Builder's Log

March 2012

Month: 81.9 hrs Total to date: 1,143.5 hrs

03/29/2012 14.0 hrs Sanding & detail prep for inspection 03/21/2012 12.0 hrs Sanding & more sanding with Bill & headphone jacks 03/15/2012 11.5 hrs Stow wiring and install baffling 03/13/2012 10.0 hrs Weigh the airplane 03/11/2012 8.0 hrs Install numbers and lots of little things 03/07/2012 10.0 hrs Torque wings and install stabilizers 03/05/2012 14.4 hrs Move airplane and install wings 03/03/2012 6.5 hrs Paint work and inspection 03/01/2012 10.0 hrs Fuselage prep for paint

February 2012

Month: 121.5 hrs Total to date: 1,061.6 hrs

02/28/2012 11.0 hrs Installed steps and paint work 02/25/2012 15.0 hrs Parking brake cable and canopy 02/19/2012 11.5 hrs Stow wiring and install baffling 02/17/2012 14.0 hrs More firewall forward and sanding and wiring 02/13/2012 8.5 hrs Oil cooler mount + 02/11/2012 10.0 hrs Mostly baffling and paint 02/07/2012 12.0 hrs Plenum fiberglass and continue painting 02/05/2012 11.5 hrs Paint prep and painting 02/03/2012 13.0 hrs More oil door and painting 02/01/2012 15.0 hrs Oil door, sanding, priming and painting

January 2012

Month: 88.5 hrs Total to date: 940.1 hrs

01/27/2012 13.0 hrs More paint prep (Bill's time included) 01/26/2012 15.0 hrs Paint prep (Bill's time included) 01/24/2012 7.5 hrs Infinity grips and other wiring 01/23/2012 8.0 hrs More fairing work 01/21/2012 8.5 hrs Fairing work 01/18/2012 6.5 hrs Mostly firewall forward connections 01/13/2012 7.5 hrs Fitting flaps and steps 01/11/2012 9.5 hrs Fit the wing root fairings and incidental wing work 01/07/2012 5.0 hrs Drilled wings to set incidence 01/05/2012 8.0 hrs Set up wings for temporary installation

February 2011

Month: 14.0 hrs Total to date: 851.6 hrs

02/21/2011 6.0 hrs Firewall forward fuel work 02/15/2011 8.0 hrs Build inflation access doors for wheel fairings

January 2011

Month: 38.1 hrs Total to date: 837.6 hrs

01/20/2011 18.0 hrs Prep and fit canopy frame (2 days) 01/13/2011 20.1 hrs Canopy work and begin building windscreen frame (3 days)

October 2010

Month: 45.0 hrs Total to date: 799.5 hrs

10/30/2010 7.0 hrs Wheel pants & nose gear 10/23/2010 13.0 hrs Fitting the canopy & intake (with Bill's help) 10/18/2010 7.5 hrs Cowl & wheel pants 10/12/2010 8.0 hrs Continued canopy work 10/08/2010 9.5 hrs Gear leg fairings, canopy and cowl

May 2010

Month: 21.0 hrs Total to date: 754.5 hrs

05/25/2010 7.0 hrs Cowl & canopy latch work 05/05/2010 6.5 hrs Continued canopy work 05/01/2010 7.5 hrs More canopy work

April 2010

Month: 46.5 hrs Total to date: 733.5 hrs

04/28/2010 7.0 hrs Canopy fitting & attachment 04/26/2010 9.5 hrs More canopy fitting 04/20/2010 9.0 hrs Fitting the canopy 04/18/2010 7.0 hrs Cutting the canopy 04/15/2010 4.5 hrs Fitting the canopy slider 04/02/2010 9.5 hrs Wheel pants and exhaust cowl

March 2010

Month: 42.0 hrs Total to date: 686.5 hrs

03/28/2010 7.0 hrs Lower cowling louvers 03/25/2010 9.5 hrs Intake lower cowl 03/21/2010 11.5 hrs Begin building intake system (3 days) 03/15/2010 7.0 hrs Cutting the cowl 03/05/2010 7.5 hrs Fitting the cowl — again 03/01/2010 5.5 hrs Wheel pants and cowl

February 2010

Month: 20.5 hrs Total to date: 642.5 hrs

02/20/2010 7.0 hrs Fitting the cowl 02/13/2010 6.5 hrs Top skins & cowl 02/10/2010 7.0 hrs Top skin & wiring

January 2010

Month: 36.5 hrs Total to date: 622.0 hrs

01/20/2010 9.5 hrs Top skin, roll bar, cowling mount 01/17/2010 4.5 hrs Test panel and finish up panel wiring 01/16/2010 9.0 hrs Baffling, install prop and test radios 01/13/2010 4.5 hrs Baffling & oil cooler 01/03/2010 9.0 hrs Baffling

April 2009

Month: 24.0 hrs Total to date: 585.5 hrs

04/22/2009 6.0 hrs Heat muff and engine work 04/20/2009 3.5 hrs Install alternator and exhaust 04/15/2009 5.0 hrs Work on FADEC and exhaust 04/10/2009 4.5 hrs Work on FADEC firewall-forward install 04/01/2009 5.0 hrs Injectors and prop extension

March 2009

Month: 31.5 hrs Total to date: 561.5 hrs

03/25/2009 3.5 hrs FADEC control units 03/18/2009 4.0 hrs Panel, exhaust and wire headphone jacks 03/13/2009 7.0 hrs Firewall forward work & rework 03/11/2009 6.0 hrs Panel work & HANG ENGINE! 03/09/2009 4.5 hrs Wiring and antenna work 03/02/2009 6.5 hrs Wiring

February 2009

Month: 15.0 hrs Total to date: 530.0 hrs

02/27/2009 6.0 hrs Wiring and wiring and wiring 02/25/2009 9.5 hrs Wiring, antennas, elevator tube and troubleshooting 02/21/2009 5.5 hrs Nose wheel & wiring

December 2008

Month: 25.5 hrs Total to date: 515.0 hrs

12/20/2008 11.5 hrs Panel wiring (accumulated over several days) 12/07/2008 14.0 hrs Panel wiring (accumulated over several days)

September 2008

Month: 9.2 hrs Total to date: 489.5 hrs

09/20/2008 5.2 hrs Panel work and wiring 09/05/2008 4.0 hrs Panel work and wiring

August 2008

Month: 14.3 hrs Total to date: 480.3 hrs

08/22/2008 5.0 hrs Wiring 08/15/2008 4.2 hrs Panel work 08/01/2008 5.1 hrs Fuel system and firewall recess

March 2008

Month: 21.5 hrs Total to date: 466.0 hrs

03/18/2008 3.5 hrs Radio stack and fuel pump test 03/15/2008 5.0 hrs Fitted roll bar and some wiring 03/04/2008 7.0 hrs Cut holes in panel for gauges and switches 03/02/2008 6.0 hrs Cut holes in battery box and panel

February 2008

Month: 23.0 hrs Total to date: 444.5 hrs

02/16/2008 6.0 hrs Electrical wiring begins 02/13/2008 6.5 hrs Panel support and aileron trim servo 02/08/2008 4.5 hrs Panel support and controls 02/02/2008 6.0 hrs Forward cockpit infrastructure and brakes

January 2008

Month: 41.0 hrs Total to date: 421.5 hrs

01/30/2008 4.5 hrs Second static system and more brake work 01/29/2008 4.0 hrs Brake system and 2nd static system 01/21/2008 5.5 hrs Battery box and cabin heat 01/15/2008 6.0 hrs Nose gear yoke, armrest support, cabin fuel plumbing 01/13/2008 5.0 hrs Brake flange, ECU mounting, cabin brake lines 01/09/2008 2.0 hrs Install cabin heat box and fire-test 3M Fireblock 01/08/2008 2.5 hrs Blue Mountain EFIS set-up and bench test 01/05/2008 3.5 hrs Gascolator and magnetometers 01/03/2008 4.0 hrs Fire test, parking brake and engine mount 01/01/2008 4.0 hrs Gascolator bracket and fuel flow sensor

December 2007

Month: 17.0 hrs Total to date: 380.0 hrs

12/06/2007 1.0 hr Engine build (session 9) 12/06/2007 1.0 hr Engine build (session 8) 12/06/2007 1.0 hr Engine build (session 7) 12/06/2007 1.5 hrs Engine build (session 6) 12/06/2007 2.0 hrs Engine build (session 5) 12/06/2007 1.5 hrs Engine build (session 4) 12/06/2007 1.5 hrs Engine build (session 3) 12/06/2007 1.5 hrs Engine build (session 2) 12/04/2007 2.0 hrs Fuel meter and odds & ends 12/01/2007 4.0 hrs Brake fluid reservoir and gascolator placement

November 2007

Month: 4.5 hrs Total to date: 363.0 hrs

11/25/2007 4.5 hrs Brake bracket, pump cover and firewall recess

September 2007

Month: 6.0 hrs Total to date: 358.5 hrs

09/19/2007 5.0 hrs Aux fuel pump, static ports and misc

August 2007

Month: 6.0 hrs Total to date: 352.5 hrs

08/01/2007 6.0 hrs Cabin paint and began plumbing

November 2006

Month: 8.5 hrs Total to date: 344.0 hrs

11/19/2006 3.5 hrs Drilled and installed the right landing gear bracket & began gear work 11/17/2006 5.0 hrs Inspecting prior work and safety wire fuel pickups

October 2006

Month: 0.0 hrs Total to date: 335.5 hrs

10/23/2006 0.0 hrs More hangar setup — no building yet 10/08/2006 0.0 hrs A little hangar work — but mostly Young Eagles 10/07/2006 0.0 hrs Continued work on setting up the hangar to begin building 09/05/2006 — Rented hangar at Benton

April 2005

Build pause

04/01/2005 — Work officially stops on N74HE — but not forever!

January 2005

Month: 51.5 hrs Total to date: 335.5 hrs

01/27/2005 3.0 hrs Worked on landing gear mounts 01/25/2005 3.0 hrs Installed the rudder pedals and drilled the center brace 01/23/2005 3.5 hrs Built the cabin heat duct 01/22/2005 4.0 hrs Began installation of the gear leg mounts 01/21/2005 2.0 hrs Organized parts and set up new band saw 01/19/2005 6.0 hrs Finished drilling out baggage rivets and started installing steps 01/13/2005 4.5 hrs Completed the rudder pedal assembly including the brake cylinders 01/11/2005 4.0 hrs Worked on flap actuator cover panels 01/10/2005 3.0 hrs Installed flap actuator assembly 01/09/2005 4.5 hrs Installed baggage compartment floors & brake pedal work 01/08/2005 2.5 hrs Continued work on the flap actuator system 01/07/2005 4.5 hrs Finished work on the flap actuator channel and installed flap motor 01/05/2005 3.5 hrs Finished seat back adjustment and support system 01/04/2005 3.5 hrs Began fabrication of new seat back adjustment design

December 2004

Month: 32.0 hrs Total to date: 284.0 hrs

12/29/2004 3.0 hrs Built the forward tunnel cover 12/28/2004 2.5 hrs Continued work on seat backs 12/27/2004 3.0 hrs Began construction of the seat backs 12/23/2004 3.0 hrs Installed the TruTrak pitch servo 12/21/2004 2.5 hrs Began work on the seat back adjustment supports 12/17/2004 4.0 hrs Fabricated access doors for the baggage compartment floor 12/13/2004 2.5 hrs Fabricated and installed the center elevator bellcrank 12/11/2004 3.0 hrs Continued work on the wingtip and VOR antenna 12/08/2004 3.0 hrs Fitting wingtips and antenna installation 12/05/2004 3.0 hrs Final closure of right wing and remade spacers and brackets 12/01/2004 2.5 hrs Installed the Angle of Attack sensors and tubing

November 2004

Month: 21.0 hrs Total to date: 252.0 hrs

11/27/2004 2.0 hrs Built the mounting brackets for the front fuel tank supports 11/19/2004 2.5 hrs Finish kit arrives — inventory time! 11/15/2004 5.0 hrs Final preparations for closing right wing 11/12/2004 4.5 hrs Fuel sender + odds & ends 11/09/2004 2.5 hrs Beginning the wing closing process 11/05/2004 4.5 hrs Preparing to close wings with final wiring details 11/01/2004 — Working on paint booth and selecting paint

October 2004

Month: 14.5 hrs Total to date: 231.0 hrs

10/22/2004 4.0 hrs Setting up the paint booth — is this really plane building? 10/20/2004 — Paint scheme options 10/15/2004 2.0 hrs Mostly wiring work 10/09/2004 4.0 hrs Installed TruTrak roll servo in right wing 10/07/2004 4.5 hrs Nav lights and pitot tubes

September 2004

Month: 38.5 hrs Total to date: 226.5 hrs

09/30/2004 2.0 hrs Converted PC power supply to serve as 12V bench power 09/29/2004 4.0 hrs Made new set of wing tip lighting reflectors and some wiring 09/12/2004 5.5 hrs Mounted strobes and worked on landing lights 09/10/2004 6.0 hrs Pitot tubing and work on the strobes 09/08/2004 4.5 hrs Worked on heated pitot, wiring and mounting strobe power 09/06/2004 4.5 hrs Wiring and flap hinge rework 09/04/2004 7.0 hrs Attached left aileron and flap hinge and drilled wing 09/02/2004 5.0 hrs Riveted flap braces and other work on the wings

August 2004

Month: 36.0 hrs Total to date: 188.0 hrs

08/31/2004 3.0 hrs Mostly work on the position lights 08/27/2004 2.5 hrs One aileron bracket & began work on the position lights 08/25/2004 3.0 hrs Fitting aileron brackets 08/18/2004 1.0 hr Making bracket to hold a timer & 1 hr cleaning shop 08/16/2004 2.0 hrs Wingtip lens fitting 08/14/2004 4.0 hrs Completed the fuel tank end plates 08/12/2004 3.5 hrs Successful work on the aileron rods 08/09/2004 2.0 hrs Unsuccessful work on the aileron rods 08/07/2004 6.5 hrs Worked on aileron push tube ends and installed one bellcrank 08/05/2004 4.5 hrs Installed the lower rudder tip and cut the aileron push tubes 08/02/2004 4.0 hrs Rework! Fitting the tail light and struggling with fiberglass

July 2004

Month: 28.5 hrs Total to date: 152.0 hrs

07/31/2004 3.0 hrs Some riveting and fitting the Whelen Comet flash 07/29/2004 1.5 hrs Fitting the bottom rudder tip 07/28/2004 5.0 hrs More installing the HS and VS and fixing a few mistakes 07/25/2004 4.5 hrs Continued installing the HS and VS 07/23/2004 3.5 hrs Began installing the horizontal stabilizer 07/14/2004 2.0 hrs Odds and ends and the VS tip 07/09/2004 4.0 hrs Attached VS tip and rudder top tip and found a potential problem 07/07/2004 1.0 hr Made solid spacers for elevator horns / elevator tube bearing 07/05/2004 0.5 hrs Replacement parts arrive — wrong stuff! Ugh! 07/02/2004 3.5 hrs Aligned and drilled the elevator horns

June 2004

Month: 16.5 hrs Total to date: 123.5 hrs

06/26/2004 7.0 hrs Fit and finish work on the HS & elevator fiberglass tips — Ugh! 06/22/2004 3.0 hrs Installed last HS tip and drilled elevator horns 06/18/2004 2.0 hrs Worked on right elevator fit and mounting 06/17/2004 2.0 hrs Installed the left elevator tip 06/14/2004 1.0 hr Glued reinforcing to elevator fiberglass tip 06/02/2004 1.5 hrs Notched flange for clearance of aileron horns and installed counterweight

May 2004

Month: 12.0 hrs Total to date: 107.0 hrs

05/22/2004 1.5 hrs Inventory and selecting the final color 05/16/2004 2.5 hrs Found a defect and painted samples 05/15/2004 3.5 hrs Inventory the big box 05/14/2004 3.0 hrs BIG boxes arrive! 05/09/2004 1.5 hrs Installed the trim servo brackets and servo

April 2004

Month: 5.0 hrs Total to date: 95.0 hrs

04/13/2004 4.0 hrs Hung the left elevator on the HS 04/11/2004 1.0 hr Rough fit elevator counterweight

March 2004 — First Rivets!

Month: 90.0 hrs Total to date: 90.0 hrs

03/26/2004 14.0 hrs Finishing the horizontal stabilizer 03/25/2004 19.0 hrs Attaching the trim tab and bending the elevator leading edge & more 03/24/2004 18.0 hrs Is the empennage 20% done or 80% done? 03/23/2004 20.0 hrs Day two — and already there are recognizable parts! 03/22/2004 19.0 hrs The first rivet! Day one at SynergyAir (counting helper husband time too)