Mods and repairs made to –XMI during 1000h (18 years).
(regular maintenance excluded)

Airframe
Tailwheel – changed to 360 swiveling
Tailwheel – new wheel installed after 400h, same as original
Flap handle – cut 2” as per recommendation, relenghened to original
Navaid – installed servo underneath pax seat.
Wind draught – put covers over hole for aileron pushrods.
Canopy – installed gas-springs for stabilising the canopy when open
Motormount – changed motormount and gearlegs after parking mishap
Wheels – changed tires after 400h
Spats – new PR spats and plastic leg covers installed
Brakes – brake pads changed every 200h. Cyl o-ring changed twice one side
Landing gear leg – Retaining bolt hole in motormount enlarged due to leg vibrations – fix: motormount hole bushed with cyl bushing.
Motormount again - new motormount due to fatigue brake on one support tube

Control System
Rudder – trailing edge bent during lifting. Repair: riveted a .025” piece on the outside.
Elevator – one hinge changed due to sticking, probably misaligned during original setup.

Rudder pedals – rebuilt to hanging pedals.
Control rods – all ballends greased and serviced

Avionics
Navaid – installed Navaid in place for Turn and Bank
Hor Gyro – rebuilt to 8dgr tilt
Nav/Com – initial transmitting problems solved.
Battery – third battery installed since 0h (forgot battery mains on)
moved battery to engine compartment - Odyssey P680 battery.
Main relay – burnt several initally due to starter current through relay.
Headsets – installed ANR
Headsets - changed to modern ANR Peltor.
Airspeed indicator – changed after 250h.
TrueTrac - changed Navaid for TrueTrac - servo still Navaid

Engine, propeller
Propeller – new after parking mishap
Propeller – glassfibre separation rear side (small area)
Cylinders – new exhaust valve guides installed after 600h running
Carb – bowl level lowered for leaner running
Ignition system – installed/ripped out LSI.
Oil cooler – changed Van´s original to Stewart Warner
Vaccum Pump - Changed after 850h, replaced with used IFR pump,550h
Baffling – installed stiffeners
Baffling – made temp measurements and installed forward small baffle plates – cyl temp within 155dgr+/-3dgr
Exhaust tube – no 4 cyl exhaust broke at cyl flange – 200h (Allan Tolle exhaust – no longer avail.)
Exhaust tubes – unloaded to engine as far back as practical, crossbar and vertical
Muffler – mufflers installed to each exhaust tube. Broke after a few h.
Ignition timing – retimed right mag to approx 30 BTDC, gives smoother run and less fuelconsumption, about 5%.
Cabin heat – new installed due to cracked chamber – 650h
Prop – threebladed prop installed at 980h
Carb - 10 years overhaul as per manufacturers SB.

Fuel system
Fuel pic-up – pic up in right tank locked in bottom pos. No aerobatics.
Fuel level senders – changed once (SkySport solid state)
Fuel tank covers – changed due to center bolt worn out
Fuel tanks – sloshing compound separating, tanks cleaned with MEK (225h)

Other
C of G – installed 6kg counterweight in front of prop