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Logs:
Fuselage (08/17/06)
Wings (03/09/02)
Horizontal (12/20/00)
Elevator (5/9/00)
Rudder (7/5/99)

Photos:
Paint (07/28/08)
2nd Taxi (06/28/08)
Airport (05/24/08)
Panel (05/24/08)
Engine Run (09/16/07)
Engine (09/16/07)
Canopy (08/17/06)
Ryan Building (03/26/05)
Dual Controls (11/18/04)
Main Gear (01/02/05)
Fuselage I (06/24/02)
Fuselage II (05/09/03)
Fuselage III (04/19/04)
Fuselage IV (06/19/04)
Fuselage V (01/02/05)
Fuselage VI (03/26/05)
Wings I (07/17/01)
Wings II (12/30/01)
Wings III (03/09/02)
Horizontal (12/20/00)
Elevator I (12/20/00)
Elevator II (12/20/00)
Rudder (12/5/99)
Misc (04/15/03)
 
Office (10/06/02)
Office II(12/03/02)
Office III(04/15/03)
 

Misc:
Helicopter Story
Skydiving Story
Scuba Diving Story
Skiing Story

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Fuselage

Hey, look, it fits! With plenty of leg room (relocated rudder pedals paying off). Control stick is full aft with out any "critical" interferences. And I am even 6'4" (ish). Control stick is cruise flight neutral. A little better view of ALL the leg room.

In case you were wondering what those yellow squares were on the instrument panel, check this out. This is only first layout, but Grand Rapids for EFIS and Nav, ACS for engine monitoring, ICOM for radio, Garmin for xponder, and Hypervox intercom. Do I need this stuff? Hell no. Do I want this stuff? Hell yes. Hey, you can't cost justify an airplane anyway, might as well make it like you want it. Do I realize I would be abusing the capability of this equipment by putting it in this type of plane? Yes, so spare me the lectures.
Kind of a bad picture, but this is the right wing being installed. The airplane is at a funny attitude because (no) sweep is set along the spar with spar vertical. At a "normal" attitude the spar leans forward. Here I am with my airplane that is starting to look like an airplane. The plane looks small/funny because of the funny angle the picture was taken at. Cameron came over to help get the wings on. Thanks a lot. WAY FREAKING COOL, MAN!!!!
 
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