Today I spent the day working on the plane – we worked on getting the steps installed so that we could actually get into the plane since it is somewhat off the ground. This was a task that we expected was going to literally take all night – or actually potentially all night. I think we had been procastinating on this job for at least six months…

In the end, it did not take all night – nowhere close. I would not be here sitting writing this at home if it had. Things just seemed to work really well installing the steps. Getting the holes drilled into the steps was not too hard, and neither was getting things lined up. Really there is not much to say about this. Most of the rivets just went straight in without issue – I think there was only one or two that needed drilling out.

We also installed the strobe controller unit under the floor in the baggage compartment too. This was fairly simple – with the exception of having to reinstall a nut plate that had failed. All in all it went in really quickly too…

Getting home I just needed to ensure the pain of crossing Old Windsor Road on Norwest Blvd. The issue here is that entering the M7 takes you through a chicane that would be amazing on any F1 course. I am always scared that I will actually cross to the wrong side of the road thanks to the poor markings on the road. Thankfully even if I did cross there is usually no traffic there… But the road is yucky at the moment!