Timeline

2026

26 Mar 2:30 Engine Harness - Part 6 - Fixing harness wires & testing Engine
21 Mar 1:30 Propeller - Part 3 Engine
21 Mar 2:00 Engine Harness - Part 5 - Debugging CAN wires Engine
14 Mar 10:00 Engine Harness - Part 4 - Continue with Wiring Investigation Engine
07 Mar 1:00 Propeller - Part 2 Engine
28 Feb 2:00 Propeller - Part 1 Engine
27 Feb 6:00 Engine Harness - Part 3 - Wiring Issue Engine
20 Feb 4:00 Installing Throttle Cable Engine
07 Feb 4:00 Making Sensor Connectors & PCV Mount Engine
07 Feb 3:20 Fuselage rivet filling Fuselage
01 Feb 3:00 Engine Harness - Part 2 - Starter Cables and Fuel Pressure Sender Engine
01 Feb 1:00 Engine Harness - Part 1 - Fusebox and Starter Engine
01 Feb 2:00 Engine Cowling Prep Engine
31 Jan 2:30 ECU & HIC Fuselage
19 Jan 3:00 Painting Window Trim and Working on Fuel Pressure Sensor Canopy
19 Jan 1:30 Cowling Spacing Jig Engine
17 Jan 0:45 Installing new Master Relay Firewall
17 Jan 1:30 Attaching the Engine - Part 2 Engine
11 Jan 2:20 Painting Window Trim - Part 2 Canopy
11 Jan 3:30 Attaching the Engine - Part 1 Engine
10 Jan 1:00 Painting Window Trim Canopy
10 Jan 4:20 Firewall Wiring Cleanup, and Master Relay Firewall
04 Jan 1:00 New Door Handles Canopy
02 Jan 4:20 Firewall Wiring and Heater Hose Cleanup Firewall
01 Jan 2:00 Installing Passenger Row Floor Fuselage

2025

31 Dec 2:40 Bleeding Brakes - Part 2 Undercarriage
26 Dec 1:30 Built the Engine Lift Engine
26 Dec 1:00 Continued on Brake Bleeding and Started on ECU Fuselage
25 Dec 0:45 Brake Lines on Throttle Quadrant Fuselage
25 Dec 1:30 Bleeding Brakes (1st Attempt) Undercarriage
24 Dec 1:00 Making Throttle Cable Connection Rod End Fuselage
24 Dec 2:00 Misc work to Prepare for Engine Install Engine
19 Dec 2:30 Regulator B Ground Wire & Misc Clean Up Firewall
13 Dec 4:00 Starter Relay and Fusebox, Regulator Firewall
06 Dec 3:45 Misc Work on Firewall Forward Firewall
28 Nov 4:00 Adjusting Fuel Selector and Fuel Lines Fuselage
22 Nov 4:00 Fuel Selector Install Fuselage
21 Nov 1:30 Protecting Throttle Quadrant with Vinyl Fuselage
16 Nov 2:40 Completed the Fuel Pumps & Naviflow Assembly Firewall
01 Nov 1:30 Rotax Fuel Pumps wiring and Installing to Firewall Firewall
24 Oct 4:00 Building the Fuel Pumps and Naviflow Firewall
19 Oct 3:00 Fuel Selector Fittings Fuselage
19 Oct 3:00 Completed ELT Wiring Fuselage
18 Oct 4:00 Moving Engine to Hangar Engine
18 Oct 4:00 Odds and Ends on Canopy Canopy
12 Oct 9:00 Installing the windshield Canopy
12 Oct 0:45 Dispose Canopy Crate Misc
11 Oct 0:50 Installing doors Canopy
05 Oct 8:00 Copilot door window Canopy
04 Oct 4:30 Rear floor shutoff skin and transponder antenna hole cover Fuselage
27 Sep 6:00 Pilot Door Window: Part 2 Canopy
26 Sep 1:00 Pilot Door Window: Part 1 Canopy
25 Sep 0:15 Checked GPS Antenna Installation Fuselage
21 Sep 4:30 Installing right rear window Canopy
14 Sep 6:00 Installing left rear window Canopy
06 Sep 2:00 Engine inspection and pallet jack Engine
31 Aug 2:00 Starting to prep rear windows Canopy
31 Aug 3:10 Door latch rail cover Canopy
24 Aug 1:00 Door latch center slide Canopy
24 Aug 2:00 Rebuilt battery cables, installed shunt cover Firewall
16 Aug 0:40 Rebuilt passenger door latch Canopy
16 Aug 5:20 Airmaster controller, FP1 connector Fuselage
09 Aug 0:30 Re-installing GTP 59 (OAT Probe) Wing
09 Aug 11:20 Installing Instrument Panel & Prepping Fuel Selector Fuselage
03 Aug 3:00 Closed the Top Front Skin Fuselage
27 Jul 5:00 Continuing Firewall Forward, 4 hours 4 screws Firewall
26 Jul 3:00 Installing Firewall Forward Parts Firewall
13 Jul 0:20 Installing GTP 59 (OAT Probe) Wing
04 Jul 4:00 Side upholstery panels Fuselage
03 Jul 10:00 Door latches Canopy
01 Jul 1:15 Fixed GMU11 connection Fuselage
29 Jun 5:00 First power on! Fuselage
29 Jun 2:40 Starting on door latch Canopy
28 Jun 2:00 Rear Fuselage Trim Cover Fuselage
28 Jun 6:00 Firewall Forward Wiring Firewall
27 Jun 2:30 Test fitting throttle quadrant Fuselage
27 Jun 3:00 Installing back side skin Fuselage
26 Jun 3:00 Center console work Fuselage
25 Jun 8:00 Routing misc wires and fluid lines Fuselage
25 Jun 3:20 Wiring on the firewall forward Firewall
25 Jun 2:30 Finishing up trim motor and rudder cable Empennage
22 Jun 7:30 Final assembly: vertical stabilizer and rudder Empennage
21 Jun 8:00 Lots of things before putting on dashboard Fuselage
21 Jun 4:00 Rigging the elevator Empennage
20 Jun 40:00 Rotax engine service training Misc
15 Jun 1:30 Routing some more wires before instrument panel Fuselage
15 Jun 6:00 Side panel upholstery and floor doubler Fuselage
14 Jun 7:00 Test fitting instrument panel and more prep: cabin heater work, upholstery etc Fuselage
13 Jun 2:00 Preparing instrument panel fitting Fuselage
13 Jun 1:00 Elevator push rod Empennage
12 Jun 2:00 Installed the elevator Empennage
10 Jun 3:00 Mounting control stick wiring connector to airframe Fuselage
09 Jun 6:00 Boost pump controller, cabin heat duct, and upholstery Fuselage
09 Jun 2:00 Re-installing boost pumps Wing
05 Jun 0:20 Airmaster propeller inventory Firewall
29 May 4:00 Routing avionics harness Fuselage
29 May 1:00 Remove Boost Pumps Wing
16 May 3:00 Takes a village... flaring fuel lines Wing
10 May 2:00 Installing the rear seat stoppers Fuselage
10 May 0:40 Comm2 Antenna Fuselage
10 May 1:00 Cabin heater ducts Fuselage
30 Apr 3:00 Cabin heather assembly Fuselage
30 Apr 2:30 Fuel boost pump plumbing test Wing
25 Apr 1:00 Installing horizontal stabilizer Empennage
19 Apr 5:00 Front inner skin Fuselage
13 Apr 0:20 NotebookLM Misc
01 Apr 7:40 Audio jack issues Fuselage
29 Mar 2:00 Audio jack ground loop(??) Fuselage
28 Mar 6:00 EAA Tech Counsel on Fuselage Work Misc
26 Mar 13:00 Boost Pump Upgrade Wing
19 Mar 5:00 Moving fuselage to the hangar Misc
13 Mar 7:30 Wiring harness (part 5): Antennas and more wires Fuselage
12 Mar 1:00 Cold air ducts Fuselage
06 Mar 3:00 Wiring harness (part 4) & coax Fuselage
05 Mar 12:00 Continue on wiring harness (part 3) Fuselage
02 Mar 3:20 Leather seat & throttle quadrant vinyl part 2 Fuselage
28 Feb 1:30 Leather seat! And throttle quadrant vinyl Fuselage
27 Feb 4:00 Continue on wiring harness Fuselage
26 Feb 3:20 Working on avionics rack Fuselage
25 Feb 9:00 Preparing for top front skin installation Fuselage
19 Feb 2:30 Finishing luggage door and designing throttle quadrant label Fuselage
18 Feb 2:00 Routing harness part2: wing connectors and GTR 205xR Fuselage
17 Feb 3:00 Starting to route harness, and relocating ELT Fuselage
12 Feb 6:00 Luggage area carpeting continued Fuselage
10 Feb 4:30 Some riveting, and starting on carpet (luggage extension) Fuselage
09 Feb 5:00 Moving wings to hangar Misc
08 Feb 10:30 Installing Antenna Mounting Plates Fuselage
06 Feb 5:00 Brake lines from gear leg and fuselage Undercarriage
03 Feb 0:35 Rudder cable guides Fuselage
02 Feb 4:00 Pilot side control stick Fuselage
01 Feb 2:30 Avionics rack support Fuselage
28 Jan 2:30 Autopilot Servos Fuselage
27 Jan 8:00 Seat belts Fuselage
26 Jan 0:45 Installed the luggage door Fuselage
25 Jan 3:00 Started to work on brake lines Undercarriage
24 Jan 4:00 Bolted the rear parachute cable Fuselage
23 Jan 6:00 Control joystick torque tube install Fuselage
20 Jan 2:30 Engine mount issue and rudder rod boot Firewall
19 Jan 0:25 She's on the ground! Misc
18 Jan 4:00 Installing the wheels Undercarriage
16 Jan 3:20 Rear fuselage: pulling rivets Fuselage
15 Jan 5:00 Canopy part 3: installation Canopy
14 Jan 4:00 Main landing gear shim Undercarriage
12 Jan 2:30 Fuselage misc: rivet filling, countersink and throttle quadrant Fuselage
11 Jan 10:00 Canopy part 2: fitting and drilling Canopy
09 Jan 1:00 Putting on the main landing gear Undercarriage
08 Jan 1:30 Installed ELT Fuselage
06 Jan 1:40 Firewall mounting part 2: fire barrier and naviflow Firewall
05 Jan 2:00 Side skin misc: sound proofing and air channel sealing Fuselage
03 Jan 3:00 NACA Duct & Static port Fuselage
02 Jan 6:00 Canopy part 1: paint and wiring Canopy
01 Jan 1:30 Rear fuselage: luggage door and seat stop brackets Fuselage

2024

31 Dec 0:45 Rear fuselage: covering the remaining top skin Fuselage
30 Dec 1:30 Landing wheels Undercarriage
29 Dec 16:00 Building the nose gear assembly Undercarriage
25 Dec 6:00 Firewall mounting part 1 Firewall
23 Dec 7:00 Side skin part 3 Fuselage
22 Dec 4:00 Side skin continued Fuselage
21 Dec 2:20 Starting to install side skin Fuselage
20 Dec 12:00 Fitting control rods & rear seat channel Fuselage
17 Dec 4:20 Throttle quadrant Fuselage
19 Nov 25:00 Fitting control rods & prepping side skin Fuselage
09 Nov 3:00 Center fuselage connection and bottom floor skin Fuselage
08 Nov 2:30 Adding rudder pedals Fuselage
03 Nov 6:00 Building rear seats Fuselage
01 Nov 4:00 Center fuselage connection prep Fuselage
31 Oct 4:00 Undercarriage: nose wheel and front fork Undercarriage
28 Oct 7:30 Center fuselage: ribs and floor skin Fuselage
24 Oct 2:30 Rear fuselage: covering (half of) the top skin Fuselage
19 Oct 2:30 Rear fuselage: Misc work before closing the top skin Fuselage
16 Oct 1:15 Center fuselage: rib onto main spar Fuselage
15 Oct 0:45 Matco brake upgrade Undercarriage
14 Oct 5:00 Front row seats Fuselage
13 Oct 3:00 Starting center fuselage: rear spar and main spar Fuselage
10 Oct 4:00 Rear fuselage: luggage area, static port, GMU 11 Fuselage
09 Oct 1:30 Rear fuselage: a problem with luggage floor skin Fuselage
08 Oct 10:00 Rear fuselage skin & fixing a damaged inner skin Fuselage
04 Oct 5:00 Rear fuselage rib assembly Fuselage
28 Sep 5:00 Rear fuselage: rib 2,3,4,5 and longeron 8 Fuselage
24 Sep 6:00 Starting on rear fuselage: rib 6,7,8,9 Fuselage
22 Sep 3:30 Left tank: part 3 (leak test and install) Wing
19 Sep 1:00 Left wing: aileron and flap fully riveted Wing
18 Sep 1:00 Left wing: nav light is on Wing
16 Sep 3:00 Left wing: wing tip Wing
15 Sep 4:00 Left tank: part 2 (Sealing back channel) Wing
12 Sep 5:00 Remaking left landing light cover - Part 2 Wing
08 Sep 10:00 Left tank, part 1 (Sealing ribs and skin) Wing
05 Sep 3:00 Left tank match drilling, left wing root trailing edge Wing
03 Sep 2:30 Left wing skin misc clean up, and discussing panel with MPB Wing
01 Sep 3:00 Completing the right fuel tank Wing
29 Aug 6:00 Remaking left landing light cover - Part 1 Wing
28 Aug 2:00 Left wing: landing light cover and fuel level sender Wing
25 Aug 4:00 Mocking left tank and filling rivets Wing
17 Aug 12:00 Right wing: lights and lens, wing tip and wing stand Wing
11 Aug 15:00 Prosealing the right fuel tank, left wing leading edge & lights Wing
03 Aug 2:00 Left top skin, and landing lights Wing
29 Jul 2:00 Misc work, but mostly fuel tank Wing
27 Jul 8:00 Right leading edge and fuel tank prep Wing
14 Jul 4:00 Right leading edge done Wing
08 Jul 1:15 Built the left flap Wing
07 Jul 5:00 Fuselage kit arrived, and left aileron Wing
04 Jul 5:00 Installing pitot tube Wing
02 Jul 3:00 Left bottom skin riveted Wing
30 Jun 2:00 Left bottom skin clecoed, and some rivet drilling Wing
29 Jun 3:00 Right aileron, flap, trailing edge, and left spar Wing
24 Jun 1:30 Right leading edge skin damage Wing
23 Jun 9:00 Lots of things going on the right wing, and starting on the left Wing
19 Jun 2:00 Right aileron part prep Wing
18 Jun 2:00 Right leading edge done Wing
17 Jun 3:00 Clecoing left ribs, and update on rivet gun Wing
16 Jun 8:00 Right top skin and leading edge Wing
14 Jun 4:00 Rib 9 fix, and starting right top skin Wing
11 Jun 4:00 right wing harness Wing
09 Jun 2:20 Working on right top skin and left ribs Wing
07 Jun 3:00 Right bottom skin riveted Wing
05 Jun 5:30 Right bottom skin fitting and an successful experiment Wing
04 Jun 4:00 Right spar assembly 4 complete, started assmebly 3 Wing
01 Jun 3:00 Starting to rivet ribs to spar Wing
31 May 3:30 Cleaning left ribs, and found a crack Wing
30 May 7:00 Right wing ribs, and lots of debur Wing
27 May 6:00 Getting started on the right wing (rear spar and a few ribs) Wing
18 May 0:10 Wing kit and dimple template Wing
10 May 0:10 Misc non-build updates Misc
13 Mar 0:30 Trim motor install Empennage
09 Mar 0:30 Elevator rivet filling Empennage
01 Mar 2:00 Elevator trim tab install Empennage
29 Feb 1:00 Trim motor wiring Empennage
28 Feb 6:00 Mounting elevator tip Empennage
25 Feb 2:00 Elevator tip forming and shortening rivets Empennage
22 Feb 3:00 Elevator bottom skin, and trim motor hardware Empennage
20 Feb 1:00 Elevator trim tab fitting problem Empennage
18 Feb 2:00 Elevator skin fitting and safety wire Empennage
17 Feb 2:00 Elevator skin prep and inspection hatch Empennage
14 Feb 1:30 Vertical stabilizer complete Empennage
09 Feb 1:30 Vertical stabilizer wiring Empennage
08 Feb 2:00 Elevator rib1 rework and spar Empennage
07 Feb 3:00 Vertical stabilizer rib1 and skin work Empennage
06 Feb 1:30 Wiring delphi connector for tail light Empennage
03 Feb 1:30 Vertical stabilizer spar riveting Empennage
02 Feb 1:00 Horizontal stabilizer and elevator stand Misc
30 Jan 5:00 Horizontal Stabilizer Close Empennage
26 Jan 2:00 Wire standoff and EAA Tech Counseling visit Misc
21 Jan 4:00 Elevator spar part 1 Empennage
20 Jan 4:00 HS skin dimple and cleco Empennage
16 Jan 1:30 HS skin dimple attempt Empennage
14 Jan 3:00 HS spar riveting and skin prep (kinda) Empennage
13 Jan 2:00 Clecoing and adjust HS front spar Empennage
12 Jan 3:00 Back to HS front spar Empennage
11 Jan 8:00 Starting on vertical stabilizer Empennage
11 Jan 1:00 Installing Taillight Empennage

2023

29 Dec 10:00 Rudder assembly Empennage
24 Dec 3:00 Horizontal stabilizer spar Empennage
21 Dec 6:00 Balance counterweigh assembly & main spar Empennage
18 Dec 2:00 Countersink, more cleaning, and clecoing Empennage
15 Dec 3:00 Parts cleaning and priming Empennage
11 Dec 3:00 Empennage arrived!! Empennage
04 Nov 2:00 DRDT-2 Stand Misc
16 Oct 0:45 DRDT-2 Misc
01 Oct 10:00 Builing EAA 100 WorkBench Misc
17 Sep 2:00 Priming experiment Misc
03 Sep 2:00 Alodining and priming Misc
02 Sep 3:00 Day 1, setting up this site! Misc