with small steps, perseverance, and time, great distances are covered.  as the project reached towards the finish i made a list of outstanding items to complete for first flight, and to each task a time...  the list projection suggested 325 hours to first flight...  ha. after 517 hours working on ‘the list’ the plane was finally ready for first flight.  my estimate for the final push was nearly 200 hours short.

construction

getting to first flight...

1. the ‘list’ - 517 hours
   

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finishing

1. canopy - 141.5 hours
   

2. assembly - 54.5 hours
   

3. interior finishes - 21.5 hours
   

4. panel and avionics - 149 hours
   

5. firewall forward - 121 hours
   

6. power and wiring - 75
   

7. total 563 hours
   

fuselage

1. fuselage structure - 159 hours
   

2. cabin finishing - 121 hours
   

3. cabin painting - 17 hours
   

4. aft fuselage - 63 hours
   

5. forward fuselage - 36 hours
   

6. center fuselage - 59 hours
   

7. bulkheads - 52 hours
   

8. firewall - 12 hours
   

9. total 519 hours
   

wings

1. wing structure - 162 hours
   

2. flaps - 20 hours
   

3. ailerons - 19 hours
   

4. leading edge - 39 hours
   

5. fuel tanks - 106 hours
   

6. total 346 hours
   

empennage

1. elevators - 51 hours
   

2. rudder - 27 hours
   

3. vertical stabilizer - 9 hours
   

4. horizontal stabilizer - 26 hours
   

5. total 113 hours
   

total construction to first flight

2,059 hours

1. work from 10/26/08 to 8/6/10... about 22 months.
   

2. 376 work sessions
   

3. average time per session 5.5 hours