To read about how this saga begin, you can look here. 5/30/26 When last we left our intrepid hero, he was contemplating the need to modify the front bulkhead for the spinner. The initial idea on how I planned to do this can be found in this post. The sad part is that after all this work, it looks just like it did when I started. After last weekend's success, all that was left was to get the spinner back on and then go out and see if it will run, and more importantly, see if

This two month saga began here. There is a link at the bottom each page to the next post in the series. 5/22/26 The big day finally arrived, not with a bang, not with a whimper, but with a WHOOPEEE! On Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 2:28 PM PDT, I finally got the long awaited notification that my propeller and governor were complete and ready for pick up. I used A.C. Propeller Service, inc. in Seattle for my propeller. Since they no longer do Woodward governors, which, of cour

By nearly done, I obviously mean 90% complete with 90% to go. To see how this whole process came about, you can read about it here. There is a link at the bottom of each post to the next post in the series. At Paine Field last year getting my transponder checked. Note the 777Xs in the background parked on the old runaway 11/29. 5/9/26 - 5/10/26. After making much progress last week, I was finished firewall forward as much as I could do until I get the propeller back. Tha

To see how this whole thing started, start here. At the bottom of each post is a link to the next one, until there isn't. Looks like it shrunk in the dryer. 4/25/26 - 5/3/26 The span on this post is longer than the others because I have actually made significant progress and there is less to report. The last weekend in April I was finally able to get almost everything back together. Now that the new shock mounts are installed, I removed the last two intake tubes (#2 and #4)