False Rear Bulkhead

Well, we’re post-Oshkosh yet again, which is like caffeine to a homebuilder, and the flurry of work that it inspired has begun to settle back into the usual workman-like rhythm of the last 3 years. Thanks to the members of EAA974, the Cozy Grrrrlllls, Andy Millin, Rich Guerra, Keith Hallsten, and everybody else that made this trip so fun […]

[Picture Album] 2005 Airventure Cup

Oshkosh preparations are in earnest today, but we found time to head up to south Dayton to check out the Airventure Cup racers. Click on the thumbnail for a bigger picture A Berkut Tim Frieze’s Cozy 3 # 15 VariEz #41 VariEz #99 Bill Stockman’s Velocity Elite Seawind #80 N80CC Rich Guerra’s Velocity XL N724X #24 Rich […]

Fitting Spinner

ELT installation proceeding, preparing for Oshkosh… Catto prop due after Oshkosh along with our move to the airport! Engine Controls installed, and oil door completed, and spinner fitting started.

More nose hatch work

Nose hatch and work, stainless installed into exhaust augmenters. For formatting only Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur. Quis aute iure reprehenderit in voluptate velit […]

N44VF Registered with the FAA

We’ve received our registration from the FAA for our N number, 44VF, and have been building our exhaust augmentation system. For formatting only Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid […]

Exhaust Installed

Another week’s vacation spent working on the plane. We got lots of little things done, and I think we’ve officially reached the mythical “80% done, 80% to go stage”. The completed exhaust has been installed, and the fuel servo was mounted and ducted along with the oil cooler. The last of the engine (EGT, fuel and oil pressure) instruments […]