S2L N987EB

[Ebell]

Sonerai mid wing project converted to low wing. Under my construction 8 years, 3 months - total construction time about 33 years. GP 1835 with dual ignition, Aeroinjector carb. Finish is Stewarts. Maiden flight July 4, 2021.
Link to youtube of that flight:

 

[phzabriskie]

Love it! Love everything, the color, the panel, the sound of the engine, the video of slow turns. I gifted my S2 project away because I had, had it 10 years and was afraid it might be 33 years to finish. Congratulations, Blue Skies, wish I was there. -PZ
PS: HITH did you get your camera to pan and zoom while you flew the aircraft?

 

[Ebell]

Thanks Pete! The camera is a GoPro Max 360. It is mounted at the top of the canopy and shoots 360 video in 5.6K resolution. Shooting 360 degree video means you don't have to pick your shots - you can pick them when you post-process the video. There is a feature in GoPro's software that lets you pick "key frames" that the software automatically (and smoothly) pans to - including zoom. I literally spent two minutes editing that video. The downside of the setup is the camera seems to overheat and shuts down before I get a full flight. Have not caught a landing yet - don't necessarily want to publish that yet!

 

[JondorB1]

Ed, congratulations! Your plane is beautiful! Happy flying! Jon

 

[Jester188]

Yes. Congratulations. She's a great looking bird.

 

[Flyguyeddy]

Was this at oshkosh? If so, its a beautiful bird!

 

[Flyguyeddy]

Meaning i saw it in person vs pictures, which it also looks good in

 

[Ebell]

Yep - we were there Sun - Wed evening. Trailered up from Texas. Thanks for all the comments!

 

[iskyfly]

I also saw your airplane at OSH... you did an amazing job on it!

 

[Elviar]

Best I've ever seen! Thanks for bringing it to the big show. I took a lot of detail shots to use as a standard to shoot for on my build.

 

[10kDA]

Sweet! Well done.

 

[Tom H]

I saw it, too. Very nice.

 

[Ebell]

Thanks all. I took my inspiration from Scott Plischke. N994SP - the gold standard for the type!

 

[Neale in Wichita]

Especially nice to have a gas door and oil door in the cowl!