Tonight I torqued the bolts holding the forward spinner bulkhead , and safety wired them. I re-watched the EAA Hints for Homebuilders video on safety wiring and made sure I followed the guidance. I was quite happy with how it came out… nice and tight and everything oriented correctly.
I also made a decision on an N-Number and reserved N8114X. I wanted something easy to say, but also distinct enough to hear clearly. I avoided letters and numbers with more than 2 syllables, and picked those that had one or two at most. I also wanted to incorporate “14” somehow. Since many numbers are already taken, it’s a process to find something that works. I went with 8 because it’s easy to say, is a lucky number, and my p-class number was 888. 114 was my windsurfing number, and X for experimental. Most of the time the number will be abbreviated to “one four x-ray”, which is easy to say and somewhat unique.
