Continuous Improvements

The never ending saga continues...

Well, I've sort of been keeping track of these things in the chapters where they most appropriately go, but I've decided to organize it a little better. From now on I'll post changes I make to the plane in this section. My goal is to describe the change, why I changed it and the results.

Since completing the upholstery in July of 2004 I considered the plane "done" but there were still a few details still left undone. For instance the prop spinner still needed to be installed, the nose gear doors are still not on and the main gear fairings were not yet completed. Well the spinners now on and the main gear fairings are on, but the nose gear doors still remain undone. Some day I'll get around to doing something about that!

In-Cowl Exhaust Pipes - December 2004 - April 2005

Rewire Essential Bus - April 2005

Vortex Generators for NACA air intake scoop - April 2005

New Nose Gear Motor - May 2005

Move rudder pedals for more legroom - June 2005

Wing-Strake Joint Cuffs - June 2005

Install Trio Avionics Altitude Hold system - September 2005

New Throttle and Mixture Knobs - October 2005

Gurney Flap - October 2005

Prop Re-Pitching - January 2006

Engine Cooling Optimization - February 2006

Fuel System Changes - February 2006

Last Updated on February 21, 2006