Timeline

2026

12 Aug 3.3 hrs Underseat Cover Plate - Part 2 Fuselage
29 Jul 5.5 hrs Installing Underseat Cover Plate Fuselage
28 Jul 4 hrs Calibrating Control Surfaces and Cable Routing Fuselage
24 Jul 2 hrs Hangar Washing & Aileron Rigging Wing
23 Jul 2.5 hrs Parachute Installation - Part 2 Fuselage
23 Jul 5.5 hrs Parachute Installation - Part 1 Fuselage
21 Jul 2 hrs Post Wing Mounting Work - Part 5 - Installing Ailerons Wing
21 Jul 14 hrs Post Wing Mounting Work - Part 4 - The Boost Pump Saga Wing
17 Jul 4 hrs Post Wing Mounting Work - Part 3 Wing
16 Jul 0.5 hrs Post Wing Mounting Work - Part 2 Wing
14 Jul 3 hrs Post Wing Mounting Work - Part 1 Fuselage
14 Jul 2.5 hrs Mounting the Left Wing - Part 2 Wing
11 Jul 5 hrs Mounting the Left Wing - Part 1 Wing
09 Jul 4.3 hrs Mounting the Right Wing - Part 4 Wing
07 Jul 4.3 hrs Mounting the Right Wing - Part 3 Wing
05 Jul 2 hrs Mounting the Right Wing - Part 2 Wing
03 Jul 4 hrs Mounting the Right Wing Wing
01 Jul 3.7 hrs Fuselage Prep for Wing Attachment Fuselage
30 Jun 4 hrs Wing Mounting Prep - Rod Ends Wing
29 Jun 1.5 hrs Wing Mounting Prep - Passenger Seats Fuselage
29 Jun 3 hrs Wing Mounting Prep - Center Channel Cover Fuselage
28 Jun 9 hrs Wing Mounting Jigs Wing
04 Jun 10 hrs Redoing Propeller Safety Wire, Wiring Clean Up, Air Filter Fitting, Oil Purge Engine
30 May 3 hrs Installing Propeller Engine
28 May 2.5 hrs Clean Up in the Cockpit Fuselage
27 May 3 hrs Oil Lines, Air filter Engine
26 May 4.5 hrs Oil Lines, Exhaust Pipe, and Cleaning Day Engine
21 May 3.5 hrs Misc Firewall Forward Work Firewall
19 May 3 hrs Lower Cowling Epoxy Work and Heat Shield Engine
18 May 2.5 hrs Control Cover on the Tail Empennage
15 May 3 hrs Oil Lines Test Fit Engine
14 May 4 hrs Oil Cooler, Oil Lines, and Some Riveting Engine
13 May 4.5 hrs Intercooler Fitting Engine
13 May 0.8 hrs Air Filter Engine
12 May 5.3 hrs Composite is Annoying - Cowling Day 6 Firewall
11 May 0.2 hrs Hopply - An App I Built for Managing My Aircraft Misc
07 May 3 hrs Cowling Day5: Camlocs & Prepping the Inspection Doors Firewall
06 May 8 hrs Coolant System, and EAA Tech Counselor Visit Engine
05 May 2 hrs Cowling Day4: Camloc Prep Firewall
04 May 4 hrs Coolant System Fluid Lines - Part 1 Engine
01 May 5 hrs Misc Firewall Forward Tasks Firewall
30 Apr 8 hrs Cowling - Day 3 Firewall
28 Apr 9 hrs Cowling - Day 1 & Day 2 Firewall
21 Apr 6 hrs Exhaust Pipe - Part 2 Engine
19 Apr 1.3 hrs Firewall loom sealing bracket Firewall
19 Apr 2 hrs Exhaust Pipe - Part 1 Engine
17 Apr 2 hrs Mounting Wing Harness Connector, Wire Management on Firewall Forward Fuselage
17 Apr 1.5 hrs Center Fuselage Rib Replacement (Part 2) Fuselage
10 Apr 2.7 hrs Spring break Rivet Filling & Rear Fuselage Rib Replacement (Part 1) Fuselage
26 Mar 2.5 hrs Engine Harness - Part 6 - Fixing harness wires & testing Engine
21 Mar 1.5 hrs Propeller - Part 3 Engine
21 Mar 2 hrs Engine Harness - Part 5 - Debugging CAN wires Engine
14 Mar 10 hrs Engine Harness - Part 4 - Continue with Wiring Investigation Engine
07 Mar 1 hrs Propeller - Part 2 Engine
28 Feb 2 hrs Propeller - Part 1 Engine
27 Feb 6 hrs Engine Harness - Part 3 - Wiring Issue Engine
20 Feb 4 hrs Installing Throttle Cable Engine
07 Feb 4 hrs Making Sensor Connectors & PCV Mount Engine
07 Feb 3.3 hrs Fuselage rivet filling Fuselage
01 Feb 3 hrs Engine Harness - Part 2 - Starter Cables and Fuel Pressure Sender Engine
01 Feb 1 hrs Engine Harness - Part 1 - Fusebox and Starter Engine
01 Feb 2 hrs Engine Cowling Prep Engine
31 Jan 2.5 hrs ECU & HIC Fuselage
19 Jan 3 hrs Painting Window Trim and Working on Fuel Pressure Sensor Canopy
19 Jan 1.5 hrs Cowling Spacing Jig Engine
17 Jan 0.8 hrs Installing new Master Relay Firewall
17 Jan 1.5 hrs Attaching the Engine - Part 2 Engine
11 Jan 2.3 hrs Painting Window Trim - Part 2 Canopy
11 Jan 3.5 hrs Attaching the Engine - Part 1 Engine
10 Jan 1 hrs Painting Window Trim Canopy
10 Jan 4.3 hrs Firewall Wiring Cleanup, and Master Relay Firewall
04 Jan 1 hrs New Door Handles Canopy
02 Jan 4.3 hrs Firewall Wiring and Heater Hose Cleanup Firewall
01 Jan 2 hrs Installing Passenger Row Floor Fuselage

2025

31 Dec 2.7 hrs Bleeding Brakes - Part 2 Undercarriage
26 Dec 1.5 hrs Built the Engine Lift Engine
26 Dec 1 hrs Continued on Brake Bleeding and Started on ECU Fuselage
25 Dec 0.8 hrs Brake Lines on Throttle Quadrant Fuselage
25 Dec 1.5 hrs Bleeding Brakes (1st Attempt) Undercarriage
24 Dec 1 hrs Making Throttle Cable Connection Rod End Fuselage
24 Dec 2 hrs Misc work to Prepare for Engine Install Engine
19 Dec 2.5 hrs Regulator B Ground Wire & Misc Clean Up Firewall
13 Dec 4 hrs Starter Relay and Fusebox, Regulator Firewall
06 Dec 3.8 hrs Misc Work on Firewall Forward Firewall
28 Nov 4 hrs Adjusting Fuel Selector and Fuel Lines Fuselage
22 Nov 4 hrs Fuel Selector Install Fuselage
21 Nov 1.5 hrs Protecting Throttle Quadrant with Vinyl Fuselage
16 Nov 2.7 hrs Completed the Fuel Pumps & Naviflow Assembly Firewall
01 Nov 1.5 hrs Rotax Fuel Pumps wiring and Installing to Firewall Firewall
24 Oct 4 hrs Building the Fuel Pumps and Naviflow Firewall
19 Oct 3 hrs Fuel Selector Fittings Fuselage
19 Oct 3 hrs Completed ELT Wiring Fuselage
18 Oct 4 hrs Moving Engine to Hangar Engine
18 Oct 4 hrs Odds and Ends on Canopy Canopy
12 Oct 9 hrs Installing the windshield Canopy
12 Oct 0.8 hrs Dispose Canopy Crate Misc
11 Oct 0.8 hrs Installing doors Canopy
05 Oct 8 hrs Copilot door window Canopy
04 Oct 4.5 hrs Rear floor shutoff skin and transponder antenna hole cover Fuselage
27 Sep 6 hrs Pilot Door Window: Part 2 Canopy
26 Sep 1 hrs Pilot Door Window: Part 1 Canopy
25 Sep 0.3 hrs Checked GPS Antenna Installation Fuselage
21 Sep 4.5 hrs Installing right rear window Canopy
14 Sep 6 hrs Installing left rear window Canopy
06 Sep 2 hrs Engine inspection and pallet jack Engine
31 Aug 2 hrs Starting to prep rear windows Canopy
31 Aug 3.2 hrs Door latch rail cover Canopy
24 Aug 1 hrs Door latch center slide Canopy
24 Aug 2 hrs Rebuilt battery cables, installed shunt cover Firewall
16 Aug 0.7 hrs Rebuilt passenger door latch Canopy
16 Aug 5.3 hrs Airmaster controller, FP1 connector Fuselage
09 Aug 0.5 hrs Re-installing GTP 59 (OAT Probe) Wing
09 Aug 11.3 hrs Installing Instrument Panel & Prepping Fuel Selector Fuselage
03 Aug 3 hrs Closed the Top Front Skin Fuselage
27 Jul 5 hrs Continuing Firewall Forward, 4 hours 4 screws Firewall
26 Jul 3 hrs Installing Firewall Forward Parts Firewall
13 Jul 0.3 hrs Installing GTP 59 (OAT Probe) Wing
04 Jul 4 hrs Side upholstery panels Fuselage
03 Jul 10 hrs Door latches Canopy
01 Jul 1.3 hrs Fixed GMU11 connection Fuselage
29 Jun 5 hrs First power on! Fuselage
29 Jun 2.7 hrs Starting on door latch Canopy
28 Jun 2 hrs Rear Fuselage Trim Cover Fuselage
28 Jun 6 hrs Firewall Forward Wiring Firewall
27 Jun 2.5 hrs Test fitting throttle quadrant Fuselage
27 Jun 3 hrs Installing back side skin Fuselage
26 Jun 3 hrs Center console work Fuselage
25 Jun 8 hrs Routing misc wires and fluid lines Fuselage
25 Jun 3.3 hrs Wiring on the firewall forward Firewall
25 Jun 2.5 hrs Finishing up trim motor and rudder cable Empennage
22 Jun 7.5 hrs Final assembly: vertical stabilizer and rudder Empennage
21 Jun 8 hrs Lots of things before putting on dashboard Fuselage
21 Jun 4 hrs Rigging the elevator Empennage
20 Jun 40 hrs Rotax engine service training Misc
15 Jun 1.5 hrs Routing some more wires before instrument panel Fuselage
15 Jun 6 hrs Side panel upholstery and floor doubler Fuselage
14 Jun 7 hrs Test fitting instrument panel and more prep: cabin heater work, upholstery etc Fuselage
13 Jun 2 hrs Preparing instrument panel fitting Fuselage
13 Jun 1 hrs Elevator push rod Empennage
12 Jun 2 hrs Installed the elevator Empennage
10 Jun 3 hrs Mounting control stick wiring connector to airframe Fuselage
09 Jun 6 hrs Boost pump controller, cabin heat duct, and upholstery Fuselage
09 Jun 2 hrs Re-installing boost pumps Wing
05 Jun 0.3 hrs Airmaster propeller inventory Firewall
29 May 4 hrs Routing avionics harness Fuselage
29 May 1 hrs Remove Boost Pumps Wing
16 May 3 hrs Takes a village... flaring fuel lines Wing
10 May 2 hrs Installing the rear seat stoppers Fuselage
10 May 0.7 hrs Comm2 Antenna Fuselage
10 May 1 hrs Cabin heater ducts Fuselage
30 Apr 3 hrs Cabin heather assembly Fuselage
30 Apr 2.5 hrs Fuel boost pump plumbing test Wing
25 Apr 1 hrs Installing horizontal stabilizer Empennage
19 Apr 5 hrs Front inner skin Fuselage
13 Apr 0.3 hrs NotebookLM Misc
01 Apr 7.7 hrs Audio jack issues Fuselage
29 Mar 2 hrs Audio jack ground loop(??) Fuselage
28 Mar 6 hrs EAA Tech Counsel on Fuselage Work Misc
26 Mar 13 hrs Boost Pump Upgrade Wing
19 Mar 5 hrs Moving fuselage to the hangar Misc
13 Mar 7.5 hrs Wiring harness (part 5): Antennas and more wires Fuselage
12 Mar 1 hrs Cold air ducts Fuselage
06 Mar 3 hrs Wiring harness (part 4) & coax Fuselage
05 Mar 12 hrs Continue on wiring harness (part 3) Fuselage
02 Mar 3.3 hrs Leather seat & throttle quadrant vinyl part 2 Fuselage
28 Feb 1.5 hrs Leather seat! And throttle quadrant vinyl Fuselage
27 Feb 4 hrs Continue on wiring harness Fuselage
26 Feb 3.3 hrs Working on avionics rack Fuselage
25 Feb 9 hrs Preparing for top front skin installation Fuselage
19 Feb 2.5 hrs Finishing luggage door and designing throttle quadrant label Fuselage
18 Feb 2 hrs Routing harness part2: wing connectors and GTR 205xR Fuselage
17 Feb 3 hrs Starting to route harness, and relocating ELT Fuselage
12 Feb 6 hrs Luggage area carpeting continued Fuselage
10 Feb 4.5 hrs Some riveting, and starting on carpet (luggage extension) Fuselage
09 Feb 5 hrs Moving wings to hangar Misc
08 Feb 10.5 hrs Installing Antenna Mounting Plates Fuselage
06 Feb 5 hrs Brake lines from gear leg and fuselage Undercarriage
03 Feb 0.6 hrs Rudder cable guides Fuselage
02 Feb 4 hrs Pilot side control stick Fuselage
01 Feb 2.5 hrs Avionics rack support Fuselage
28 Jan 2.5 hrs Autopilot Servos Fuselage
27 Jan 8 hrs Seat belts Fuselage
26 Jan 0.8 hrs Installed the luggage door Fuselage
25 Jan 3 hrs Started to work on brake lines Undercarriage
24 Jan 4 hrs Bolted the rear parachute cable Fuselage
23 Jan 6 hrs Control joystick torque tube install Fuselage
20 Jan 2.5 hrs Engine mount issue and rudder rod boot Firewall
19 Jan 0.4 hrs She's on the ground! Misc
18 Jan 4 hrs Installing the wheels Undercarriage
16 Jan 3.3 hrs Rear fuselage: pulling rivets Fuselage
15 Jan 5 hrs Canopy part 3: installation Canopy
14 Jan 4 hrs Main landing gear shim Undercarriage
12 Jan 2.5 hrs Fuselage misc: rivet filling, countersink and throttle quadrant Fuselage
11 Jan 10 hrs Canopy part 2: fitting and drilling Canopy
09 Jan 1 hrs Putting on the main landing gear Undercarriage
08 Jan 1.5 hrs Installed ELT Fuselage
06 Jan 1.7 hrs Firewall mounting part 2: fire barrier and naviflow Firewall
05 Jan 2 hrs Side skin misc: sound proofing and air channel sealing Fuselage
03 Jan 3 hrs NACA Duct & Static port Fuselage
02 Jan 6 hrs Canopy part 1: paint and wiring Canopy
01 Jan 1.5 hrs Rear fuselage: luggage door and seat stop brackets Fuselage

2024

31 Dec 0.8 hrs Rear fuselage: covering the remaining top skin Fuselage
30 Dec 1.5 hrs Landing wheels Undercarriage
29 Dec 16 hrs Building the nose gear assembly Undercarriage
25 Dec 6 hrs Firewall mounting part 1 Firewall
23 Dec 7 hrs Side skin part 3 Fuselage
22 Dec 4 hrs Side skin continued Fuselage
21 Dec 2.3 hrs Starting to install side skin Fuselage
20 Dec 12 hrs Fitting control rods & rear seat channel Fuselage
17 Dec 4.3 hrs Throttle quadrant Fuselage
19 Nov 25 hrs Fitting control rods & prepping side skin Fuselage
09 Nov 3 hrs Center fuselage connection and bottom floor skin Fuselage
08 Nov 2.5 hrs Adding rudder pedals Fuselage
03 Nov 6 hrs Building rear seats Fuselage
01 Nov 4 hrs Center fuselage connection prep Fuselage
31 Oct 4 hrs Undercarriage: nose wheel and front fork Undercarriage
28 Oct 7.5 hrs Center fuselage: ribs and floor skin Fuselage
24 Oct 2.5 hrs Rear fuselage: covering (half of) the top skin Fuselage
19 Oct 2.5 hrs Rear fuselage: Misc work before closing the top skin Fuselage
16 Oct 1.3 hrs Center fuselage: rib onto main spar Fuselage
15 Oct 0.8 hrs Matco brake upgrade Undercarriage
14 Oct 5 hrs Front row seats Fuselage
13 Oct 3 hrs Starting center fuselage: rear spar and main spar Fuselage
10 Oct 4 hrs Rear fuselage: luggage area, static port, GMU 11 Fuselage
09 Oct 1.5 hrs Rear fuselage: a problem with luggage floor skin Fuselage
08 Oct 10 hrs Rear fuselage skin & fixing a damaged inner skin Fuselage
04 Oct 5 hrs Rear fuselage rib assembly Fuselage
28 Sep 5 hrs Rear fuselage: rib 2,3,4,5 and longeron 8 Fuselage
24 Sep 6 hrs Starting on rear fuselage: rib 6,7,8,9 Fuselage
22 Sep 3.5 hrs Left tank: part 3 (leak test and install) Wing
19 Sep 1 hrs Left wing: aileron and flap fully riveted Wing
18 Sep 1 hrs Left wing: nav light is on Wing
16 Sep 3 hrs Left wing: wing tip Wing
15 Sep 4 hrs Left tank: part 2 (Sealing back channel) Wing
12 Sep 5 hrs Remaking left landing light cover - Part 2 Wing
08 Sep 10 hrs Left tank, part 1 (Sealing ribs and skin) Wing
05 Sep 3 hrs Left tank match drilling, left wing root trailing edge Wing
03 Sep 2.5 hrs Left wing skin misc clean up, and discussing panel with MPB Wing
01 Sep 3 hrs Completing the right fuel tank Wing
29 Aug 6 hrs Remaking left landing light cover - Part 1 Wing
28 Aug 2 hrs Left wing: landing light cover and fuel level sender Wing
25 Aug 4 hrs Mocking left tank and filling rivets Wing
17 Aug 12 hrs Right wing: lights and lens, wing tip and wing stand Wing
11 Aug 15 hrs Prosealing the right fuel tank, left wing leading edge & lights Wing
03 Aug 2 hrs Left top skin, and landing lights Wing
29 Jul 2 hrs Misc work, but mostly fuel tank Wing
27 Jul 8 hrs Right leading edge and fuel tank prep Wing
14 Jul 4 hrs Right leading edge done Wing
08 Jul 1.3 hrs Built the left flap Wing
07 Jul 5 hrs Fuselage kit arrived, and left aileron Wing
04 Jul 5 hrs Installing pitot tube Wing
02 Jul 3 hrs Left bottom skin riveted Wing
30 Jun 2 hrs Left bottom skin clecoed, and some rivet drilling Wing
29 Jun 3 hrs Right aileron, flap, trailing edge, and left spar Wing
24 Jun 1.5 hrs Right leading edge skin damage Wing
23 Jun 9 hrs Lots of things going on the right wing, and starting on the left Wing
19 Jun 2 hrs Right aileron part prep Wing
18 Jun 2 hrs Right leading edge done Wing
17 Jun 3 hrs Clecoing left ribs, and update on rivet gun Wing
16 Jun 8 hrs Right top skin and leading edge Wing
14 Jun 4 hrs Rib 9 fix, and starting right top skin Wing
11 Jun 4 hrs right wing harness Wing
09 Jun 2.3 hrs Working on right top skin and left ribs Wing
07 Jun 3 hrs Right bottom skin riveted Wing
05 Jun 5.5 hrs Right bottom skin fitting and an successful experiment Wing
04 Jun 4 hrs Right spar assembly 4 complete, started assmebly 3 Wing
01 Jun 3 hrs Starting to rivet ribs to spar Wing
31 May 3.5 hrs Cleaning left ribs, and found a crack Wing
30 May 7 hrs Right wing ribs, and lots of debur Wing
27 May 6 hrs Getting started on the right wing (rear spar and a few ribs) Wing
18 May 0.2 hrs Wing kit and dimple template Wing
10 May 0.2 hrs Misc non-build updates Misc
13 Mar 0.5 hrs Trim motor install Empennage
09 Mar 0.5 hrs Elevator rivet filling Empennage
01 Mar 2 hrs Elevator trim tab install Empennage
29 Feb 1 hrs Trim motor wiring Empennage
28 Feb 6 hrs Mounting elevator tip Empennage
25 Feb 2 hrs Elevator tip forming and shortening rivets Empennage
22 Feb 3 hrs Elevator bottom skin, and trim motor hardware Empennage
20 Feb 1 hrs Elevator trim tab fitting problem Empennage
18 Feb 2 hrs Elevator skin fitting and safety wire Empennage
17 Feb 2 hrs Elevator skin prep and inspection hatch Empennage
14 Feb 1.5 hrs Vertical stabilizer complete Empennage
09 Feb 1.5 hrs Vertical stabilizer wiring Empennage
08 Feb 2 hrs Elevator rib1 rework and spar Empennage
07 Feb 3 hrs Vertical stabilizer rib1 and skin work Empennage
06 Feb 1.5 hrs Wiring delphi connector for tail light Empennage
03 Feb 1.5 hrs Vertical stabilizer spar riveting Empennage
02 Feb 1 hrs Horizontal stabilizer and elevator stand Misc
30 Jan 5 hrs Horizontal Stabilizer Close Empennage
26 Jan 2 hrs Wire standoff and EAA Tech Counseling visit Misc
21 Jan 4 hrs Elevator spar part 1 Empennage
20 Jan 4 hrs HS skin dimple and cleco Empennage
16 Jan 1.5 hrs HS skin dimple attempt Empennage
14 Jan 3 hrs HS spar riveting and skin prep (kinda) Empennage
13 Jan 2 hrs Clecoing and adjust HS front spar Empennage
12 Jan 3 hrs Back to HS front spar Empennage
11 Jan 8 hrs Starting on vertical stabilizer Empennage
11 Jan 1 hrs Installing Taillight Empennage

2023

29 Dec 10 hrs Rudder assembly Empennage
24 Dec 3 hrs Horizontal stabilizer spar Empennage
21 Dec 6 hrs Balance counterweigh assembly & main spar Empennage
18 Dec 2 hrs Countersink, more cleaning, and clecoing Empennage
15 Dec 3 hrs Parts cleaning and priming Empennage
11 Dec 3 hrs Empennage arrived!! Empennage
04 Nov 2 hrs DRDT-2 Stand Misc
16 Oct 0.8 hrs DRDT-2 Misc
01 Oct 10 hrs Builing EAA 100 WorkBench Misc
17 Sep 2 hrs Priming experiment Misc
03 Sep 2 hrs Alodining and priming Misc
02 Sep 3 hrs Day 1, setting up this site! Misc