Below are all the videos I’ve taken so far on this project. Enjoy!

Landing Brake Test #1:

Landing Brake Test #2:

Modified Headrest:

Elevators Attached to Canard & In Action:

Fuselage Dolly in Action:

Nose Gear Actuator Test:

Installed Nose Gear & Actuator Test:

Quick Test of Landing Light Wig Wag:

Build Overview & First Nose Lift:

Water Level System – General Overview:

Taxi Light Assembly Actuator Test:

AG6 #2 Warning Annunciator Update:

New Nose Gear System Wiring Test:

Testing Gear Up & Gear Down Transit LED Indicator with new Nose Gear System:

Landing Brake Operational Test using Throttle-mounted Switch:

Vance Atkinson Pitch Trim System Install Update:

Vance Atkinson Pitch Trim System Install Configuration:

Nose mounted Tool Box Operational Test & Display:

GIB Thigh Support Fuel Sump Overview & Marble Water Flow Test:

Oil Heat System – Heat Exchanger & Heat Restrictor Valve Overview:

GIB Thigh Support Fuel Sump – Low Fuel Level Sensor Function Test:

Oil Heat System – System Overview & GIB Area Update:

Parking Brake – Testing Matco Parking Brake Valve Control Cable Function:

Forward Fuel System, Pilot Seat Area Components and Heating Ducts Update:

Instrument Panel – Overview:

Instrument Panel – Overview #2:

Instrument Panel – Overview #3:

Aircraft Electrical Wiring Tips (for Dave Berenholtz):

Mini-X Engine Info & Panel On/Off Indicators Dimmer/Push-to-Test Overview:

GIB Cabin Lighting/Map Light Circuit Function Test:

Instrument Panel Dimmer Switches Overview:

Engine Dehydrator/Dehumidifier System Overview:

Engine Mount Extrusions, Engine Mount and Hell Hole Overview:

Fuselage Dolly Conversion to Tool Bench and new Mini-Lathe Overview:

Canopy & Nose Builds Overview (+ Fuselage Move to NC):

3D Printed Long-EZ Real and Mockup Components:

Creating CNC’d Cardboard Instrument Panel for Test Fitting in Airplane:

Plasma Cutting Stainless Steel Canopy Safety Catch (SC-1):

Initial Test Instrument Panel fit and Cockpit Overview:

Plasma Cutting Test Instrument Panel #2:

Test Instrument Panels Overview:

Canopy Latch Handle Evolution:

Plasma Cutting 6061 Aluminum Instrument Panel:

Nose Hatch Door Install:

Strake and Fuel Tank Overview:

Another Project & Panel Update:

Flipping the Bird Inverted:

Nose Gear Doors Fix:

Bottom fuselage/components, bottom nose, bottom strakes wrap-up (pre-flip):

Flipping the Bird Upright:

Strake Pre-Closeout Overview:

Project Update – Strakes, Ailerons, and Winglets:

Machining Rudder Parts:

Project Update – Winglets, Rudders, and Cowlings:

Machining RAM air can SCEET tubing adapter bracket:

Throttle Handle & Lever Overview and Construction:

Oil Heat Sub-panel Operational Overview:

Project Update

Posted on 21 March, 2023 by Airdog

Hi Folks,

I’m slowly backing my way out of the rabbit hole on my front seat throttle and mixture cables and LEFT sidewall component installs, with all the left front sidewall components, electronic gadgets & wiring either installed and/or accounted for. In addition, the painting of the left front armrest is complete.

I now plan on commencing to work my way back, via the GIB throttle install, to the engine install and compartment tasks.

Again, this multi-week detour I just made leaves pretty much just the panel forward to install & wire up as well as some nose components final install/configuration (nearly all done already). Beyond that, we’re talking a week to tweak/finish the canard, and then final micro finish and paint.

That of course is after I focus on my true strategic target: the exhaust pipes… still relatively just around the corner. I have some surgery to do on the exhaust pipes, and wanted some of the low hanging fruit involving the engine off the plate before I dig in on the exhaust pipes. After the exhaust pipes I’ll work full bore on the cowlings and the strake-wing intersections.

I’m still intent to focus solely on the plane for the next however long it takes to finish this bird… ASAP!

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