Engine installation took longer than I've expected. Also, I've noticed the bellypan didn't fit correctly with the wings on. Apparently, the factory have installed the two mounting pins too low on the back of the pan causing the trailing edge of the wing to push against the back of the pan. I was a bit surprised with the issue, since I didn't encounter the same problem with the Astral or the ProLine. Anyway, I corrected the problem by enlarging the two holes on the fuse, and it's now a perfect fit. In addition, per my good friend/ fellow Altair pilot Ken Hirose's suggestion, I installed two extra mounting pins on the front of the bellypan for a more secure fit.

Throttle servo installation was pretty straight forward, but it took me a while to get the throttle cable to fit smoothly with no binding. Header and pipe installation weren't tough, but just time consuming to get both the angle and alignment correctly. However, the Nishioka pipe mount did give me some trouble. Since the mounting point is right in front of the bulkhead, it doesn't give you much room to reach inside to install blind nuts, not to mention your hand has to be in an extremely odd angle to hold the blind nuts.

Actually, the most time consuming part was to cut the plastic spinner into shape to accommodate the prop. Since the new APC 18.5x12 WPN prop has a pretty thick hub, it took me close to two hours between trimming, fitting and measuring to get it right.

Next step, ele/ rud servos, linkage and cable installation. Hopefully, will be done by Wednesday night.