This weekend I was able to complete and test the pitch trim relocation the pilot side of the airplane. I had originally mounted it on the copilot side because I had the large Blue Mountain EFIS/one AHRS mounted on a tray on the pilot side. This behemoth left me with little space for the trim […]
Read MoreElizabeth and I got the chance to help out potential builders Reiff and Melissa Lorenz this morning, along with our local building friends Jerry and Linda Brainard. They’re building a shop and looking for a XL/RG kit, and had located one locally in northern Kentucky. The owner was out of town, and they wanted to […]
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Another small piece of recognition, our plane has finally graced the pages of Kitplanes for August 2011, in the Completions section. This is a particularly memorable achievement for me personally because Kitplanes was my first exposure to the Velocity and the concept of homebuilt aircraft. I was in college at the time, and a good friend of […]
Read MoreI’m finally finished with my electrical upgrade, at least finished in the sense that the wiring is done. I’m still checking some of the features and things, but it feels good to putting things back together. Once I finish my checks I’ll get the instrument shop on the field calibrate my GTX330 and pitot/static systems. […]
Read MoreIt was a busy Memorial Day weekend here. Dave flew in Friday afternoon and stayed most of Saturday installing our carpet before rushing home to beat storms closing in on Chicago. I did update the upholstery section on Saturday night, but didn’t have a chance to blog it, and I spent the rest of the weekend on […]
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Months after sending in a completions article to both Kitplanes and Sport Aviation, we have finally hit print (and electronic) copies of June’s Sport Aviation. One can only expect that maybe next month we’ll grace the inside of Kitplanes as well. In any event, unlike my buddy Andy, this is our first time in an aviation […]
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