Paul's RV-9A homebuilt airplane

Paul's RV-9A homebuilt airplane http://eastham-lee.com/rv Paul's RV-9A experimental, homebuilt airplane en-us Copyright 2004, Paul Eastham 2004-01-11T07:00+00:00 paul@eastham-lee.com paul@eastham-lee.com Homebuilt Aircraft hourly 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 Flying/maintaining Blog http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=706&cnt=1 This build log is done http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=705&cnt=1 First flight! http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=704&cnt=1 Transition training http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=703&cnt=1 Flew to the hangar, first flight scheduled http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=702&cnt=1 Cowl hinge, carb idle mixture http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=701&cnt=1 Runup, final checks http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=700&cnt=1 Reassembling airplane http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=699&cnt=1 Debugging Lightspeed ignition http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=698&cnt=1 Final fixes(?), lightspeed malfunctioning http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=697&cnt=1 New switches for stick grip http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=696&cnt=1 New fuel line, mostly http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=695&cnt=1 Control stick mods http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=694&cnt=1 Taxi test / brake conditioning http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=693&cnt=1 Gust locks, recowling http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=692&cnt=1 AIRWORTHY http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=691&cnt=1 Relocated engine controls, taxi attempt http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=690&cnt=1 Condition inspection complete http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=689&cnt=1 Elevator re-rig, condition inspection http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=688&cnt=1 Pre-inspection inspection and airplane recovery http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=687&cnt=1 Hangar cleanup, prop balancing http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=686&cnt=1 AIRPLANE IS DONE http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=685&cnt=1 Top fuselage skin http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=684&cnt=1 Pitot/static certification http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=683&cnt=1 Fuel tank calibration http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=682&cnt=1 Electrical mods http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=681&cnt=1 Fixing Dynon Compass http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=680&cnt=1 Misc http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=679&cnt=1 Spinner, top/front skin http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=678&cnt=1 First engine start! http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=677&cnt=1 Aileron stops done, spinner again http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=676&cnt=1 Fixed brake leak, doc check http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=675&cnt=1 Last skin / aileron trim http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=674&cnt=1 Airplane weighed http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=673&cnt=1 Oil in, ready to weigh http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=672&cnt=1 Cabin checkout http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=671&cnt=1 Wiring finished http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=670&cnt=1 Installing CDI http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=669&cnt=1 Inspecting firewall-forward http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=668&cnt=1 Wing root fairing, fixed brake leak http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=667&cnt=1 Hose routing http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=666&cnt=1 Forward cabin http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=665&cnt=1 Closing up the airplane http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=664&cnt=1 Center floor cover http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=663&cnt=1 Tanks closed up http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=662&cnt=1 Redid exhaust mounts http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=661&cnt=1 Tanks open http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=660&cnt=1 Sound insulation http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=659&cnt=1 Forward fuselage wrap-up http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=658&cnt=1 Seatbelts, marker beacon http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=657&cnt=1 Antenna wiring http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=656&cnt=1 Tunnel cover http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=655&cnt=1 Wing walk http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=654&cnt=1 Oil door, cowls complete http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=653&cnt=1 Misc http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=652&cnt=1 Canopy revealed http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=651&cnt=1 Brake fluid, decals done, aft fuse finish http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=650&cnt=1 Ailerons re-rigged, lots of misc... http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=649&cnt=1 Cowl, panel http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=648&cnt=1 Spinner done http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=647&cnt=1 Spinner mostly done http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=646&cnt=1 Spinner http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=645&cnt=1 Drilled spinner http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=644&cnt=1 Panel decals, Spinner http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=643&cnt=1 Emp fairing, spinner http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=642&cnt=1 Eclipse VLJ, Prop bolts torqued, emp bottom fairing, flaps http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=641&cnt=1 Technical inspection, prop on http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=640&cnt=1 Emp fairings, prop extension http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=639&cnt=1 Cowl sanding http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=638&cnt=1 Spinner, ailerons, gap fairing http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=637&cnt=1 Lots of misc http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=636&cnt=1 Wing bolts done (take 2), heat control, canopy sanding http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=635&cnt=1 Wing bolts done! http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=634&cnt=1 First wing bolt torqued http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=633&cnt=1 Flaps hooked up, started wing bolts http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=632&cnt=1 Wingtips on, flap work http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=631&cnt=1 All controls done and safetied http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=630&cnt=1 Wingtips done, control sticks figured out http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=629&cnt=1 Wingtips just about done http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=628&cnt=1 Elevator controls, wingtips http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=627&cnt=1 Pushrod debugging, airbox attach, wingtips http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=626&cnt=1 Aileron pushrods again, pitot/AOA tubing http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=625&cnt=1 Outer aileron pushrods, wingtip epoxy http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=624&cnt=1 Trimmed sticks, pushrod rigging http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=623&cnt=1 More tip work http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=622&cnt=1 Wingtip work http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=621&cnt=1 Started wingtip attach, aileron swapping http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=620&cnt=1 Wingtips powered up http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=619&cnt=1 Wings ready for plug-in, and plugged-in http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=618&cnt=1 Wing fairing nutplates http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=617&cnt=1 Wing wiring http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=616&cnt=1 Tank brackets, wings off again http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=615&cnt=1 Wing root fairings http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=614&cnt=1 Drilled rear spars http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=613&cnt=1 More wing setup http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=612&cnt=1 Setting up the wing http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=611&cnt=1 Wings on! http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=610&cnt=1 Canopy fairing fiberglass http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=609&cnt=1 Getting ready for canopy fiberglass http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=608&cnt=1 Mostly controls http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=607&cnt=1 Emp fairing platenuts, wings ready to attach http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=606&cnt=1 Control cables, emp fairing http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=605&cnt=1 2 cars in the garage, wheels and controls http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=604&cnt=1 Airbox done, elevators balanced http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=603&cnt=1 Cowl inlet and misc http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=602&cnt=1 Cowl inlet, landing gear http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=601&cnt=1 Misc http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=600&cnt=1 Airbox, engine control fiasco http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=599&cnt=1 Engine controls http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=598&cnt=1 Airbox still http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=597&cnt=1 Airbox http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=596&cnt=1 Finished coil wiring, airbox going again http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=595&cnt=1 Elevator trim servo, FWF wrap-up http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=594&cnt=1 Elevator pushrods, emp wiring http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=593&cnt=1 Elevators on for good http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=592&cnt=1 Rudder on for good http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=591&cnt=1 HS/VS on for good, rudder bottom http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=590&cnt=1 Rudder stop, tail wiring, tail attach http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=589&cnt=1 Empennage cleanup, rudder on http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=588&cnt=1 Initial elevator mounting http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=587&cnt=1 Both stabilizers installed http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=586&cnt=1 VS Drilling http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=585&cnt=1 VS Attach http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=584&cnt=1 VS done http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=583&cnt=1 HS Drilled http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=582&cnt=1 Misc http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=581&cnt=1 Seats arrived http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=580&cnt=1 HS fitting, etc http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=579&cnt=1 Final fabrication? http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=578&cnt=1 Elevator counerweights http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=577&cnt=1 airbox, oil drain http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=576&cnt=1 HS done, at airport, oil cooler http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=575&cnt=1 Both wingtips done http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=574&cnt=1 Oil cooler on, wingtip work http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=573&cnt=1 One wingtip done, started the other http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=572&cnt=1 Baffles secured for good http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=571&cnt=1 wingtip lens http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=570&cnt=1 Position light built and fired up http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=569&cnt=1 Building position light http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=568&cnt=1 HS/VS tips fit, finally http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=567&cnt=1 Moved wings http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=566&cnt=1 More emp tips, preparing to move wings http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=565&cnt=1 4 http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=564&cnt=1 Staring at emp tips http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=563&cnt=1 Airbox, oil cooler, cowl http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=562&cnt=1 Oil cooler http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=561&cnt=1 Wing & emp tips http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=560&cnt=1 Wiring cleanup, cowl priming http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=559&cnt=1 Still hacking on the emp tips http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=558&cnt=1 Baffle tie rods, engine controls, wiring bundles, cowl filling http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=557&cnt=1 HS tips, baffle airseal http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=556&cnt=1 HS tips http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=555&cnt=1 Blocked off HS tips http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=554&cnt=1 Airbox, sanding cowl http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=553&cnt=1 HS tips http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=552&cnt=1 Emp tips http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=551&cnt=1 Builder motivation day, cowl filling http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=550&cnt=1 Baffles, cowl filling, N-number http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=549&cnt=1 Emp tips http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=548&cnt=1 Primed top cowl, canopy struts on, Dynon wiring http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=547&cnt=1 Emp tips http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=546&cnt=1 Fuselage at airport! http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=545&cnt=1 Last day of move prep, latch fingers http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=544&cnt=1 Canopy sanding and gap-fill http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=543&cnt=1 Visited hangar, recovered decal mess, canopy on http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=542&cnt=1 Tail finished, move prep, decals http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=541&cnt=1 Aft fuselage done http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=540&cnt=1 Aft fuse riveting, preparing to move http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=539&cnt=1 Airseal fabric, heat muff, secured FWF wiring, decals http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=538&cnt=1 Drilled airseals, FWF hacking http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=537&cnt=1 FWF wiring, airseal fabric http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=536&cnt=1 exhaust & cowl supports http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=535&cnt=1 Cowl brace http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=534&cnt=1 Finished cowl hinges, more decal experiments http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=533&cnt=1 Aft fuse riveting, more cowl epoxying, experimented with decal system http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=532&cnt=1 Prep cowl hinges, started epoxying http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=531&cnt=1 Cowl drilled http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=530&cnt=1 Battery/ground cables http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=529&cnt=1 Wiring done (?) http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=528&cnt=1 3 http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=527&cnt=1 Baffles first install http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=526&cnt=1 Riveted baffles, last of the big rivets? http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=525&cnt=1 Painted baffles http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=524&cnt=1 Baffles ready for paint http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=523&cnt=1 Dynon update, smoothing baffles http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=522&cnt=1 Final baffle tweaks http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=521&cnt=1 Did something or another with the baffles http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=520&cnt=1 Trimming baffles http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=519&cnt=1 What else, baffles? http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=518&cnt=1 Baffles continue http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=517&cnt=1 Left baffle floor http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=516&cnt=1 Baffle floors http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=515&cnt=1 Static lines http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=514&cnt=1 More Baffles http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=513&cnt=1 Started Baffles http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=512&cnt=1 Wired Lightspeed, wiring cleanup http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=511&cnt=1 Cowl Finally Fits http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=510&cnt=1 Cowling harassment http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=509&cnt=1 Cowl, applied N-numbers http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=508&cnt=1 Top cowl trimming http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=507&cnt=1 Started cowl http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=506&cnt=1 Lower FWF http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=505&cnt=1 Wiring cleanup http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=504&cnt=1 Heavy wire routing http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=503&cnt=1 Sensor rerouting/wiring http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=502&cnt=1 More engine wiring http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=501&cnt=1 Engine wiring http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=500&cnt=1 EGT, wiring and stuff http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=499&cnt=1 Exhaust http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=498&cnt=1 FWF http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=497&cnt=1 More engine plumbing http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=496&cnt=1 Torqued engine, started plumbing http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=495&cnt=1 Engine is hung! http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=494&cnt=1 GPS antenna mount, cable routing http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=491&cnt=1 Preparing for engine hanging http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=490&cnt=1 Aft fuse skins riveting http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=489&cnt=1 Aft fuse cleanup http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=488&cnt=1 Misc, preparing to hang engine http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=487&cnt=1 Right aileron prosealed http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=486&cnt=1 Left aileron done http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=485&cnt=1 Elevator pushrods complete http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=484&cnt=1 One aileron prosealed http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=483&cnt=1 Back on nose gear, ailerons mostly drilled http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=481&cnt=1 Aileron skins: prime and rivet http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=480&cnt=1 Started on aileron rebuild http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=479&cnt=1 Last big Van's shipment? http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=478&cnt=1 Heat selector, misc cleanup http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=477&cnt=1 fiberglass revealed http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=476&cnt=1 Removed/shipped nose gear for mods, fiberglass experiment http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=475&cnt=1 Elevator surgery http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=474&cnt=1 Mounted LSI brain-box http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=473&cnt=1 Jack kit http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=472&cnt=1 Some more engine photos http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=471&cnt=1 Engine arrived http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=470&cnt=1 Nose gear, debugging EDC http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=469&cnt=1 Started wingtips http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=468&cnt=1 Brake lines complete http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=467&cnt=1 Nose wheel on, misc cleanup http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=466&cnt=1 Nose gear http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=465&cnt=1 Nose wheel http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=464&cnt=1 Engine mount attached http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=463&cnt=1 Started engine mount http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=462&cnt=1 OAT & strobe wiring http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=461&cnt=1 Panel complete http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=460&cnt=1 Strobe wiring http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=459&cnt=1 Vent hose, compass http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=458&cnt=1 ELT wiring, map lights http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=457&cnt=1 Antennas! http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=456&cnt=1 Retrofitting for the canopy http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=455&cnt=1 Audio work http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=454&cnt=1 Working on wrapping up the panel http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=453&cnt=1 Panel permanently installed http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=452&cnt=1 Panel riveted & painted http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=451&cnt=1 Subpanel and rack surgery http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=450&cnt=1 Fiddling with radio pinouts http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=449&cnt=1 Dimmer and inverter http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=448&cnt=1 The airplane speaks http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=447&cnt=1 Massive wire sorting http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=446&cnt=1 Headset wiring http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=445&cnt=1 Radios in the panel and powered up http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=444&cnt=1 Filing away... http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=443&cnt=1 Panel cutting http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=442&cnt=1 Avionics arrived http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=441&cnt=1 Dynon remote compass http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=440&cnt=1 EFIS failover, EMS warning light, installed aileron trim http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=439&cnt=1 Left subpanel http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=438&cnt=1 Re-wired EFIS, updated software http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=437&cnt=1 Built Dynon EFIS harness, installed http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=436&cnt=1 DB9 connectors http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=435&cnt=1 Aileron trim assembled http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=434&cnt=1 Still wiring, and aileron trim http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=433&cnt=1 Fuel line http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=432&cnt=1 Relay deck installed, EMS wiring http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=431&cnt=1 Relay deck wiring http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=430&cnt=1 More relay deck http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=429&cnt=1 Relay deck http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=428&cnt=1 Stick wiring, relay deck http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=427&cnt=1 wiring organization, mapbox door http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=426&cnt=1 More wiring, strobes & TC http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=425&cnt=1 Annunciator panel, carbon monoxide detector http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=424&cnt=1 Stick wiring, under-seat layout http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=423&cnt=1 Let there be light! http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=422&cnt=1 Pushrod follies http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=421&cnt=1 Evergreen Aviation Museum for RV Builders http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=420&cnt=1 Radios ordered http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=419&cnt=1 Cabin flood lights complete http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=418&cnt=1 Baggage light complete http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=417&cnt=1 Heatsinks for LED regulators http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=416&cnt=1 Channel cover http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=415&cnt=1 Built circuit boards http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=414&cnt=1 Last priming session, more lighting, ordered circuit boards http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=413&cnt=1 RV-8 project visit, more lighting and stick http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=412&cnt=1 Playing with Lighting http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=411&cnt=1 Aft fuselage wrap-up http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=410&cnt=1 Controls http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=409&cnt=1 Vents http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=408&cnt=1 Misc. procrastination items http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=407&cnt=1 Bellcrank windows http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=406&cnt=1 Bus shuffle and more wiring http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=405&cnt=1 More heavy wiring http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=405&cnt=1 Battery cables http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=404&cnt=1 Mounting various electronics http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=403&cnt=1 Transducer manifold, voltage regulator http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=402&cnt=1 Mounted fuse blocks, installed ANL and shunt http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=401&cnt=1 Riveted subpanel, started wiring, power on! http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=400&cnt=1 Wing conduit, rudder pedal brace http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=399&cnt=1 Wings done, map box & cutout http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=398&cnt=1 Left wing skins done http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=397&cnt=1 Wing bottom skin, glove box http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=396&cnt=1 Panel filing, glovebox http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=395&cnt=1 More panel cutting http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=394&cnt=1 Cockpit paint touchup, reassembly http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=393&cnt=1 Getting ready to close up the wing http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=392&cnt=1 Gap fairings, Carbon Monoxide sensor http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=391&cnt=1 Pitot cutout http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=390&cnt=1 Mounted left aileron, bellcrank done http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=389&cnt=1 CreativAir Strobe PS Mount http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=388&cnt=1 Left wing prep http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=387&cnt=1 Riveting flap brackets http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=386&cnt=1 Unpacked tons of electronics, started on flap attach http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=385&cnt=1 Minor wing work http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=384&cnt=1 Infinity grip arrived http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=383&cnt=1 Left wing out, electrical planning http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=382&cnt=1 Misc upper fuselage http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=381&cnt=1 Ran static lines http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=380&cnt=1 Rerouted vent lines http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=379&cnt=1 Final reroute of brake lines http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=378&cnt=1 More misc forward fuselage http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=377&cnt=1 Misc http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=376&cnt=1 Strut mounts complete http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=375&cnt=1 Strut mounts http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=374&cnt=1 Canopy handles http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=373&cnt=1 Canopy on frame, panel work http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=372&cnt=1 Tested EL instrument lights http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=371&cnt=1 First placement of Dynons in panel http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=370&cnt=1 Panel punched, frame painted http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=369&cnt=1 Canopy frame ready for paint, panel layout http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=368&cnt=1 Dynon EMS arrived http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=367&cnt=1 Worked on lift attach blocks, finished riveting canopy skin http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=365&cnt=1 Started riveting canopy skin http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=364&cnt=1 Started riveting canopy skin, panel work http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=363&cnt=1 Canopy ready to prime http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=362&cnt=1 Canopy strut fabrication http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=361&cnt=1 Nothing really http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=360&cnt=1 Canopy frame, 706 support http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=359&cnt=1 Canopy side skirts http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=358&cnt=1 Drilled Canopy Reinforcements http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=357&cnt=1 Misc canopy reinforcement http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=356&cnt=1 Countersunk canopy, started frame reinforcement http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=355&cnt=1 Still working on the canopy gap http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=354&cnt=1 Propeller arrived, canopy edge http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=352&cnt=1 Final trim of rear window http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=351&cnt=1 Drilled rear window http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=350&cnt=1 Trimmed back window http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=349&cnt=1 Drilled canopy http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=348&cnt=1 Dynon arrived! http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=347&cnt=1 Final canopy frame riveting http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=346&cnt=1 Gave up on canopy ears, started splicing ribs http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=345&cnt=1 Almost done trimming the canopy, canopy ears http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=344&cnt=1 Made the big cut http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=343&cnt=1 front canopy trimming http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=342&cnt=1 Canopy trimming http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=341&cnt=1 First canopy cuts http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=340&cnt=1 Riveted canopy frame http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=339&cnt=1 Finished right wing, Drilled canopy frame http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=338&cnt=1 Canopy ribs still http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=337&cnt=1 Canopy frame... http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=336&cnt=1 Canopy ribs http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=335&cnt=1 Canopy frame mounted http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=334&cnt=1 Fitting canopy frame http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=333&cnt=1 Still fitting canopy frame http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=332&cnt=1 Fitting canopy frame http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=331&cnt=1 Firewall stuff http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=330&cnt=1 Wrapping up wing http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=329&cnt=1 Right wing done! http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=328&cnt=1 Latch done and firewall http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=327&cnt=1 reinstalled canopy latch http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=326&cnt=1 Cockpit painting http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=325&cnt=1 Right wing bottom skin...almost... http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=324&cnt=1 Cockpit misc http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=323&cnt=1 Canopy latch http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=322&cnt=1 Parts prep http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=321&cnt=1 Canopy hinge and jettison mechanism http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=320&cnt=1 More wing, air vents http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=320&cnt=1 Wing riveting http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=318&cnt=1 Started wing bottom skins http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=315&cnt=1 Static ports, forward fuselage, rudder cable fairings http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=316&cnt=1 ELT Install http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=315&cnt=1 Wing planning http://eastham-lee.com/rv/blog4.cgi?abs=314&cnt=1