Tools
Additional Lights & Tools
My second shipment of lights has finally arrived. I’m not sure why they are shipping all three lights in different boxes, but oh well. It was easy to add this second set of lights and oh man it has gotten Read more
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Honeywell LED Shop Lights
I got the first of three pairs of these lights in the mail today. I bought these from Lowe’s online. The model # is SH450505Q200 and the Lowe’s part number is 2500105. I like these for a couple of reasons. Read more
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Under-cabinet Lighting Installed
In part of my workspace preparation, I wanted to make sure I had plenty of lighting. I bought these easy install under-cabinet lights from Black+Decker. If you are interested in them, they are the LEDUC9-5CK, and the item number at Read more
Research
Workspace Setup & Tool Shopping
When it comes to tools, you could often call me a tool nerd. I spend a lot of my time perusing the local Harbor Freight, Lowe’s, and Home Depot looking at the different tools. I also spend time looking at Read more
Research
GTN650 or 750?
I’m well versed in the world of the GTN650 as it has been the main platform for almost half of my small amount of hours. It makes up for roughly 75 hours of my flight time, where the other half Read more
Research
Additional Panel Setup Research
While I’m waiting for this lockdown to conclude, I’m really just continuing my research. I wanted to discuss the build with my local EAA chapter here in Oklahoma City before I made the purchase of the empennage kit which would Read more
Research
Avionics & Panel Setup Research
I will say, this has been the most worrying part of this whole project in my mind. They don’t tell you much about how all of these systems interconnect when you are taking classes for your private pilot and your Read more
Research
My First In-person Look
I posted a request to see if anyone had an RV-10 that we could go see to the Central Oklahoma Aviation Facebook community a week ago when I was continuing my research about the RV-10 model. I had quite a Read more
Research
Paint Scheme Research
I always love to have an image to drive towards. I’m kind of a short sighted guy, and having an immediate vision of what I’m going towards is awesome and motivating! So I started, of course, with a Google Images Read more
Research
The adventure begins!
I’ve been contemplating building an airplane for a quite a while. I remember seeing the EAA displays at airshows where they would have a wide array of RV’s, Kitfoxes, Highlanders, and the like. I remember getting the chance to see Read more