When can we fly it?!

That is the question that I will undoubtably be asked a whole bunch of times in the next week or so. Actually, I have already been asked it by many anxious pilots...

The reason that question has and will be asked is because we installed the propeller on 90U this week. It is a sweet looking new Hartzell Scimitar that is part of the Atlantic Aero IO-550-N installation. It really does look pretty neat.

We are waiting for Mr. Singh to come and install the fabric headliner in tomorrow morning. Then we will have Radio Base doing their final inspections, and we will have the airplane to ourselves again. Finishing off some interior installation and some touchups, and the plane will be even closer to being an operational airplane.

Meanwhile, here's some pictures of the prop being installed:

Here I am, torquing the prop nuts...you gotta make the the face when you're doing such a high amount of torque.

AIM AIR short term volunteer Kevin Blakeslee taking his turn at torquing the nuts...

...he had to really use a lot of his body to get into it. He's been helping me work on 90U.

Piston Fleet Supervisor Ryan Williams double-checking our torque...see, gotta make the face!

Kevin and the new prop.

Here she is, back in her corner by the stairs...but looking much better than a silver bullet.

Me and the airplane...as if you couldn't see that already.