around the engine
Avionics
1
$35.84
0
510
Feb 15, 2023
Attached throttle lever plate
Finishing
1
$0.00
1
509
Feb 12, 2023
Set ECO stop
Controls
1
$0.00
2
508
Feb 07, 2023
SB fix kits arrive
Service B's
.1
$51.22
0
507
Feb 06, 2023
Avionics are alive
Avionics
2
$0.00
5
506
Jan 29, 2023
Ground power unit
Avionics
.1
$536.83
0
505
Jan 25, 2023
Closed up the panel
Avionics
3
$11.33
7
504
Jan 20, 2023
Sealed wire pass-through
Avionics
.2
$0.00
2
503
Jan 17, 2023
Nutplate for fuel inspection cover and installed AP head
Avionics
2
$0.00
5
502
Dec 24, 2022
Completed right wing electrical connector fix
Lighting
.2
$12.03
0
501
Dec 16, 2022
Prepped panel for MFD
Avionics
1
$15.25
1
500
Dec 12, 2022
Completed SB-00058
Service B's
2
$0.00
3
499
Dec 11, 2022
Started on SB-00058
Service B's
1
$0.00
3
498
Dec 10, 2022
Replaced right wing connector
Wings
$0.00
2
497
Dec 05, 2022
Completed AOA installation, wire ID.
Lighting
1
$117.85
8
496
Nov 22, 2022
Let's wait some more!
Wings
.3
$0.00
1
495
Nov 21, 2022
Reinstalled fuel line, autopilot servo and fuel tank
Fuel System
3
$0.00
6
494
Nov 21, 2022
Constructed new fuel line. Again
Fuel System
1
$0.00
2
493
Nov 19, 2022
Added missing rivets; pulled fuel line
Fuel System
2
$0.00
3
492
Nov 15, 2022
Removing AMP connectors
Avionics
.1
$0.00
1
491
Nov 13, 2022
Preparing to undo stuff for a service bulletin
Service B's
.1
$0.00
1
490
Nov 12, 2022
Cleaning up things in the tail cone
Avionics
1
$0.00
3
489
Nov 10, 2022
Discovering errors
Avionics
2
$0.00
7
488
Nov 10, 2022
Fitting panels
Avionics
2
$0.00
2
487
Nov 07, 2022
Sealing grommets
Avionics
2
$0.00
4
486
Nov 06, 2022
Installed platenuts for instrument panel
Avionics
2
$20.00
2
485
Nov 02, 2022
More AOA work
Wings
.3
$0.00
1
484
Oct 31, 2022
More odds and ends
Wings
1
$0.00
2
483
Oct 26, 2022
AOA Retrofit
Wings
4
$0.00
8
482
Oct 23, 2022
Tidying up some wiring
Avionics
1
$0.00
2
481
Oct 22, 2022
My kingdom for a screw!
Avionics
$0.00
1
480
Oct 20, 2022
Installed transponder bracket
Avionics
.2
$0.00
1
479
Oct 17, 2022
Putting stuff back together and installing more avionics
Avionics
3
$400.00
4
478
Oct 16, 2022
Installed GEA 24
Avionics
1
$0.00
2
477
Oct 15, 2022
Installed GTR 200 and GTX 35R racks
Avionics
$17.76
1
476
Oct 13, 2022
Resurfaced hangar ramp
Workshop
.1
$0.00
21
475
Oct 01, 2022
One step back
Avionics
2
$0.00
2
474
Sep 30, 2022
Building supports for COM radio
Avionics
1
$0.00
3
473
Sep 25, 2022
ProSealed rivet heads
Avionics
.5
$0.00
0
472
Sep 23, 2022
Finished firewall drilling
Avionics
3
$0.00
5
471
Sep 22, 2022
Firewall drilling
Avionics
1.5
$0.00
3
470
Sep 20, 2022
Prepped more G3X pieces
Avionics
1.5
$0.00
1
469
Sep 18, 2022
Prepped G3X brackets
Avionics
$0.00
4
468
Sep 18, 2022
Added instrument panel doubler
Avionics
1
$0.00
1
467
Sep 16, 2022
Moved autopilot servo ground wire
Avionics
.2
$0.00
0
466
Sep 15, 2022
Installed autopilot pitch servo
Avionics
1.5
$0.00
7
465
Sep 14, 2022
Installed autopilot roll servo
Avionics
1.5
$0.00
5
464
Sep 12, 2022
Autopilot pushrods
Avionics
2
$0.00
1
463
Sep 09, 2022
Drilling of rear window aborted
Finishing
1
$0.00
2
462
Sep 07, 2022
Fitting of rear window
Finishing
4
$0.00
4
461
Sep 06, 2022
Installed gear leg covers. Started fit of rear window
Finishing
2
$23.99
3
460
Aug 30, 2022
More gear leg covers. This time with ProSeal
Finishing
2
$0.00
2
459
Aug 28, 2022
Gear leg cover prep and fit
Finishing
.5
$0.00
1
458
Aug 27, 2022
Attached flaperon controls
Finishing
.3
$0.00
3
457
Aug 25, 2022
Catastrophe averted
Finishing
5
$0.00
7
456
Aug 24, 2022
Riveted top skins
Finishing
4
$0.00
4
455
Aug 23, 2022
Prepped top baggage skins
Avionics
3
$0.00
5
454
Aug 22, 2022
Added chafing prevention to ADS-B IN antenna
Avionics
.3
$10.00
0
453
Aug 19, 2022
Installed ADS-B IN router
Avionics
2
$0.00
3
452
Aug 17, 2022
Reinstalled fuel cutoff cable; Began ADS-B/XM installation
Avionics
2
$0.00
5
451
Aug 16, 2022
Routed new fuel valve cable
Finishing
.5
$174.91
1
450
Aug 14, 2022
Connected ADHRS
Finishing
1.5
$0.00
1
449
Aug 13, 2022
Tail cone goes on
Finishing
$0.00
3
448
Aug 12, 2022
It's time to put tailcone on
Avionics
.5
$0.00
1
447
Aug 10, 2022
Not much of anything
Avionics
.1
$0.00
1
446
Aug 09, 2022
Installing equipment in tailcone
Avionics
2
$0.00
5
445
Aug 08, 2022
Finished installing wiring bushings
Avionics
3
$0.00
5
444
Aug 07, 2022
Installing bushings
Avionics
.7
$0.00
3
443
Aug 03, 2022
Crimped on connectors. Added Bushing brackets
Avionics
2
$86.92
4
442
Jul 24, 2022
Connected ELT, ran cockpit lighting wire
Avionics
1
$0.00
1
441
Jul 23, 2022
ELT, Fuel pumps, ADHRS et al connections
Avionics
1.5
$0.00
6
440
Jul 22, 2022
Snap bushings and wire routing
Avionics
1.5
$0.00
2
439
Jul 21, 2022
Two steps forward. One back
Avionics
.5
$0.00
1
438
Jul 20, 2022
Flap motor wiring
Avionics
3
$0.00
12
437
Jul 20, 2022
Installed headphone jack and wing connectors
Avionics
1.5
$42.21
4
436
Jul 19, 2022
Connections to stick grip, installed OAT
Avionics
1
$443.89
4
435
Jul 15, 2022
Reinstalled fuel boost pumps (and more)
Service B's
$0.00
1
434
Jul 13, 2022
Finished routing main harness
Avionics
.2
$0.00
7
433
Jun 25, 2022
Routed wires on the pilot side
Avionics
1.5
$0.00
1
432
Jun 22, 2022
Began routing wires aft
Service B's
1
$0.00
3
431
Jun 21, 2022
GPS/XM wires routed
Avionics
1
$0.00
4
430
Jun 20, 2022
Secured fuse block wiring
Avionics
1
$0.00
2
429
Jun 18, 2022
Attached Generator A grounds
Avionics
1
$0.00
2
428
Jun 17, 2022
Connected relay wires
Avionics
2
$0.00
6
427
Jun 16, 2022
Connected G3x wires to fuse box
Avionics
1
$0.00
2
426
Jun 15, 2022
Rerouting wires
Avionics
3
$0.00
6
425
Jun 13, 2022
These instructions aren't very good
Avionics
.5
$0.00
4
424
Jun 12, 2022
Connected coax to transponder antenna
Avionics
.2
$0.00
0
423
Jun 10, 2022
Installed autopilot disconnect
Avionics
.5
$0.00
0
422
Jun 07, 2022
Connected trim wires to connector
Avionics
.5
$0.00
2
421
Jun 05, 2022
Routed fuel pump wires
Avionics
1
$0.00
3
420
May 26, 2022
Finished pilot-side wing pin sensor install
Avionics
2
$14.99
2
419
May 24, 2022
Mounted AV-6000
Avionics
1
$0.00
1
418
May 23, 2022
Began plotting the wiring harness install
Avionics
.5
$0.00
2
417
May 21, 2022
Completed stick wiring
Avionics
1
$0.00
2
416
May 20, 2022
Back to work on the stick grip wiring
Avionics
1
$0.00
1
415
May 18, 2022
Expanded forward access hole
Avionics
.2
$0.00
2
414
May 17, 2022
Evaluated holes that need to be cut
Avionics
.1
$0.00
0
413
May 16, 2022
Enlarged holes
Avionics
4
$130.00
6
412
May 15, 2022
The curse of the early fuselage kit
Avionics
2
$0.00
3
411
May 13, 2022
Installed ELT.
Avionics
$0.00
4
410
May 12, 2022
Canopy lock sensor
Avionics
2
$0.00
3
409
May 11, 2022
Installed stick grips
Avionics
3
$0.00
3
408
May 10, 2022
Drilled hole in stick
Avionics
.5
$0.00
1
407
May 09, 2022
Com and transponder antenna installed
Avionics
1.5
$0.00
2
406
May 09, 2022
CPU fans installed
Avionics
1.5
$0.00
5
405
May 05, 2022
Completed SB-53
Service B's
1.5
$0.00
4
404
May 04, 2022
Started on SB-53
Service B's
3
$0.00
2
403
Mar 10, 2022
Getting ready to start on SB-00053
Service B's
.1
$36.29
1
402
Dec 26, 2021
Fixed some wire connector issues
Lighting
1
$0.00
1
401
Oct 05, 2021
Cotter pins in wheel axles
Finishing
.1
$20.08
0
400
Sep 15, 2021
Starting over on rear window
Finishing
$840.00
0
399
Sep 13, 2021
Cut notches in rear window
Finishing
2
$0.00
6
398
Sep 10, 2021
More rear window fitting
Finishing
1
$0.00
2
397
Sep 07, 2021
Fit rear window
Finishing
1
$0.00
2
396
Sep 06, 2021
Fitting tail cone to the fuselage
Fuselage
3
$0.00
2
395
Sep 02, 2021
Prepping parts for mating fuselage
Fuselage
2
$0.00
2
394
Aug 27, 2021
Remade tank to vent fuel line
Fuel System
4
$73.64
1
393
Aug 10, 2021
Doing stuff I already did
Finishing
3
$34.64
2
392
Jul 01, 2021
Completed heating and cooling
Engine
3
$0.00
5
391
Jun 30, 2021
Heater cable installation
Firewall
3
$15.73
5
390
Jun 20, 2021
Heater vent assembly and installation
Firewall
3
$0.00
3
389
Jun 19, 2021
Vent hinges
Firewall
.5
$0.00
1
388
Jun 16, 2021
Overflow bottle and air filter
Engine
1
$6.37
4
387
Jun 15, 2021
Attached throttle control cable
Controls
2
$0.00
5
386
Jun 12, 2021
Problem attaching throttle control
Controls
.5
$0.00
4
385
Jun 07, 2021
Installed oil lines and Adel clamps
Engine
3
$0.00
3
384
Jun 06, 2021
Attached oil tank
Engine
3
$0.00
2
383
Jun 05, 2021
Radiator hoses attached
Engine
3
$0.00
5
382
Jun 01, 2021
Ordered avionics
Avionics
0
$27997.12
0
381
Jun 01, 2021
Installed oil cooler and radiator
Engine
4
$0.00
3
380
May 23, 2021
Assembling various fuse parts and priming engine component
Fuselage
2
$0.00
1
379
May 20, 2021
Complied with SB-00013
Service B's
4
$0.00
7
378
May 15, 2021
Complied with SB-00023
Service B's
2
$674.13
5
377
Mar 29, 2021
Prepped flap motor housing cover
Controls
1
$0.00
2
376
Mar 28, 2021
Primed, painted throttle quadrant sides
Controls
.3
$0.00
2
375
Mar 23, 2021
Routing throttle and fuel shutoff cables
Controls
2
$0.00
6
374
Mar 21, 2021
Throttle system work
Controls
2
$0.00
3
373
Mar 05, 2021
Started on throttle control brackets
Controls
1
$0.00
1
372
Feb 28, 2021
Completed Section 47
Propeller
1
$0.00
2
371
Feb 22, 2021
Set propeller pitch
Propeller
1
$13.02
9
370
Dec 08, 2020
Reinstalled muffler
Engine
.5
$0.00
2
369
Dec 04, 2020
Reinstalled prop
Propeller
2
$0.00
1
368
Dec 01, 2020
Drilled for nutplates in spinner
Propeller
2.5
$0.00
1
367
Nov 28, 2020
Stalled on the muffler install
Engine
.5
$0.00
2
366
Nov 26, 2020
Muffler/exaust installation
Engine
.5
$0.00
1
365
Nov 20, 2020
Drilled more holes in spinner
Propeller
.5
$0.00
1
364
Nov 19, 2020
Fabricated spinner cutout backup clips
Propeller
2
$0.00
1
363
Nov 18, 2020
Drilled spinner to aft spinner bulkhead
Propeller
2
$0.00
2
362
Nov 14, 2020
Drilled spinner to forward spinner bulkhead
Propeller
1
$0.00
1
361
Nov 13, 2020
Aligned spinner
Propeller
.5
$0.00
1
360
Nov 09, 2020
Assembled muffler/heat muff assembly
Engine
3
$0.00
7
359
Nov 07, 2020
ProSealed the pitot bushing
Propeller
.1
$0.00
1
358
Nov 07, 2020
Made spinner cuts and installed prop
Propeller
2
$0.00
5
357
Nov 04, 2020
Finished pitot tube routing, started on spinner
Engine
1
$0.00
8
356
Nov 02, 2020
Installed pitot tube. Trying to figure out routing
Propeller
1
$0.00
4
355
Nov 02, 2020
Started pitot tube installation
Propeller
1
$0.00
1
354
Nov 01, 2020
Fully finished SD-00001
Service B's
.2
$0.00
1
353
Oct 27, 2020
Mostly finished SD-00001
Service B's
1.5
$0.00
2
352
Oct 26, 2020
Began SD-00001 fix
Service B's
1.5
$245.08
3
351
Oct 23, 2020
Attached oil door to top cowling
Finishing
2
$0.00
2
350
Oct 15, 2020
Finished inlets and added heat shield
Finishing
2
$0.00
3
349
Oct 13, 2020
Sanded NACA and airbox
Finishing
2
$0.00
5
348
Oct 12, 2020
Bonded air box and NACA vent to bottom cowling
Finishing
3
$0.00
7
347
Oct 11, 2020
Prepped filtered air box
Finishing
2
$0.00
8
346
Sep 13, 2020
Bonded NACA vent to top cowling
Finishing
1.5
$0.00
4
345
Sep 12, 2020
Filled gaps between cowling and vents
Finishing
1.5
$0.00
1
344
Sep 07, 2020
Epoxied cooling vents to top cowling
Finishing
.5
$0.00
2
343
Sep 06, 2020
Cut out the cooling fins
Finishing
1.5
$0.00
3
342
Sep 02, 2020
Cowling closeout
Finishing
3
$0.00
1
341
Sep 01, 2020
Completed riveting cowling hinges
Finishing
3.5
$0.00
5
340
Aug 31, 2020
Start riveting cowling hinges
Finishing
1.5
$0.00
3
339
Aug 30, 2020
Fiberglassing work on cowling
Finishing
2
$0.00
0
338
Aug 29, 2020
Drilled the side hinges to the top cowling
Finishing
3
$0.00
11
337
Aug 28, 2020
Prepared to drill side hinges to top cowling
Finishing
2
$0.00
1
336
Aug 25, 2020
Drilled side hinges to bottom cowling
Finishing
2
$0.00
8
335
Aug 23, 2020
Drilled aft edges to hinges
Finishing
1
$0.00
3
334
Aug 22, 2020
Preparing to drill holes for hinges
Finishing
2
$0.00
6
333
Aug 13, 2020
Trimmed aft sides of cowling
Finishing
5
$0.00
9
332
Aug 03, 2020
Drilled top cowl and starting bottom cowling
Finishing
3
$0.00
7
331
Aug 02, 2020
More trimming and fitting of the top cowling
Finishing
3
$6.00
11
330
Aug 01, 2020
Spacers for spinner back plate
Finishing
1.5
$0.00
1
329
Jul 31, 2020
Fitting the top cowling
Propeller
4
$0.00
12
328
Jul 30, 2020
Finished cowling cutouts
Finishing
1
$0.00
1
327
Jul 28, 2020
Canopy trimming
Finishing
6
$17.00
12
326
Jul 27, 2020
Started the cowling
Engine
4
$20.00
3
325
Jul 26, 2020
Completed Section 46, except for one little thing
Engine
2
$0.00
6