Well finally my finger has healed up and I can shower again without wrapping the finger in plastic bags and so on. I am lucky, it has healed very well only tender at my finger tip. I am hoping this tenderness will disappear over time. My nail is still pretty mangled and I am expecting it cause some problems in the weeks ahead as the damaged section slowly grows out. I used some 5 min epoxy to stick down some of the fragments and smooth the nail, it seemed to work OK.

I have finished the safety starting device as per Kelly Reagan's design, and are very pleased with it. This device enables the plane (and engine) to be put onto the starter working from BEHIND the engine and propeller instead of presenting the starter to the engine from the front of the plane and in front of the propeller. On test yesterday it certainly seemed to work as it I expected to. The real test will be when I go flying later next week. (My instructor is away on holidays until then.)