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 April 19, 2009 - Been out of work and the garage now for about two weeks with some kind of virus
(I  think). Wrists, ankles and neck are very sore with severe restrictions to range of motion.  Very disturbing to a guy who is always healthy. Doc thinks it will go away soon, but chance of rumatoid arthritis or lupus can't be ruled out for a while. Not real excited about that possibility.







  
March 20, 2009 - Working on access panels for forward fuselage.  With 5 radios and a vacuum system
I want better maintenance access to the back and bottom of the panel.  Using many #6 nutplates to
preserve the structural integrity of the area.  Maya assists by toasting to the continued progress of the
RV project.










   








Jan 19, 2009 - It's been a while since I posted to the website, so I think it is time I catch up.  Maya had me doing lots of honeydoos, so progress has been slow.  I've also gotten into reloading handgun ammunition, in anticipation of Obama attempting to disarm our country.  Built a patio cover with grape vines, put in a vegetable garden, planted several trees.






 
















   July 5, 2008 - Just got back from a vacation in Europe with Maya.  Had a great time, but I am glad to
   be back working on the RV. In three weeks time I saw one light plane in Italy, and two Cessnas in 
   Croatia. Not one RV.  Be thankful for GA in America.

















                 

           


June 1, 2008 - Finally located an affordable ADF antenna, and will be installing it this week. The Tru-Trak   autopilot also arrived last week, so now I have everything I need to finish the panel. The radio install
has been much more time-consuming than I had imagined.  Avionics is a detailed specialty, and I  
encourage those who can afford it to hire it out to professionals. I have learned alot, and could do it much quicker the second time, but it has been slow going.




















  May 20, 2008 - Installed three comm antennas and a transponder antenna. 
















April 15, 2008 - After much investigation, I have decided not to install an electric MT propeller.  
While it is a good piece of equipment, I have decided to forego the expense, reliability and 
repair issues of a composite adjustable pitch propeller.  I think my mission will be better served by the simplicity and reliability of a fixed pitch Sensenich. Because of this change, I now have more room on my panel for 4 additional circuit breakers.  Pictured below are the new breakers and the panel filler that I installed. This was to be the location of the electric MT prop controller.  With 5 radios and the altitude encoder, I really need more breakers than I originally planned for.

 

















                                                                                         

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