*  It has been a long wait. The engine delivery was delayed, and delayed, and delayed. The big day finally arrived, and a crowd of helpers descended on the hanger. It didn't take long to have the engine unpacked and hanging on the engine hoist. There was a great deal of talk about how it should be mounted. I had read up on the proper procedure, and mounted a few straight mounted engines, so I had a very good idea how it should go. But everyone had different suggestions. I managed to get things going in the right directions when we hit a snag. The cold air induction box would not clear the engine mount on the left side. A quick call to Nick at Arion and a solution was at hand. Remove the engine mount and send it back to him foe modification. The angled tube that the engine bumped into needed moved out. Off came the mount. 2 weeks later the engine was going back on, but without the crowd. Daughter Sheriden and I had the engine mounted in no time with everything (literally) popping in place. There was no coaxing or shoving needed. It is so exciting to now have the plane off the saw horses. It is looking more like a real airplane.

*  While I had the long wait for the engine I asked Will Fox, who is our EAA chapter 691 Technical Counselor to look over the airframe. He had a few thoughts but no big changes. A few other minor items were taken care of during the wait.