So I finally broke down an ordered my engine. I had been chatting with Aerosport Power for a few months and was planning on visiting them to do the “Engine Build School” and actually build my engine, however due to the state of the world, this is just not possible. Sigh. I was extremely excited to do the build class, however after talking over things with Darren at Aerosport Power I decided to just order the engine and have it shipped to me.
The only possible silver lining is that I may be able to visit them once things calm down and do the build school eventually, even if it’s just on the shop teaching engine. Already have this on my list of things to do with the RV-10 once it’s done.
At this point I’m admitting that I’m just way behind in editing videos. I’ll be honest, I’m not sure if I’m going to post more videos. While this work from home situation has some benefits, I really just feel like I spend way too much time behind the monitor as it is. Maybe if things slow down a bit I’ll go back and try to edit some updates, but for now I’m just continuing to shoot some time lapse videos for my records and will continue to update this blog.
Currently I’m only making small progress on the build as I have a few big items on the to-do list. I have done some body work on the cabin top interior, installed the conduits on the door pillars and done some contouring and finishing work to try to make things look nice. I just got a shipment from AerosportProducts that included carpet, the interior panels, and the Lord adhesive for the overhead console and the windows. This was kinda holding me up for a few weeks.
I’m hoping that I’ll be able to get the overhead console installed this weekend, and work on getting the finishing work done on the cabin top. I also ordered the Blue Sky visors and working on a plan on how to mount them. Typically the mount to the door pillars, but since I installed a conduit there, I’ll need to create a mount-point somehow. This means I have to get creative with some fiberglass I guess.
I also think I will be moving to the airport in the next few months. Waiting on things to finalize out, but looks like I may be moving in November (around the time my engine is scheduled to be ready?). Timing may actually be perfect if all goes to plan.