Electronic Ignition connections nearing completion

April 26/20,  The plug wires are connected and the CPI control unit has been wired up.  Initial timing of the CPI was completed as outlined in the user manual using a timing light and once completed doesn't have to be done again.
Below you can see the prop bolts with the trigger and sync magnets installed into the ends of three of the bolts.  The magnets protrude 3/16 inch.  This is a top down view .  The wire is a extension of the center line of the engine case to enable using a timing light to set the initial timing angle.

 The photo below shows a refinement of the timing mark (10 deg BTC) on the crank.  I placed a piece of black vinyl tape on the crank and then a small white piece on top of the black.  This trick was  advice given from a friend at the airport who has installed the SDS system CPI units a few times.

 Below is the CPI programming unit temporarily hanging on elastics during my initial start up, testing and programming.  You need access to the programmer to monitor some settings and adjust a timing parameter.  The ignition system company recommended I install a vacuum tube for the programmer to get a major benefit.  I did not have a vacuum connections on my Revmaster throttle body so installed a nipple on the main intake tube right behind the T-body.

Finishing up the Electronic Ignition (Continued from July 2017)

April 22, the cold weather has finally departed and it is back to the hangar to finish up the electronic ignition.  Major components had been fabricated and installed two years earlier, now to get it completed.
Below are the original plug ends and the new MSD plug wires included in the CPI (Coil Pack Ignition).  The original plug ends were about maximum size that could be installed on the bottom  plugs, the new ones were way to big to fit.  Fortunately the new wires have a small plug on the opposite end.  I was able to install the small end of the new plug wires onto the bottom plugs by trimming off a bit of the rubber nipple on the ends.  The small plug end can be seen in the photo of the coils where I am using 4 small and 4 large ended wires on the coils.  The photo below is a end view and a top view.

Below you can see the two sizes of plug wires that I have installed onto the coil packs.  The coil packs require a 10 amp fuse to each and the CPI programming controller requires a 3 amp fuse.

Burning fossil fuels to Medicine Hat Alberta

Yes it is time to fly somewhere for lunch.  Been here before but they have a great lunch counter inside the airport terminal.  It is voted best Sunday brunches in the city of Medicine Hat.  I needed to fly and wanted to get another handle on how the engine runs on longer legs.  Very happy with the results as Oil temp, pressure, CHT temp's , and fuel burn were all exceptionally good.  This little Revmaster 65 hp engine is continuing to amaze me.  With the new heads and larger ports for exhaust and intake it has been well worth while to do the upgrade when I was looking at rebuilding the top end.  I flew at 5500 SE bound and 6500 ft on the return leg home.  Morning temps were at 15 degrees C and afternoon temps were 27 degrees leaving Medicine Hat.  The return flight however gave a nice cool breeze in the cockpit as the 6500 ft temperature was at 17.3 degrees C and very comfortable.  Duration of flights was 1.7 to Medicine Hat and 1.6 hr returning home.  I ran the engine a bit slower at 2940 rpm this day as I was not in any hurry.  Speeds for this day were only slightly slower at a average of 122 mph.  My slow decent returning south of Calgary had me going 143 mph.  I am very happy with the speeds and only burning 3.9 gallons per hour including all taxiing and run up time.

I am moved into my new space now and have both of my homebuilt planes in the same hangar.  The Bonanza is renting space in the corner and has not moved since October 2010.

Lacombe Alberta for lunch

Time to fly again and so I decided to go north to Lacombe for a lunch at Boston Pizza.  I left at 1100 am and after a 55 minutes flight in beautiful conditions arrived.  The restaurant is only a 12 minute walk from the small town single runway airport.  Runway is 16-34, 3000 feet long, wind was light out of the West and elevation of the airport is 2780 feet.  I really enjoy the good visibility out of the Quickie Q2 canopy, looking down is excellent and forward visibility is also good with a reasonable amount of forward terrain showing.  Trim control is working fabulous with the T-tail for pitch and the roll control knob on the stick.  As I fly along as long as the air is stable, the plane will fly hands off.      After many hours of keeping my eyes glued to the gauges I now finally get to take in the view of a lifetime in a much more relaxed state.

Local flight NW to Sundre Alberta area

On a beautiful evening I got out for a short flight with my friend Joel in in his Cozy Mk 4.  The objective of this short flight was to set up and flight test operation of 3 new Hero cameras.  Joel mounted 2 on his Cozy and I mounted one inside my passenger seat facing forward.  Joel mounted one inside his cockpit facing forward and a second under his right wing facing 45 degrees to his aft  right side.  All went really well and our videos turned out good.  Joel shot video of me as he followed in behind me and then he passed and I was able to get some shots of him pulling ahead.  He passed on my left and got shots of me trailing on his right.

I will add a few snap shots later, the videos are a bit awkward for me to load up.  My Q2 is running fabulous, I am very pleased with it after all of the work I completed to re-build it.  Temperatures and pressures are all staying within their normal ranges.  Total flight time for this video test flight was only 1 hour but very worth while.

Camrose Alberta Annual Fly in Breakfast

This fly in event is an annual gathering put on by the town of Camrose Alberta.  They put on a fabulous breakfast spread which attracts pilots from British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Alberta.  The fly in event is so popular that they had aprox. 115 registered aircraft arrivals this month.  They appear to get half the town out for this as was noted by the long line ups for a bite to eat.  Weather was the best that it could be for the event and the flying conditions were ideal.  Daytime temp was 20c, flew up at 5500 and back at 6500, ground speed was 125 mph in mostly smooth air.  Was nice to see some friends I have not seen in a while and the canard aircraft attracted quite the interest.

Organizers take a photo of planes as they land for the annual breakfast.

The organizers were kind enough to put our three canard aircraft near front-centre for everyone to see and they got a lot of looks.

 My friend Joel flew his Cozy Mk4 with our group of three aircraft out of Springbank Alberta.

 A local friend Matt who is a Q1 owner just bought this Longez and flew up with us.

 A friend from Three Hills Alberta just finished his RV8 and joined in.

Casut racer from Villeneuve Alberta.

203 Nautical Miles around Calgary

Three of us went on a day trip around Calgary.  Alan in his Murphy, Jeff in his Citabria and myself.  A bag lunch and we were off at 10:30 for a triangular trip around the Calgary area.  Weather was spectacular on this fall day with temperatures at 21 degrees by noon.  Skies were clear and wind was very light as we travelled at 5500 feet to Vulcan, 6500 feet to Drumheller and 6500 ft. back to Springbank.  We had a long lunch break in Vulcan sitting outside on the picnic tables in the sun having laughs with Don a local flying fellow.  Then off to Drumheller for a 40 minute break before heading back to Springbank.  Having just completed my Annual inspection on the Q2 it was a good test to make sure all was working 100% and I was pleased it was. Still not happy with some constant background noise I am getting in my MGL radio and will continue to try and isolate.  Distant radio transmissions are hard to hear over the noise.  I forgot to take any pictures on this trip but have attached the map below showing our route.