Build Time: 2236 Hours
Flying & Maintenance Time: 1693 Hours
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Training / Fun
Phase 1 [89.5 Hours]
| [October 24, 2010] | [3 Hours] FIRST FLIGHT! | | [October 28, 2010] | [1 Hour] Dealing with post-first flight issues | | [October 30, 2010] | [3 Hours] Unfavorable winds, so I just worked on the RV some | | [October 31, 2010] | Second Flight: One hour in the air | | [November 3, 2010] | [1 Hour] Reshaping cowl | | [November 4, 2010] | [2 Hours] Modification done on lower cowl spinner interference | | [November 11, 2010] | Third Flight: Tour of my Phase 1 area | | [November 13, 2010] | [4 Hours] Airspeed Calibration | | [November 14, 2010] | [4 Hours] Short flight and first oil change | | [November 19, 2010] | [4 Hours] Fixed cracked plenum intake. Installed some of the interior | | [November 20, 2010] | [1 Hour] Flying around. Installed pre-heater. | | [November 27, 2010] | [0.5 Hours] Tried to finish installing the sump pre-heater | | [November 28, 2010] | [1 Hour] Flying off the hours | | [November 29, 2010] | [2 Hours] Finished installing Reiff pre-heater system | | [December 3, 2010] | [1 Hour] Blocked oil cooler to increase oil temps | | [December 4, 2010] | Quick flight | | [December 11, 2010] | Climb/Glide tests | | [December 17, 2010] | [1 Hour] An attempt to fix a heavy wing | | [December 18, 2010] | Long flight around Phase 1 area. | | [December 19, 2010] | [4 Hours] Calibrated Fuel Level Indication, Fixed Small oil Leaks | | [January 7, 2011] | [8 Hours] Made a remote control to turn on my sump heater by my cell phone | | [January 16, 2011] | [0.5 Hours] Oil Temp Sensor Failed | | [January 22, 2011] | [1 Hour] Installed new oil temp sensor | | [January 23, 2011] | [1 Hour] Test ran engine to check for oil leaks | | [January 29, 2011] | Quick flight with some touch and go's | | [February 4, 2011] | More test flying - checked out the VOR | | [February 5, 2011] | [3 Hours] Misc Maintenance | | [February 6, 2011] | Nice 3.3 Hour flight. CHT #2 Probe Issue | | [February 11, 2011] | [2 Hours] Swapped CHT sensors, installed baggage area carpet | | [February 12, 2011] | [3 Hours] Made wing jackstands, started wheelpants installation | | [February 16, 2011] | [1 Hour] Glassed in spacer on forward wheelpants | | [February 19, 2011] | [6 Hours] Fitted Wheelpants around tire | | [February 20, 2011] | [3 Hours] Aligned wheelpants and started gear leg fairings | | [February 21, 2011] | [2 Hours] Wheelpants Fiberglasswork. | | [February 22, 2011] | [2 Hours] Wheelpants Fiberglass | | [February 23, 2011] | [1 Hour] Wheelpants Stuff | | [February 25, 2011] | [2.5 Hours] Wheelpants: Filling and Sanding | | [February 26, 2011] | [4 Hours] Wheelpants Fitting | | [February 27, 2011] | [5 Hours] Final Fitted the wheelpants. Tested them out | | [March 4, 2011] | [2 Hours] Added a foam/fiberglass mud guard to the wheelpants | | [March 5, 2011] | [2 Hours] Messed around with gear leg fairings | | [March 19, 2011] | [5 Hours] Gear Leg Fairings | | [March 20, 2011] | 3.7 hours off the hobbs! | | [March 25, 2011] | [3 Hours] Quick sunset flight; Oil change | | [March 26, 2011] | CG Flight Testing. Finished Phase 1. First Passenger! |
2011 Flying [8.3 Hours]
| [April 10, 2011] | [1 Hour] Touch and Go's | | [April 23, 2011] | [1 Hour] First flight out of Phase I area | | [May 8, 2011] | [1 Hour] Flight over to Fallston, MD (W42) | | [May 12, 2011] | Sunset flight to Smoketown, PA | | [May 25, 2011] | Flight Over to Fallston | | [June 3, 2011] | [0.5 Hours] Attempted flight to Cumberland | | [June 7, 2011] | [2 Hours] Flight down to KGED | | [June 29, 2011] | [1.3 Hours] Flight to KTHV and N68 | | [December 11, 2011] | Trip to Ocean City, NJ | | [December 16, 2011] | [0.5 Hours] Flight over York, PA to test autopilot | | [December 24, 2011] | [1 Hour] Quick trip over to Coatsville, PA |
2011 Maintenance [64 Hours]
| [May 13, 2011] | [1.5 Hours] Riveted hinge to gear leg fairings | | [May 14, 2011] | [2 Hours] Fitted Gear leg fairings to landing gear | | [May 16, 2011] | [1 Hour] Gear Leg Fairing work | | [May 20, 2011] | [4 Hours] Finished making brackets for gear leg fairings | | [May 23, 2011] | [3 Hours] Finished installing gear leg fairings | | [May 31, 2011] | [3 Hours] iPad Mount and Engine Inspection | | [June 6, 2011] | [0.5 Hours] Cleaned #3 cylinder bottom plug | | [August 31, 2011] | [1 Hour] Started Annual! | | [October 8, 2011] | [6 Hours] Annual Inspection - Prop | | [November 7, 2011] | [8 Hours] Annual | | [November 12, 2011] | [6 Hours] Annual - Aft Fuselage Autopilot Installation | | [November 13, 2011] | [6 Hours] Annual - Finished AP servo install | | [November 27, 2011] | [6 Hours] Annual - remade FAB plate | | [November 29, 2011] | [3 Hours] Annual - attempt to fix timing of mag | | [December 1, 2011] | [3 Hours] Annual - Fixed timing of mag | | [December 3, 2011] | [4 Hours] Finished Annual Quick flight | | [December 15, 2011] | [6 Hours] Installing autopilot head |
2012 Flying [38.8 Hours]
| [January 28, 2012] | [2 Hours] Flight to Coatsville, PA | | [January 29, 2012] | [2.5 Hours] Flight to Cambridge, MD | | [February 18, 2012] | [2 Hours] Flight to Cambridge with Claudius | | [February 20, 2012] | [2 Hours] Flight to Cumberland, MD | | [March 10, 2012] | [1.5 Hours] Flight to Bay Bridge airport | | [June 17, 2012] | [3 Hours] Flight to Tangier Island | | [July 1, 2012] | [1 Hour] Flight to Coatsville, PA with visitor | | [July 9, 2012] | [5.9 Hours] Flight to Detroit, MI | | [July 12, 2012] | [0.4 Hours] RV intro flight for Peter | | [July 23, 2012] | [10.5 Hours] Oshkosh 2012! | | [November 3, 2012] | [1 Hour] Installed oil cooler blocker and quick flight | | [November 12, 2012] | [4 Hours] Trip to Cleveland | | [November 17, 2012] | [2 Hours] Flight to Williamsport, PA | | [November 18, 2012] | [1 Hour] Started a GoPro camera install and lunch at KFDK |
2012 Maintenance [74.5 Hours]
| [February 20, 2012] | [4 Hours] Fixed broken wheel leg fairing bracket | | [March 3, 2012] | [3 Hours] Gear leg fairing clamp Fuel line safety wire | | [April 29, 2012] | [1 Hour] Fixed EGT #2 connection | | [June 30, 2012] | [6 Hours] Fixed engine sag, lots of misc maintenance | | [July 3, 2012] | [2 Hours] Canopy Rubbing, ADS-B receiver power | | [July 14, 2012] | [6 Hours] New gear leg fairing brackets; other misc maintenance | | [July 15, 2012] | [4 Hours] Tested plenum re-sealing, ADS-B antenna | | [July 18, 2012] | [2 Hours] Made gust locks | | [July 27, 2012] | [3 Hours] Oil change | | [July 29, 2012] | [6 Hours] Re-did connectors for EGT/CHT/Oil Temp | | [July 31, 2012] | [3 Hours] Remade airbox top; sealed plenum | | [August 3, 2012] | [3 Hours] Installed new gasket for dipstick tube, fixed gear leg fairing alignment | | [August 8, 2012] | [3 Hours] Oil temp sensor issue, upper intersection fairings | | [August 18, 2012] | [3 Hours] Replaced oil temp sensor; upper intersection fairings | | [August 21, 2012] | [1 Hour] More fitting of upper intersection fairing | | [August 22, 2012] | [1 Hour] Attached upper intersection fairings to fuselage | | [August 24, 2012] | [1 Hour] Started final shaping of upper intersection fairing | | [October 6, 2012] | [3 Hours] Filling upper intersection fairings | | [October 20, 2012] | [2 Hours] Local flight and upper intersection work | | [November 25, 2012] | [3 Hours] GoPro Installation Debugging fuel pressure issue | | [December 1, 2012] | [1 Hour] Disassembled fuel pressure regulator | | [December 2, 2012] | [1 Hour] Fixed fuel pressure regulator | | [December 8, 2012] | [1.5 Hours] GoPro camera mount stabilization, oil temp sensor issue | | [December 15, 2012] | [3 Hours] LED Landing Light testing | | [December 23, 2012] | [2 Hours] Installed new oil temp sensor | | [December 29, 2012] | [6 Hours] Started annual inspection |
2013 Maintenance [54 Hours]
| [January 5, 2013] | [4 Hours] 2nd day working on the annual | | [January 12, 2013] | [6 Hours] Finished Annual | | [February 9, 2013] | [2 Hours] Garmin 430W GPS Interference issues | | [February 17, 2013] | [2 Hours] Installed new secondary GPS | | [April 6, 2013] | [3 Hours] Work on vertical stabilizer tip | | [April 19, 2013] | [3 Hours] Vertical Stabilizer tip and Oil Shutter Installation | | [April 20, 2013] | [3 Hours] Oil cooler shutter and vertical stab tip | | [June 12, 2013] | Oil Analysis | | [July 9, 2013] | ADS-B repair New Garmin 696! | | [August 4, 2013] | [6 Hours] Installed Garmin 696 and iPad mini mounts | | [August 8, 2013] | [3 Hours] Reinstalled safety wire on Prop Bolts | | [October 6, 2013] | [8 Hours] New LED Landing Lights | | [November 11, 2013] | [4 Hours] Installed new wig-wag controller | | [December 1, 2013] | [5 Hours] Front cylinder permanent blockers wheelpants bracket reinforcement | | [December 7, 2013] | [2 Hours] Installed new wheelpants bracket | | [December 29, 2013] | [2 Hours] Installed new GoPro mount | | [December 30, 2013] | [1 Hour] Made a GDL-39 ADS-B wiring harness |
2013 Flying [60 Hours]
| [March 23, 2013] | [2 Hours] Sky Bryce for lunch | | [March 30, 2013] | [2.2 Hours] Ocean City, MD | | [April 7, 2013] | [2 Hours] Flight to Cambridge, MD | | [April 14, 2013] | [1.2 Hours] Flight to Coatesville, PA | | [April 23, 2013] | [1 Hour] Aileron Rolls | | [April 27, 2013] | [1 Hour] Essex Skypark Fly-in | | [May 27, 2013] | [4.2 Hours] Memorial Day Trip to Block Island, RI | | [June 8, 2013] | [2 Hours] AOPA Formation Flight Ride-along Aerobatics Lesson | | [June 9, 2013] | [2 Hours] Trip to Accomack County, VA | | [June 11, 2013] | [2 Hours] Finished oil change, fixed idle mixture and did some aerobatics | | [June 22, 2013] | [1.1 Hours] Flight through SFRA and Annapolis Sightseeing | | [June 29, 2013] | [2 Hours] Tangier Island | | [July 7, 2013] | [7 Hours] Trip to Rangeley, Maine (8B0) | | [July 15, 2013] | [10.2 Hours] Flight to Wisconsin/Chicago | | [July 28, 2013] | [4 Hours] Trip to Columbus, OH | | [August 10, 2013] | [0.9 Hours] Smoketown, PA (S37) 2013 Flyin | | [August 18, 2013] | [3.2 Hours] Trip to Buffalo, NY | | [September 16, 2013] | [1 Hour] Quick flight and some aerobatics | | [September 30, 2013] | [1 Hour] Quick Sunset Flight | | [October 9, 2013] | [0.5 Hours] First night flight. Tested out new LED landing lights | | [November 16, 2013] | [2 Hours] Flight to Williamsport, PA | | [November 21, 2013] | [1 Hour] Flight with Coworker from Australia | | [December 20, 2013] | [1 Hour] Testing out new GDL39 ADS-B Receiver | | [December 24, 2013] | [2 Hours] Xmas Eve Patrol! | | [December 27, 2013] | [3.5 Hours] Flight to Mystic, CT with my cousin Gabrielle |
2014 Maintenance [50.5 Hours]
| [January 19, 2014] | [2 Hours] Started Annual | | [January 23, 2014] | Oil Analysis | | [January 25, 2014] | [4 Hours] Annual: Engine Group | | [January 31, 2014] | [3 Hours] Annual: Wheels | | [February 11, 2014] | [8 Hours] Annual: Finished! | | [March 9, 2014] | [3 Hours] Flaps Trailing edge and fiddlin' with the GoPro mount | | [May 23, 2014] | [1 Hour] Starter casing cracked | | [May 24, 2014] | [2 Hours] Tested Zaon XRX PCAS FIberglass on Wheelpants | | [May 26, 2014] | [4 Hours] Tested new Starter Wheelpants Filler | | [May 27, 2014] | [2 Hours] Installed GDL-39, Starter Strap, Wheelpants | | [May 29, 2014] | [3 Hours] Installed Starter Strap and tracked down oil leak | | [June 21, 2014] | [2 Hours] Installed new alternator | | [July 27, 2014] | [3.5 Hours] Prepping the RV for Oshkosh | | [September 13, 2014] | [3 Hours] Installed Upgraded TruTrack Vizion 385 Autopilot | | [September 25, 2014] | [1 Hour] New fuel pressure sensor, oil door | | [October 1, 2014] | [2 Hours] Swapped back in the SkyTec Starter | | [October 6, 2014] | [1 Hour] Right wingtip re-alignment | | [October 7, 2014] | [1 Hour] Finished right wingtip alignment, started to fix vertical stab tip | | [October 26, 2014] | [5 Hours] Installed new pitot tube | | [November 24, 2014] | Oil Analysis Results |
2014 Flying [93.8 Hours]
| [January 4, 2014] | [2 Hours] GoPro new mount test flight | | [January 12, 2014] | [2 Hours] Formation flight to Cambridge, MD (KCGE) for lunch | | [January 18, 2014] | [1.5 Hours] Flight to MQS with my buddy Mike | | [February 23, 2014] | [1 Hour] Western Maryland flight | | [March 1, 2014] | [7 Hours] Flight to Detroit | | [March 15, 2014] | [2 Hours] Formation Flight Micro Clinic @ KFDK GoPro Camera Mount | | [April 19, 2014] | [1 Hour] Local low level flight | | [April 27, 2014] | [2 Hours] Lunch at Bay Bridge Airport (W29) | | [May 4, 2014] | [3.9 Hours] Flight to First Flight Aiport (KFFA) | | [May 11, 2014] | [2 Hours] Bay Bridge (W29) | | [May 30, 2014] | [5 Hours] Day trip to Nantucket, MA | | [June 1, 2014] | [0.7 Hours] Quick afternoon flight | | [June 7, 2014] | [2.5 Hours] Flight to NYC for the 2014 Belmont Stakes | | [June 13, 2014] | [0.5 Hours] Temping faith on Friday the 13th | | [June 14, 2014] | [0.5 Hours] Second Gathering of RV's at KDMW | | [June 15, 2014] | [1.5 Hours] Fathers day flight to Kentmorr (3W3) | | [June 18, 2014] | [0.6 Hours] New Odyssey PC680 Battery | | [June 20, 2014] | [1 Hour] Giving my neice and nephews flights | | [June 26, 2014] | [3.4 Hours] Work trip to Saratoga Springs, NY | | [June 29, 2014] | [5 Hours] Flight to Charlotte, NC | | [July 5, 2014] | [1.5 Hours] Underwing GoPro Mount and night Fireworks Flight | | [July 6, 2014] | [2.5 Hours] Flight around Ocean City, MD | | [July 17, 2014] | [1 Hour] Sunset flight | | [August 3, 2014] | [9 Hours] Oshkosh 2014 | | [August 7, 2014] | Air and Space Museum Visit | | [August 9, 2014] | [1.5 Hours] Smoketown (S37) Flyin | | [August 17, 2014] | [8 Hours] Chicago for a bachelor party | | [August 24, 2014] | [4 Hours] Saratoga Springs, NY (5N2) | | [September 14, 2014] | [2 Hours] Test flying the autopilot | | [September 28, 2014] | [5 Hours] Weekend in Plymouth, MA | | [October 4, 2014] | [0.5 Hours] Quick flight over a friends house. | | [October 5, 2014] | [1.2 Hours] KMQS for Soup | | [October 12, 2014] | [0.5 Hours] Tested wingtip re-alignment | | [October 31, 2014] | [1.5 Hours] Flight around the upper Chesapeake Bay | | [November 11, 2014] | [3 Hours] BFR, Oil Change and local flying | | [November 28, 2014] | [2.5 Hours] Flight to Williamsburg, VA (KJGG) | | [December 5, 2014] | [1.5 Hours] Flight to Bay Bridge airport with an Austrlian coworker | | [December 13, 2014] | [2.5 Hours] Tangier Holy Run | | [December 26, 2014] | [1 Hour] Sporting Clays on the Eastern Shore of MD |
2015 Flying [61.8 Hours]
| [January 6, 2015] | [2 Hours] Flight to KMQS with Steve from WI | | [January 25, 2015] | [2 Hours] Flight to Ocean City, NJ | | [February 7, 2015] | [2 Hours] Trip to Luray, VA | | [March 29, 2015] | [1.5 Hours] New tailwheel control arm, long local flight | | [April 20, 2015] | [5 Hours] Beer Run to Burlington, VT | | [May 26, 2015] | [5.2 Hours] Memorial Day weekend in Nantucket | | [May 30, 2015] | [1.2 Hours] Cedar Meadows Flyin | | [June 7, 2015] | [2.2 Hours] Flight to Tangier Island | | [July 19, 2015] | [5.2 Hours] [Oshkosh 2015] Flight to Oshkosh | | [July 20, 2015] | [Oshkosh 2015] Day 1 | | [July 21, 2015] | [Oshkosh 2015] Day 2 | | [July 22, 2015] | [Oshkosh 2015] Day 3 | | [July 23, 2015] | [2.4 Hours] [Oshkosh 2015] Day 4 - departing to Des Moines | | [July 24, 2015] | [1.6 Hours] Des Moines to Southern WI | | [July 26, 2015] | [5 Hours] Flight home from WI | | [August 8, 2015] | [2 Hours] Smoketown (S37) flyin | | [August 18, 2015] | [1 Hour] Giving rides to business partners | | [September 5, 2015] | [5 Hours] Labor Day weekend in Nantucket | | [September 26, 2015] | [3 Hours] Flight to Buffalo, NY | | [October 18, 2015] | [6 Hours] Birthday weekend to Plymouth, MA | | [November 8, 2015] | [3.1 Hours] Flash Mob flight down the Hudson River SFRA Corridor | | [November 21, 2015] | [1.8 Hours] Lunch at Georgetown, DE (KGED) | | [November 25, 2015] | [1.8 Hours] Flight over the Eastern Shore of MD | | [December 5, 2015] | [2.8 Hours] 2015 Tangier Island Holly Run |
2015 Maintenance [94 Hours]
| [January 10, 2015] | [2 Hours] Removed plugs and injectors | | [January 18, 2015] | [3 Hours] Installed fuel injectors | | [March 1, 2015] | [18 Hours] Annual Inspection | | [March 7, 2015] | [3 Hours] Relocated oil cooler shutter, fixed broken FAB cable | | [March 11, 2015] | [3 Hours] Installed oil cooler/rear baffle | | [March 22, 2015] | [1 Hour] Wrapped up annual inspection | | [April 23, 2015] | [12 Hours] Built Angle of Attack (AOA) sensor | | [April 26, 2015] | [6 Hours] New tailwheel, fixed heavy wing | | [May 4, 2015] | [4 Hours] Installed AOA sensor | | [May 5, 2015] | [1.5 Hours] Adjusted AOA sensor | | [May 8, 2015] | [1 Hour] Another AOA Data Gathering Flight | | [May 31, 2015] | [0.5 Hours] Debugging OAT issues | | [June 21, 2015] | [3 Hours] Oil Change | | [July 7, 2015] | Oil Analysis Report | | [July 9, 2015] | [3.5 Hours] Chaised down oil leak, installed Kroger sunscreen | | [July 10, 2015] | [2 Hours] Continued to chase down oil leak. | | [July 11, 2015] | [2 Hours] Repainted lower cowl | | [July 12, 2015] | [1 Hour] Removed fiberglass parts | | [July 13, 2015] | [1 Hour] Fiberglass work to gear leg fairings | | [July 14, 2015] | [1 Hour] Applied filler to the gear legs and vert stab tip | | [July 16, 2015] | [5 Hours] Finished fiberglass work | | [July 18, 2015] | [3 Hours] Prep for Oshkosh/Midwest trip | | [August 5, 2015] | [2.5 Hours] Started installation of new toy... | | [August 6, 2015] | [2 Hours] Finished installing Gemini ADI | | [August 10, 2015] | [2 Hours] Investigating #2 cylinder loss of combustion | | [August 11, 2015] | [3 Hours] Removed #2 cylinder exhaust valve spring | | [August 15, 2015] | [4 Hours] Reamed out #2 exhaust valve guide | | [August 24, 2015] | [2 Hours] Installed new exhaust gaskets on #1 and #2 | | [August 29, 2015] | [2 Hours] Installed new valve cover gaskets | | [November 27, 2015] | Made cockpit voice recorder cable for my Android Phone |
2016 Flying [70.6 Hours]
| [March 19, 2016] | [1 Hour] Flight to Lancaster, PA to pick up a pilot friend | | [March 26, 2016] | [3.7 Hours] Breakfast run up to Block Island (KBID) | | [April 6, 2016] | [5.9 Hours] [Sun 'n Fun 2016] Day 1 - Flight to SNF! | | [April 7, 2016] | [Sun 'n Fun 2016] Day 2 | | [April 8, 2016] | [Sun 'n Fun 2016] Day 3 | | [April 9, 2016] | [3.6 Hours] [Sun 'n Fun 2016] Day 4 - Started to head home | | [April 10, 2016] | [2.9 Hours] [Sun 'n Fun 2016] Day 5 - Trip Home | | [April 14, 2016] | [1 Hour] Trip up to Lancaster (KLNS) | | [April 16, 2016] | [5.3 Hours] RV/Rocket Gathering at 8A7 - Central NC Outer Banks | | [May 20, 2016] | [0.5 Hours] Flight tested the new GTN650 | | [May 27, 2016] | [2.6 Hours] Memorial Day Weekend trip to Nantucket | | [June 4, 2016] | [1 Hour] 4th Annual Cedar Meadows Fly-in | | [June 18, 2016] | 4th Annual Mid-Atlantic Gathering of RV's | | [June 19, 2016] | [4 Hours] Fathers Day trip to Block Island (KBID) | | [June 22, 2016] | [1.5 Hours] Work trip to Belmont Park and Aqueduct | | [July 24, 2016] | [4 Hours] [Oshkosh 2016] Flight to Oshkosh | | [July 25, 2016] | [Oshkosh 2016] Day 1 | | [July 26, 2016] | [Oshkosh 2016] Day 2 | | [July 27, 2016] | [Oshkosh 2016] Day 3 | | [July 28, 2016] | [2.7 Hours] [Oshkosh 2016] Day 4 - Departed Oshsosh to St Paul, MN | | [July 29, 2016] | [1.6 Hours] [Oshkosh 2016] Day 5 - Departed Minneapolis to Des Moines | | [July 30, 2016] | [2 Hours] [Oshkosh 2016] Day 6 - Departed Des Moines to Southern WI | | [July 31, 2016] | [4.7 Hours] [Oshkosh 2016] Trip back home | | [September 2, 2016] | [6.9 Hours] Trip to Chicago to help some friends | | [September 17, 2016] | [7.1 Hours] Belfast Maine (KBST) for the Lobster Flyin | | [October 29, 2016] | [3.5 Hours] Weekend trip to Cleveland, OH | | [November 12, 2016] | [5.1 Hours] Trip to KPYM for Mitchapalooza! |
2016 Maintenance [84 Hours]
| [January 1, 2016] | [1 Hour] TEST | | [January 16, 2016] | [4 Hours] Started installation of NavWorx ADS600-EXP ADS-B Transceiver | | [January 31, 2016] | [7 Hours] Almost finished wiring the ADS600-EXP ADS-B Tranceiver | | [February 2, 2016] | [3 Hours] ADS-B Installation continues | | [February 6, 2016] | [5 Hours] Finished installation of ADS-B Transceiver | | [February 18, 2016] | [1 Hour] Figured out ADS-B Wiring issue | | [February 20, 2016] | [4 Hours] Tested ADS-B Installation; Oil Change | | [February 22, 2016] | [3 Hours] Inspected oil screen | | [March 3, 2016] | [2 Hours] Found crack in FAB mounting plate. | | [March 12, 2016] | [8 Hours] Annual Work | | [March 22, 2016] | [2 Hours] Annual inspection continues | | [April 2, 2016] | [3 Hours] ADS-B Weather display issue on EFIS | | [April 23, 2016] | [2.5 Hours] Debugging GPSS Autopilot issues | | [April 27, 2016] | [1.5 Hours] Gave polishing a whirl | | [May 9, 2016] | [2 Hours] Fixed screen issue with GRT PFD | | [May 10, 2016] | [2 Hours] Inspected rear spar for for SB 16-03-28 | | [May 15, 2016] | [5 Hours] Started installation of GTN650 GPS NAV/COM | | [May 16, 2016] | [4 Hours] Day 2 of the installation of the GTN650 GPS NAV/COM | | [May 17, 2016] | [4 Hours] Day 3 of the installation of the GTN650 GPS NAV/COM | | [May 18, 2016] | [4.5 Hours] Finished the installation of the GTN650 GPS NAV/COM | | [May 29, 2016] | [4 Hours] Another broken FAB bypass cable | | [June 3, 2016] | [1.5 Hours] Reassembled the airbox | | [July 14, 2016] | Oil Analysis Results | | [September 10, 2016] | [3 Hours] Cylinder #2 Diagnotics work | | [November 19, 2016] | [5 Hours] Replaced Fuel Pressure and CHT Sensor. Inspected #2 Cylinder | | [November 22, 2016] | [2 Hours] Borescoped all cylinders, test run | | [December 8, 2016] | Oil Analysis Results |
2017 Flying [50.6 Hours]
| [February 4, 2017] | [5.1 Hours] Alton Bay Ice Runway | | [February 18, 2017] | [4.1 Hours] Cleveland for Mexican Food, Buffalo for Wings! | | [March 11, 2017] | [1.1 Hours] BFR | | [March 23, 2017] | [1 Hour] Flight up to LNS - Dealing with a friend who lost power to their engine. | | [April 4, 2017] | [6.9 Hours] [Sun 'n Fun 2017] Day 1 - Flight to SNF | | [April 5, 2017] | [Sun 'n Fun 2017] Day 2 | | [April 6, 2017] | [Sun 'n Fun 2017] Day 3 | | [April 7, 2017] | [0.6 Hours] [Sun 'n Fun 2017] Day 3 Flight to Clearwater, FL | | [April 9, 2017] | [4.9 Hours] [Sun 'n Fun 2017] Day 4 Flight back home | | [July 1, 2017] | [2.9 Hours] Flight up to Bradford, PA (KBFD) for a weekend of camping | | [July 21, 2017] | [1.9 Hours] [Oshkosh 2017] Day 1 - Flight to Cleveland, OH | | [July 22, 2017] | [3.9 Hours] [Oshkosh 2017] Day 2 - Cleveland to Oshkosh | | [July 23, 2017] | [Oshkosh 2017] Day 3 - HBC Beer Tasting | | [July 24, 2017] | [Oshkosh 2017] Day 4 | | [July 25, 2017] | [Oshkosh 2017] Day 5 | | [July 26, 2017] | [Oshkosh 2017] Day 6 | | [July 27, 2017] | [1.4 Hours] [Oshkosh 2017] Day 7 - Departed Oshsosh to St Paul, MN | | [July 28, 2017] | [1.3 Hours] [Oshkosh 2017] Day 8 - Departed Minneapolis to Des Moines | | [July 29, 2017] | [2 Hours] [Oshkosh 2017] Day 9 - Departed Des Moines to Southern WI | | [July 30, 2017] | [3.5 Hours] [Oshkosh 2017] Trip back home | | [August 13, 2017] | [1 Hour] Smoketown 2017 Annual Fly-in | | [August 20, 2017] | [1.3 Hours] Welding, Pushrod Shrouds, Rides and a new radio! | | [August 27, 2017] | [0.7 Hours] Test flight with new uAvionix ADS-B Transceiver | | [October 2, 2017] | [2.5 Hours] Work trip to NYC | | [November 11, 2017] | [4.5 Hours] Mitchapalooze 2017 in Plymouth, MA |
2017 Maintenance [69 Hours]
| [February 13, 2017] | [5 Hours] Installed new Audio Panel | | [March 19, 2017] | [1 Hour] Reducing the GTN650 interference | | [March 21, 2017] | [3 Hours] Started 2017 Annual Inspection | | [March 26, 2017] | [5 Hours] Annual | | [March 30, 2017] | [3.5 Hours] Annual - Installing new Fuel Flow sensor | | [April 2, 2017] | [10 Hours] Finished 2017 Annual | | [April 15, 2017] | [4 Hours] Checked #1 cylinder compression and valve guides | | [May 28, 2017] | [3 Hours] Memorial Day Avionics BBQ! | | [June 3, 2017] | [4 Hours] Dropped the oil sump | | [June 10, 2017] | [8 Hours] Found missing cotter pin, installed new alternator, new GRT EFIS Screens | | [June 25, 2017] | [2 Hours] Installed EMAG and went for a test flight | | [August 6, 2017] | [2 Hours] Fixed wheelpants, checked #2 CHT sensor, swapped Fuel Flow transducer. | | [August 26, 2017] | [8 Hours] Installed UAvionix EchoUAT ADS-B Transceiver | | [September 4, 2017] | [0.5 Hours] Fixed settings on EchoUAT ADS-B Transceiver | | [October 15, 2017] | [8 Hours] Replaced mechanical fuel pump | | [November 26, 2017] | [2 Hours] Upgraded cellular hangar heater switchbox to 4G |
2018 Flying [46 Hours]
| [January 1, 2018] | [1 Hour] New Years Day flight | | [January 7, 2018] | [1 Hour] Flight over the frozen Chesapeake Bay | | [January 14, 2018] | [1.6 Hours] Trip to Woodbine, NJ (KOBI) | | [April 12, 2018] | [5.4 Hours] [Sun 'n Fun 2018] Day 1 - Flight to KLAL | | [April 13, 2018] | [Sun 'n Fun 2018] Day 2 | | [April 14, 2018] | [4.6 Hours] Day 3 - Flight Home | | [May 26, 2018] | [1 Hour] Cedar Meadows Flyin | | [July 20, 2018] | [1.7 Hours] [Oshkosh 2018] Day 1 - KDMW to Cleveland (KLPR) | | [July 21, 2018] | [3.4 Hours] [Oshkosh 2018] Day 2 - KLPR to Oshkosh...or Y50 (Wautoma) | | [July 22, 2018] | [0.4 Hours] [Oshkosh 2018] Day 3 - Y50 (Wautoma) to OSHKOSH! | | [July 23, 2018] | [Oshkosh 2018] Day 4 | | [July 24, 2018] | [Oshkosh 2018] Day 5 | | [July 25, 2018] | [Oshkosh 2018] Day 6 | | [July 26, 2018] | [5.6 Hours] [Oshkosh 2018] Day 7 - OSH to FNL (Fort Collins, CO) | | [July 28, 2018] | [3.3 Hours] [Oshkosh 2018] Day 9 - FNL to IKV (Des Moines, IA) | | [July 29, 2018] | [3.5 Hours] [Oshkosh 2018] Day 10 - IKV to PHN (Port Huron, MI) | | [July 30, 2018] | [4.2 Hours] [Oshkosh 2018] Day 11 - PHN to KDMW | | [August 17, 2018] | [3.5 Hours] Buffalo, NY Trip | | [August 28, 2018] | [0.7 Hours] First small airplane flight to my friend Mark | | [August 29, 2018] | [1.8 Hours] Fredericksburg, VA to pick up some Magnetos. | | [November 25, 2018] | [2.1 Hours] Introduced new blood to aviation!! | | [December 25, 2018] | [1.2 Hours] Christmas Day Flight |
2018 Maintenance [35.5 Hours]
| [January 21, 2018] | [2 Hours] Installed Garmin G5 | | [April 21, 2018] | [3 Hours] Started Annual Conditional Inspection | | [April 22, 2018] | [5 Hours] Continued Annual Conditional Inspection | | [April 24, 2018] | [2 Hours] Continued Annual Conditional Inspection | | [April 27, 2018] | Continued Annual Conditional Inspection - Oil Analysis Results | | [June 13, 2018] | [1 Hour] Started installing the SDS "No More Leak Induction Tube Solution" | | [June 15, 2018] | [2 Hours] Finished installed new intake gaskets | | [July 15, 2018] | Oil Analysis Results | | [December 5, 2018] | [0.5 Hours] Installed new valve cover | | [May 7, 2019] | [20 Hours] 2019 Annual |
2019 Flying [104.4 Hours]
| [January 6, 2019] | [0.9 Hours] New Ground Speed Record - 4kts! | | [February 10, 2019] | [4.7 Hours] Weekend trip to KPYM | | [March 24, 2019] | [2.8 Hours] Sky Acres, NY - Breakfast with the KPYM Crowd | | [April 3, 2019] | [3.8 Hours] [Sun 'n Fun 2019] Day 1 - KDMW to KBHC | | [April 4, 2019] | [1.8 Hours] [Sun 'n Fun 2019] Day 2 - KBHC to KLAL | | [April 5, 2019] | [Sun 'n Fun 2019] Day 3 | | [April 6, 2019] | [5.9 Hours] [Sun 'n Fun 2019] Day 4 - KLAL to KDMW | | [May 24, 2019] | [3.2 Hours] Buffalo, NY for Memorial Day Weekend | | [June 22, 2019] | [2 Hours] Smokehouse Pilots Club Cape May, NJ (KWWD) Flyout | | [July 18, 2019] | [Oshkosh 2019] Planning | | [July 19, 2019] | [2 Hours] [Oshkosh 2019] Day 1 - KDMW to Cleveland (KLPR) | | [July 20, 2019] | [2.4 Hours] [Oshkosh 2019] Day 2 - Cleveland, OH to Crystal Lake, IL (3CK) | | [July 21, 2019] | [0.5 Hours] [Oshkosh 2019] Day 3 - Crystal Lake, IL to Waukesha, WI (KUES) | | [July 22, 2019] | [0.7 Hours] [Oshkosh 2019] Day 4 - Waukesha, WI to Oshkosh | | [July 23, 2019] | [Oshkosh 2019] Day 5 | | [July 24, 2019] | [Oshkosh 2019] Day 6 | | [July 26, 2019] | [1.8 Hours] [Oshkosh 2019] Day 7 - Oshkosh to St Paul, MN | | [July 27, 2019] | [1.6 Hours] [Oshkosh 2019] Day 8 - St Paul to Des Moines, IA | | [July 28, 2019] | [1.9 Hours] [Oshkosh 2019] Day 9 - Des Moines to Pontoon day in Southern WI | | [August 4, 2019] | [1.7 Hours] Getting young blood excited about aviation | | [August 11, 2019] | [1.9 Hours] Smokehouse Pilots Club State College, PA (KUNV) Flyout | | [August 12, 2019] | [1.3 Hours] Took a friend for his first RV flight | | [August 22, 2019] | [3.3 Hours] Saratoga Springs, NY for Traverse Weekend! | | [September 3, 2019] | [1.1 Hours] Tested out new O2 system to 17,500' | | [September 7, 2019] | [5.4 Hours] Triple Tree Fly-in (SC00) | | [September 11, 2019] | [0.6 Hours] Fixed vertical guidance issue with GTN-650, flew some practice GPS approaches | | [September 14, 2019] | [4.9 Hours] Weekend trip to Plymouth, MA | | [September 22, 2019] | [2.3 Hours] Smokehouse Pilots Club Latrobe, PA (KLBE) Flyout | | [September 28, 2019] | [4.7 Hours] Long Island, NC (NC26) Flyin | | [October 25, 2019] | [3.6 Hours] Weekend Trip to Buffalo, NY | | [November 9, 2019] | [4.5 Hours] Mitchapalooza 2019 | | [December 18, 2019] | [30 Hours] IFR Rating - IFR6 | | [December 25, 2019] | [3.1 Hours] First ride for my brother on Christmas |
2020 Maintenance [156 Hours]
| [April 5, 2020] | [8 Hours] 2020 Annual - New tires and brakes | | [April 18, 2020] | [8 Hours] 2020 Annual - Started FWF | | [April 19, 2020] | [8 Hours] 2020 Annual - More FWF | | [April 20, 2020] | [5 Hours] 2020 Annual - Finished FWF | | [April 21, 2020] | [4 Hours] 2020 Annual - Garmin GTN650 Issues | | [April 22, 2020] | [5 Hours] 2020 Annual - Wings and Started Fuselage | | [May 6, 2020] | [1 Hour] Replaced Internal Battery in Garmin GTN650 | | [May 9, 2020] | [3 Hours] 2020 Annual - Finished empennage inspection, GTN650 working again! | | [May 14, 2020] | [4 Hours] 2020 Annual - Finished remainder of annual. | | [May 17, 2020] | [50 Hours] Installed a smoke system! | | [July 22, 2020] | [5 Hours] Fixed sticky #4 exhaust valve | | [August 16, 2020] | [4 Hours] Oil Change | | [September 18, 2020] | [30 Hours] Swapped out TruTrak Vizion 385 Autopilot for GRT | | [October 18, 2020] | [2 Hours] Flow tested smoke system | | [November 11, 2020] | [8 Hours] Replaced oil temp sensor, relocated Garmin GPS Antenna | | [November 21, 2020] | [4 Hours] Fixed audio panel passthrough issue | | [December 5, 2020] | [5 Hours] Fixed GRT PFD EFIS Screen issue | | [December 10, 2020] | [2 Hours] Replaced Canopy Weather Seal |
2020 Flying [8.4 Hours]
2021 Flying [3.7 Hours]
2021 Maintenance [85 Hours]
| [March 21, 2021] | [8 Hours] Replaced Fuel Flow Sender and Oil Temp Sensor | | [May 16, 2021] | [8 Hours] 2021 Annual - Started Firewall Forward | | [May 17, 2021] | [4 Hours] 2021 Annual - Continued on FWF | | [May 20, 2021] | [6 Hours] 2021 Annual - Continued on FWF | | [May 21, 2021] | [4 Hours] 2021 Annual - Wheels and Brakes | | [May 22, 2021] | [6 Hours] 2021 Annual - Wings and empennage | | [May 23, 2021] | [12 Hours] 2021 Annual - Comleted remainder of annual inspection. | | [May 25, 2021] | Oil Analysis Results | | [June 22, 2021] | [16 Hours] Installed new EFII Electric Fuel Pump | | [July 6, 2021] | [4 Hours] Removed propeller for routine maintenance. | | [July 9, 2021] | [6 Hours] Installed overhauled propeller. | | [July 11, 2021] | [3 Hours] Installing Spinner and went for test flight. | | [July 12, 2021] | [2 Hours] Swapped right brake pads. Took founder of LiveATC.net for his first Experimental ride! | | [July 22, 2021] | [6 Hours] Installed Insulation in footwell |
2022 Flying [16.9 Hours]
2022 Maintenance [173.5 Hours]
| [April 17, 2022] | [8 Hours] Valve Cover Gasket Oil Leak | | [April 23, 2022] | [8 Hours] 2022 Annual - Started 2022 Conditional Annual Inspection | | [April 24, 2022] | [8 Hours] 2022 Annual - Day 2 | | [May 1, 2022] | [8 Hours] 2022 Annual - Installed and times mags, installed oil cooler, other FWF items. | | [May 11, 2022] | [4 Hours] 2022 Annual - Finished up FWF | | [May 14, 2022] | [8 Hours] 2022 Annual - Misc annual work, removed fuel filter, repacked bearings. | | [May 15, 2022] | [6 Hours] 2022 Annual - Inspected fuselage, empennage, figured out fuel filter conundrum | | [May 16, 2022] | [3 Hours] 2022 Annual - More annual work | | [May 18, 2022] | [4 Hours] 2022 Annual - Wrapping up the annual | | [May 24, 2022] | [3.5 Hours] 2022 Annual - Completed Annual | | [June 12, 2022] | [8 Hours] Secured upper gear intersection fairings, added tire air fill hole | | [June 19, 2022] | [4 Hours] Fixed leaking fittings on Smoke System | | [August 6, 2022] | [6 Hours] Oil Change and new drain valve | | [August 21, 2022] | [6 Hours] Oil Analysis Results | | [August 22, 2022] | [5 Hours] Borescoped Cylinders | | [August 28, 2022] | [8 Hours] More engine inspection | | [October 1, 2022] | [4 Hours] Started installing new Garmin autopilot | | [October 2, 2022] | [6 Hours] Mostly finished roll servo installation | | [October 3, 2022] | [4 Hours] Installed and wired pitch servo | | [October 4, 2022] | [4.5 Hours] Mounted and wired the GMU 11 magnetometer | | [October 5, 2022] | [5 Hours] Fabricated mounting bracket for GMC 507 Autopilot Control Module | | [October 8, 2022] | [4 Hours] Mounted GMC507, routed CAN bus wires to panel | | [October 10, 2022] | [3 Hours] Installing wire for NAV ARINC from GTN650 | | [October 12, 2022] | [3 Hours] Wired up GAD29, tested out basic functionality | | [October 14, 2022] | [3 Hours] Successful Basic Connectivity Test | | [October 22, 2022] | [6 Hours] Finished all wiring of the new Garmin Autopilot! | | [October 23, 2022] | [5 Hours] Started putting the engine back together, calibrated the magnetometer. | | [October 29, 2022] | [3.5 Hours] Completed the Garmin Autopilot installation and test flew! | | [October 30, 2022] | [2 Hours] Installed remaining inspection panels, second test flight of AP | | [October 31, 2022] | [2 Hours] Temporarily installed new Garmin GTN650xi, added LPM to the Garmin G5 | | [November 1, 2022] | [4 Hours] Started installing second Garmin G5 | | [November 2, 2022] | [3 Hours] Finished new second G5 installation. Updated firmwares | | [November 7, 2022] | [3.5 Hours] Wired up pitch trim to the GSA28 pitch servo | | [November 8, 2022] | [4 Hours] Installed new GA-35 GPS Antenna, calibrated new G5, fixed auto pitch trim, flooring options | | [November 23, 2022] | [2 Hours] Debugging no VOR/ILS ARINC signal. New GRT HX Screen | | [November 25, 2022] | [1 Hour] Fixed GTN650xi NAV ARINC data missing | | [December 6, 2022] | [3 Hours] Bench testing new Garmin GTX-375 Nav/Transponder | | [December 10, 2022] | [0.5 Hours] Updated G5 firmware |
2023 Maintenance [42 Hours]
2023 Flying [1.3 Hours]
2024 Maintenance [57 Hours]
| [May 3, 2024] | Oil Analysis Results | | [May 16, 2024] | [16 Hours] 2024 Annual | | [May 19, 2024] | [8 Hours] Completed annual | | [June 11, 2024] | [2 Hours] Replacing Slick 4371 Mag, Fuel Pump Work | | [June 14, 2024] | [4 Hours] Installed new PMag Ignition Wires | | [June 15, 2024] | [1 Hour] Installed high temp adel clamp | | [June 18, 2024] | [3 Hours] Reinstalled fuel pump, replaced dip stick gasket | | [June 20, 2024] | [3 Hours] Installed magneto | | [June 24, 2024] | [2 Hours] Completed Mag/Fuel pump work | | [September 16, 2024] | [5 Hours] Started inspection of #2 exhaust valve | | [September 21, 2024] | [8 Hours] Lapped #2 exhaust valve | | [October 5, 2024] | [5 Hours] Repaired Grand Rapids HX EFIS |
2024 Flying |