Total Build Time: 2027.5 hours

This index lists all posts by category for every portion of the build. Use the following links to jump to the appropriate section.

1. Empennage
2. Wings
3. Fuselage
4. Fastback modification (includes canopy work)
5. Firewall Forward
6. Painting and Detailing
7. Electrical
8. Finishing
9. Final Testing
10. Uncategorized

Flying (7.3 hours)

Maintenance (37 hours)

Empennage (273.5 hours)

Horizontal Stabilizer (72 hours)

1. Horizontal Stab 1 (12/16/2012)
2. Horizontal Stab 2 (1 hr) (12/18/2012)
3. Horizontal Stab 3 (0 hrs) (12/19/2012)
4. Horizontal Stab 4 (0 hrs) (12/22/2012)
5. Horizontal Stab 5 (1.75 hrs) (1/19/2013)
6. Horizontal Stab 6 (2 hrs) (1/30/2013)
7. Horizontal Stab 7 (1 hr) (2/6/2013)
8. Horizontal Stab 8 (1 hr) (2/11/2013)
9. Horizontal Stab 9 (2.0 hrs) (2/13/2013)
10. Horizontal Stab 10 (1.5 hrs) (2/13/2013)
11. Horizontal Stab 11 (0.5 hr) (2/14/2013)
12. Horizontal Stab 12 (2.5 hrs) (2/15/2013)
13. Horizontal Stab 13 (4.5 hrs) (2/23/2013)
14. Horizontal Stab 14 (3.0 hrs) (2/24/2013)
15. Horizontal Stab 15 (0.5 hr) (2/26/2013)
16. Horizontal Stab 16 (4.0 hrs) (3/9/2013)
17. Horizontal Stab 17 (1.0 hr) (3/17/2013)
18. Horizontal Stab 18 (1.5 hrs) (3/19/2013)
19. Horizontal Stab 19 (0.75 hr) (3/21/2013)
20. Horizontal Stab 20 (6.5 hrs) (4/6/2013)
21. Horizontal Stab 21 (5.0 hrs) (4/7/2013)
22. Service Bulletin 14-01-31 (1) (1/14/2016)
23. Service Bulletin 14-01-31 (2) (1/16/2016)
24. Service Bulletin 14-01-31 (3) (1/18/2016)
25. Service Bulletin 14-01-31 (4) (2/1/2016)
26. Service Bulletin 14-01-31 (5) (3/1/2016)
27. Service Bulletin 14-01-31 (6) (3/5/2016)
28. Service Bulletin 14-01-31 (7) (3/8/2016)
29. Service Bulletin 14-01-31 (8) (3/9/2016)
30. Empennage Tips 1 (5/27/2016)

Vertical Stabilizer (23.25 hours)

1. Vertical Stab 1 (0.25 hr) (4/7/2013)
2. Vertical Stab 2 (2.0 hrs) (4/8/2013)
3. Vertical Stab 3 (3.0 hrs) (4/9/2013)
4. Vertical Stab 4 (5.0 hrs) (4/13/2013)
5. MARATHON! Vertical Stab 5 / Rudder 7 (13.0 hrs) (4/20/2013)

Elevators (87.25 hours)

1. Elevators 1 (4.0 hours) (5/5/2013)
2. Elevators 2 (0.5 hr) (5/6/2013)
3. Elevators 3 (0.75 hr) (5/7/2013)
4. Elevators 4 (2.0 hrs) (5/9/2013)
5. Elevators 5 (2.0 hrs) (5/10/2013)
6. Elevators 6 (1.5 hrs) (5/11/2013)
7. Elevators 7 (1.5 hrs) (5/13/2013)
8. Elevators 8 (2.0 hrs) (5/19/2013)
9. Elevators 9 (3.0 hrs) (5/19/2013)
10. Elevators 10 (4.0 hrs) (5/26/2013)
11. Elevators 11 (4.0 hrs) (5/27/2013)
12. Elevators 12 (1.0 hr) (6/5/2013)
13. Elevators 13 (2.0 hrs) (6/8/2013)
14. Elevators 14 (5.0 hrs) (6/9/2013)
15. Elevators 15 (2.5 hrs) (6/15/2013)
16. Elevators 16 (1.0 hr) (6/16/2013)
17. EAA Tech Counselor Inspection (6/27/2013)
18. Elevators 17 (3.5 hrs) (6/29/2013)
19. Elevators 18 (1.5 hrs) (7/4/2013)
20. Elevators 19 (1.5 hrs) (7/5/2013)
21. Elevators 20 (4.5 hrs) (7/7/2013)
22. Ordered new left elevator (7/8/2013)
23. Elevators 21 (5.0 hours) (7/20/2013)
24. Elevators 22 (2.0 hrs) (7/21/2013)
25. Elevators 23 (0.5 hr) (7/21/2013)
26. Elevators 24 (2.0 hrs) (7/24/2013)
27. Elevators 25 (1.25 hrs) (7/25/2013)
28. Elevators 26 (1.25 hrs) (7/26/2013)
29. Elevators 27 (1.5 hrs) (7/27/2013)
30. Elevators 28 (4.0 hrs) (7/28/2013)
31. A little bit of everything… (3.0 hrs) (8/9/2013)
32. Elevators 29 (1.0 hr) (9/18/2013)
33. Elevators 30 (4.0 hrs) (9/21/2013)
34. Empennage Tips 1 (5/27/2016)
35. Empennage Tips 3 (6/3/2016)
36. Empennage tips 5 (6/10/2016)

Rudder (41 hours)

1. Rudder 1 (1.0 hr) (4/13/2013)
2. Rudder 2 (2.0 hrs) (4/13/2013)
3. Rudder 3 (1.0 hr) (4/14/2013)
4. Rudder 4 (1.5 hrs) (4/16/2013)
5. Rudder 5 (1.0 hr) (4/17/2013)
6. Rudder 6 (0.5 hr) (4/18/2013)
7. MARATHON! Vertical Stab 5 / Rudder 7 (13.0 hrs) (4/20/2013)
8. Rudder 8 (1.0 hr) (4/27/2013)
9. Rudder Problems (4/27/2013)
10. Rudder 9 (2.0 hrs) (4/28/2013)
11. Rudder 10 (1.5 hrs) (4/30/2013)
12. Rudder 11 (1.0 hr) (5/2/2013)
13. Rudder 12 (1.0 hr) (5/19/2013)
14. Rudder 13 (0.75 hr) (5/21/2013)
15. Rudder 14 (4.0 hrs) (5/26/2013)
16. Rudder 15 Complete (almost!) (1.5 hrs) (5/27/2013)
17. Empennage Tips 2 (5/28/2016)
18. Empennage Tips 4 (6/5/2016)
19. Tailwheel Steering Link (4/7/2022)

Trim Tab  (11 hours)

1. Trim Tab 1 (3.5 hours) (7/12/2013)
2. Trim Tab 3 (2.0 hrs) (8/10/2013)
3. Trim Tab 4 (1.5 hours) (8/11/2013)
4. Trim Tab 5 (2.0 hrs) (8/12/2013)
5. Trim Tab 6 (1.0 hr) (8/14/2013)
6. Trim Tab 7 (1.0 hr) (8/15/2013)

Wings  (482.75 hours)

Spars (26.75 hours)

1. Wing Spars 1 (4.0 hrs) (9/21/2013)
2. Wing Spars 2 (3.0 hrs) (9/22/2013)
3. Wing Spars 3 (3.0 hrs) (9/28/2013)
4. Wing Spars 4 (3.0 hrs) (9/29/2013)
5. Wing Spars 5 (1.0 hrs) (9/29/2013)
6. Wing Spars 6 (0.5 hr) (10/1/2013)
7. Wing Spars 7 (2.0 hrs) (10/5/2013)
8. Wing Spars 8 (4.0 hrs) (10/6/2013)
9. Wing Spars 9 (1.0 hr) (10/7/2013)
10. Wing Spars 10 (0.75 hr) (10/9/2013)
11. Wing Spars 11 (1.0 hr) (10/12/2013)
12. Wing Spars 12 (2.0 hrs) (10/14/2013)
13. Wing Spars 13 (1.5 hrs) (10/20/2013)

Wing Structure (225 hours)

1. Wings 1 (5.0 hrs) (10/12/2013)
2. Wings 2 (5.0 hrs) (10/13/2013)
3. Wings 3 (3.0 hrs) (10/14/2013)
4. Wings 4 (8.0 hrs) (10/27/2013)
5. Wings 5 (7.0 hrs) (10/27/2013)
6. Wings 6 (12.0 hrs) (11/4/2013)
7. Wings 7 (2.0 hrs) (11/4/2013)
8. Wings 8 (4.0 hrs) (11/10/2013)
9. Wings 9 (4.5 hrs) (11/11/2013)
10. Wings 10 (3.0 hrs) (11/30/2013)
11. Wings 11 (2.0 hrs) (11/30/2013)
12. Wings 12 (1.0 hr) (12/1/2013)
13. Wings 13 (1.0 hr) (12/21/2013)
14. Wings 14 (1.0 hr) (3/14/2014)
15. Wings 15 (6.0 hrs) (3/18/2014)
16. Wings 16 (6.0 hrs) (3/27/2014)
17. Wings 17 (2.5 hrs) (3/29/2014)
18. Wings 18 (5.0 hrs) (3/30/2014)
19. Wings 19 (5.0 hrs) (3/30/2014)
20. Wings 20 (4.0 hrs) (4/7/2014)
21. Wings 21 (11.0 hrs) (4/13/2014)
22. Wings 22 (3.0 hrs) (4/20/2014)
23. Wings 23 (4.0 hrs) (4/24/2014)
24. Wings 24 (5.0 hrs) (6/2/2014)
25. Wings 25 (0.5 hrs) (6/8/2014)
26. Wings 26 (4.0 hrs) (6/17/2014)
27. Wings 27 (6.0 hrs) (7/6/2014)
28. Wings 28 (5.0 hrs) (7/19/2014)
29. Wings 29 (2.0 hrs) (8/7/2014)
30. Wings 30 (4.0 hrs) (8/9/2014)
31. Wings 31 (5.5 hrs) (8/10/2014)
32. Wings 32 (3.5 hrs) (10/12/2014)
33. Wings 33 (4.0 hrs) (11/9/2014)
34. Wings 34 (2.0 hrs) (11/22/2014)
35. Wings 35 (5.0 hrs) (11/23/2014)
36. Wings 36 (6.0 hrs) (11/28/2014)
37. Landing Lights 1 (5.0 hrs) (12/30/2014)
38. Landing Lights 2 (3.5 hrs) (2/1/2015)
39. Ailerons 15 (1.5 hrs) (2/27/2015)
40. Ailerons 16 (6.0 hrs) (2/28/2015)
41. Ailerons 17 (3.0 hrs) (3/1/2015)
42. Ailerons 18 (2.0 hr) (3/6/2015)
43. Wings 37 (1.0 hr) (3/27/2015)
44. Wings 38 (5.0 hrs) (3/29/2015)
45. Multiple Sessions (12.0 hrs) (4/26/2015)
46. Wings 39 (4.0 hrs) (5/5/2015)
47. Wings 40 (2.0 hrs) (5/10/2015)
48. Wings 41 (4.0 hrs) (5/24/2015)
49. Wings 42 (0.5 hr) (6/22/2015)
50. Wings 43 (8/21/2017)
51. Bottom Wing Skins (2/4/2021)
52. Wing Intersection Fairings (11/8/2021)

Fuel Tanks (161 hours)

1. Fuel Tanks 1 (4.0 hrs) (12/21/2013)
2. Fuel Tanks 2 (1.5 hrs) (12/21/2013)
3. Fuel Tanks 3 (6.5 hrs) (12/26/2013)
4. Fuel Tanks 4 (6.0 hrs) (12/29/2013)
5. Fuel Tanks 5 (5.0 hrs) (1/1/2014)
6. Fuel Tanks 6 (2.0 hrs) (1/10/2014)
7. Fuel Tanks 7 (2.0 hrs) (1/11/2014)
8. Fuel Tanks 8 (2.0 hrs) (1/14/2014)
9. Fuel Tanks 9 (3.0 hrs) (1/14/2014)
10. Fuel Tanks 10 (1.0 hr) (1/19/2014)
11. Fuel Tanks 11 (6.0 hrs) (1/20/2014)
12. Fuel Tanks 12 (4.0 hrs) (1/25/2014)
13. Fuel Tanks 13 (5.5 hrs) (1/26/2014)
14. Fuel Tanks 14 (7.0 hrs) (2/8/2014)
15. Fuel Tanks 15 (4.5 hrs) (2/10/2014)
16. Fuel Tanks 16 (8.0 hours) (2/18/2014)
17. Fuel Tanks 17 (4.0 hrs) (2/23/2014)
18. Fuel Tanks 18 (8.0 hours) (2/24/2014)
19. Fuel Tanks 19 (6.0 hrs) (3/1/2014)
20. Fuel Tanks 20 (5.0 hrs) (3/6/2014)
21. Fuel Tanks 21 (6.0 hrs) (3/9/2014)
22. Fuel Tanks 22 (6.0 hrs) (3/10/2014)
23. Fuel Tanks 23 (2.0 hrs) (4/13/2014)
24. Fuel Tanks 24 (6.0 hrs) (4/20/2014)
25. Fuel Tanks 25 (3.5 hrs) (6/8/2014)
26. Fuel Tanks 26 (1.0 hrs) (7/6/2014)
27. Fuel Tanks 27 (4.5 hrs) (7/12/2014)
28. Fuel Tanks 28 (5.0 hrs) (7/12/2014)
29. Fuel Tanks 29 (3.5 hrs) (12/1/2014)
30. Fuel Tanks 30 (0.5 hr) (12/7/2014)
31. Fuel Tanks 31 (8.0 hrs) (3/8/2015)
32. Fuel Tanks 32 (2.0 hrs) (4/21/2015)
33. Multiple Sessions (12.0 hrs) (4/26/2015)
34. Fuel Tanks 33 (2.5 hrs) (5/9/2015)
35. Fuel Tanks 34 (3.0 hrs) (5/10/2015)
36. Fuel Tanks 35 (1.0 hr) (5/18/2015)
37. Fuel Tanks (0.5 hr) (6/22/2015)
38. Starter solenoid wiring, pitot wiring, fuel vents. (8/12/2022)

Ailerons (53.5 hours)

1. Ailerons 1 (3.5 hrs) (9/1/2014)
2. Ailerons 2 (3.5 hrs) (9/1/2014)
3. Ailerons 3 (3.5 hrs) (9/8/2014)
4. Ailerons 4 (2.0 hrs) (9/10/2014)
5. Ailerons 5 (4.0 hrs) (9/13/2014)
6. Ailerons 6 (2.5 hrs) (9/29/2014)
7. Ailerons 7 (2.0 hrs) (9/30/2014)
8. Ailerons 8 (2.0 hrs) (10/2/2014)
9. Ailerons 9 (3.0 hrs) (10/3/2014)
10. Ailerons 10 (6.0 hrs) (10/4/2014)
11. Ailerons 11 (5.0 hrs) (10/5/2014)
12. Ailerons 12 (1.0 hr) (10/8/2014)
13. Ailerons 13 (2.0 hrs) (10/9/2014)
14. Ailerons 14 (1.0 hr) (2/21/2015)
15. Ailerons 15 (1.5 hrs) (2/27/2015)
16. Ailerons 16 (6.0 hrs) (2/28/2015)
17. Ailerons 17 (3.0 hrs) (3/1/2015)
18. Ailerons 18 (2.0 hr) (3/6/2015)

Flaps (51 hours)

1. Flaps 1 (2.0 hrs) (8/30/2014)
2. Flaps 2 (1.0 hrs) (9/1/2014)
3. Flaps 3 (6.0 hrs) (12/15/2014)
4. Flaps 4 (3.0 hrs) (12/16/2014)
5. Flaps 5 (2.5 hrs) (12/20/2014)
6. Flaps 6 (3.0 hrs) (12/22/2014)
7. Flaps 7 (1.0 hr) (12/23/2014)
8. Flaps 8 (6.0 hrs) (12/24/2014)
9. Flaps 9 (2.0 hrs) (12/27/2014)
10. Flaps 10 (4.0 hrs) (2/1/2015)
11. Flaps 11 (2.5 hrs) (2/13/2015)
12. Flaps 12 (6.0 hrs) (2/14/2015)
13. Flaps 13 (4.0 hrs) (2/15/2015)
14. Wing Intersection Fairings (11/8/2021)

Wing Tips

Fuselage  (305.5 hours)

Main Fuselage (239.5 hours)

1. Fuselage 1 (5.0 hrs) (5/16/2015)
2. Fuselage 2 (2.0 hrs) (5/19/2015)
3. Fuselage 3 (2.0 hrs) (5/20/2015)
4. Fuselage 4 (1.0 hr) (5/22/2015)
5. Fuselage 5 (6.5 hrs) (5/23/2015)
6. Fuselage 6 (3.0 hrs) (5/25/2015)
7. Fuselage 7 (1.5 hrs) (5/31/2015)
8. Fuselage 8 (3.0 hrs) (6/1/2015)
9. Fuselage 9 (1.5 hrs) (6/3/2015)
10. Fuselage 10 (4.0 hrs) (6/7/2015)
11. Fuselage 11 (2.0 hrs) (6/22/2015)
12. Fuselage 12 (3.0 hrs) (6/25/2015)
13. Fuselage 13 (3.0 hrs) (6/26/2015)
14. Fuselage 14 (2.0) (6/29/2015)
15. Fuselage 15 (3.5) (7/2/2015)
16. Fuselage 16 (4.0 hrs) (7/19/2015)
17. Fuselage 17 (5.0 hrs) (7/26/2015)
18. Fuselage 18 – Rudder pedals (8/16/2015)
19. Fuselage 19 – Priming multiple parts (9/20/2015)
20. Fuselage 20 – More Priming (9/27/2015)
21. Fuselage 21 – Return from priming (10/25/2015)
22. Fuselage 22 – Seats and Floors (10/31/2015)
23. Fuselage 23 – Misc Work (11/1/2015)
24. Fuselage 24 – Rails, rudder pedals & more (11/26/2015)
25. Fuselage 25 – Prep for empennage attachment (11/29/2015)
26. Fuselage 26 – Mounting the Horizontal Stab (12/5/2015)
27. Fuselage 27 – Mounting the Vertical Stab (12/6/2015)
28. Fuselage 28 – Vert Stab Attachment (12/12/2015)
29. Fuselage 29 – Vert Stab Attachment (12/13/2015)
30. Fuselage 30 – Mounting the elevators (12/24/2015)
31. Fuselage 31 – Elevator and rudder attach (12/26/2015)
32. Fuselage 32 – Control System (12/27/2015)
33. Fuselage 33 – Rudder & Elev Travel (12/28/2015)
34. Fuselage 34 – Aft elevator stop (12/29/2015)
35. Fuselage 35 – Fwd elevator stop (12/31/2015)
36. Fuselage 36 – Rudder cables (1/3/2016)
37. Fuselage 37 – Conduit & Misc (1/5/2016)
38. Fuselage 38 – Rear rudder pedals (1/9/2016)
39. Fuselage 39 – Rear rudder pedals (1/10/2016)
40. Fuselage 40 – Battery tray (1/12/2016)
41. Brakes 1 (6/18/2020)
42. Wheels & Tires (7/9/2020)
43. Baggage Door (1/3/2021)
44. Wing Attach (8/11/2021)

Show Planes Fastback Conversion (319.75 hours) (includes canopy work)

1. Showplanes Fastback (5/18/2015)
2. Fastback 1 (8/1/2015)
3. Fastback 2 (8/2/2015)
4. Fastback 3 (8/6/2015)
5. Fastback 4 (8/9/2015)
6. Fastback 5 (8/15/2015)
7. Fastback 6 (8/16/2015)
8. Fastback 7 (4.0 hrs) (8/17/2015)
9. Fastback 8 (5.0 hrs) (8/25/2015)
10. Fastback 9 (4.0 hrs) (8/26/2015)
11. Fastback 10 (5.0 hrs) (8/31/2015)
12. Fastback 11 – Cockpit rails (11/5/2015)
13. Fastback 12 – Vert Stab Modification (11/28/2015)
14. Fastback 13 – Riveting turtledeck (1/1/2016)
15. Fastback 14 (3/13/2016)
16. Fastback 15 (5/22/2016)
17. Fastback 16 (5/26/2016)
18. Fastback 17 (5/28/2016)
19. Fastback 18 (5/30/2016)
20. Fastback 19 (6/11/2016)
21. Fastback 20 (6/15/2016)
22. Fastback 21 (6/20/2016)
23. Fastback 22 (6/23/2016)
24. Fastback 23 (6/24/2016)
25. Fastback 24 (6/30/2016)
26. Fastback 25 (7/1/2016)
27. Fastback 26 (7/2/2016)
28. Fastback 27 (7/3/2016)
29. Fastback 28 (7/5/2016)
30. Fastback 29 (7/8/2016)
31. Fastback 30 (7/9/2016)
32. Fastback 31 (7/17/2016)
33. Fastback 32 (7/31/2016)
34. Fastback 33 (8/6/2016)
35. Fastback 34 (8/8/2016)
36. Fastback 35 (8/15/2016)
37. Fastback 36 (8/19/2016)
38. Fastback 37 (8/21/2016)
39. Fastback 38 (2/24/2017)
40. Fastback 39 (2/25/2017)
41. Fastback 40 (4/11/2017)
42. Fastback 41 (6/11/2017)
43. Fastback 42 (6/19/2017)
44. Fastback 43 (6/30/2017)
45. Fastback 44 (7/2/2017)
46. Fastback 45 (7/4/2017)
47. Fastback 46 (7/21/2017)
48. Fastback 47 (7/22/2017)
49. Fastback 48 (7/23/2017)
50. Fastback 49 (8/2/2017)
51. Fastback 50 (8/9/2017)
52. Fastback 51 (8/11/2017)
53. Fastback 52 (8/12/2017)
54. Fastback 53 (8/15/2017)
55. Fastback 54 (8/16/2017)
56. Fastback 55 (8/17/2017)
57. Fastback 56 (8/18/2017)
58. Fastback 57 (8/19/2017)
59. Fastback 58 (8/22/2017)
60. Fastback 60 (8/25/2017)
61. Fastback 61 (10/10/2017)
62. Fastback 59 (10/10/2017)
63. Fastback 62 (12/15/2017)
64. Canopy Work and New Toys (9/26/2019)
65. Roll Bar (3/12/2021)
66. Canopy Installation (4/19/2023)

Firewall Forward (285 hours)

1. Engine Purchase (1/17/2017)
2. Engine Mount (6/24/2020)
3. Hanging Engine (7/10/2020)
4. Whirlwind 74HRT Prop Install (8/18/2020)
5. Throttle Quadrant (9/7/2020)
6. Red Cube Fuel Flow (9/26/2020)
7. Oil Cooler Install (12/19/2020)
8. Cowling (12/27/2020)
9. Baffles 1 (1/12/2021)
10. Snorkel and Air Filter (1/17/2021)
11. Avionics 1 (7/4/2021)
12. Sniffle Valve and Ignition Harness (11/22/2022)
13. Finalizing Baffles (12/14/2022)
14. Fuel Line Fittings (2/14/2023)
15. Oil Lines, Baffle Shrouds, and Other FWF (2/18/2023)
16. Baffle Seals (2/20/2023)
17. Heat Muff Installation (2/23/2023)
18. Misc wrap up work (4/21/2023)
19. Post first start corrections (4/24/2023)

Painting and Detailing (48 hours)

1. Making a home paint booth (6/27/2015)
2. Paint Booth (7/12/2015)
3. Paint Shop – Completed (7/25/2015)
4. Eastwood Paint Gun (3/7/2016)
5. Interior Paint Prep (4/3/2016)
6. Interior Paint 1 (4/22/2016)
7. Interior Paint 2 (4/24/2016)
8. Interior Paint 3 (4/25/2016)
9. Interior Paint 4 (5/14/2016)
10. Interior Paint 5 (5/19/2016)
11. Interior Paint 6 (5/20/2016)
12. Interior Paint 7 (11/26/2022)

Electrical (252 hours)

General Electrical (95 hours)

1. Sportair Electrical Systems & Avionics (9/12/2015)
2. Landing Lights (6/23/2021)
3. Antennas 1 (8/30/2021)
4. Nav & Strobe Lights (11/7/2021)
5. ELT Installation (12/29/2021)
6. Elevator Trim Installation and Wiring (3/12/2022)
7. Removal of stall warning, switch panel, fuselage wiring (6/12/2022)
8. Starter solenoid wiring, pitot wiring, fuel vents. (8/12/2022)
9. Capacitive fuel sender, nav/strobes and other aft wiring (9/1/2022)
10. Panel cutting & fitment plus lots of wiring (9/6/2022)
11. Cabin Lighting Testing and Installation (9/15/2022)
12. General Wiring Work (10/6/2022)
13. FWF Wire Routing and Termination (3/5/2023)
14. Magneto Ignition Harness and Prop Safety Wire (3/5/2023)
15. FWF Work. Ignition wires and oil temp sensor. (3/18/2023)

Primary Power (42 hours)

1. Electrical System Planning (7/1/2021)
2. Avionics layout, test panel fab, and bus layout planning (12/23/2021)
3. Starter solenoid wiring, pitot wiring, fuel vents. (8/12/2022)
4. Primary Power Panel Wiring (10/15/2022)
5. Pre-power wiring (11/9/2022)

Avionics (128 hours)

1. Avionics 1 (7/4/2021)
2. Avionics layout, test panel fab, and bus layout planning (12/23/2021)
3. Harness Building on the Bench (1/22/2022)
4. Panel Switches (9/18/2022)
5. GMU11 Install (9/20/2022)
6. Initial Panel Power Up! (11/11/2022)
7. GNC Setup (11/13/2022)
8. GEA 24 Wiring (11/20/2022)
9. Headset wiring (11/20/2022)
10. Radio Transmit Troubleshooting (11/20/2022)
11. GEA24 Wiring 2 (11/21/2022)
12. CAN BUS ERROR!!! OH GAWD! (3/28/2023)
13. Instrument Panel Finalization (4/11/2023)
14. Magnetometer and AHARS Calibration (4/26/2023)

Finishing (25 hours)

1. Finish kit + cowl and extras (7/11/2015)
2. Finishing Kit (9/6/2015)
3. Finish Kit Arrives (9/18/2015)
4. Fly EFII Fuel Pump Installation (7/26/2020)
5. Gear Intersection Fairings 1 (11/22/2021)
6. Seat belts and wing fairings (5/1/2023)
7. Magneto Washers & Weight and Balance Prep (5/4/2023)

Final Testing (67 hours)

1. Service Bulletin 16-12-16 (11/20/2022)
2. Flap calibration and brake bleeding (4/14/2023)
3. Fuel flow testing and fuel tank calibration (4/18/2023)
4. Pre-first start inspections and corrections (4/20/2023)
5. First Engine Start! (4/23/2023)
6. Post first start corrections (4/24/2023)
7. First Taxi Test & Brake Wear In (4/25/2023)
8. Magnetometer and AHARS Calibration (4/26/2023)
9. ELT Testing & Data Plate Installation (5/2/2023)
10. Dynamic Prop Balance (5/10/2023)
11. N-Number, Inspection Panels, & Misc (5/10/2023)
12. Weight and Balance (5/10/2023)
13. Pitot Static & Transponder Certification (5/12/2023)
14. Airworthiness Application (5/18/2023)
15. Final Airworthiness Inspection Prep (5/24/2023)
16. Airworthiness Inspection! (5/25/2023)

Uncategorized Posts & Topics

1. Quick Update (1/12/2013)
2. Practice Kit (3/16/2013)
3. Hangar!!! (4/27/2014)
4. Photos, Videos and More (9/14/2014)
5. New Hangar (11/17/2014)
6. Hangar Cleanup (11/22/2014)
7. Hangar Improvement (12/29/2014)
8. Support Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 (3/2/2015)
9. A few website changes (9/21/2015)
10. Site Update (1/22/2016)
11. Engine Purchase (1/17/2017)
12. Past 6 Months (2/25/2017)
13. Distractions (7/5/2017)
14. Shop Update (7/21/2019)
15. FAA Updates to Phase 1 Testing – Task Based Testing Approved (5/18/2023)