I thought I'd share my Wagon project that just went from project, to flying project last Sunday. The plane hadn't flown in over 20 years. When I got the project, it already had some big improvements and was a good base to start building it up. I didn't know exactly how it was going to look when I finished, but there was plenty to do in the meantime. Besides, they are never really finished. Here's how its shaping up so far.


IO-550D
86" 401 Black Mac
Wing X
Sportsman STOL
Selkirk Carbon Fiber Cowling
10X10 Alaskan Bushwheels
Airglas flat floor extended baggage
F Atlee firewall mount battery box
Quasar Wingtips
AeroLED's
Plane Power 70 Amp Alt
Energizer Starter
Woodward Gov.
Airwolf Remote Oil Filter
206 rear seats
Sport Aircraft Seats
McFarland Flap Trailing Edge Mod
TLGW 10" tailwheel
BAS Pilot and Co-Pilot Harnesses
P-Ponk Beef Up Kit
P-Ponk Rudder and Elevator Bearings
Avion Yokes
Rosen Visors
Sporty's Vents
Garmin Suite
G5
G3X
750xi Nav/Com
200B Com
350C audio panel
GFC 500 (without yaw dampener)
345R transponder
RadioRax Avionics Rails
IPad Pro 11" on a Ram Mount
1 Piece Anodized Panel, Lazer Etched Labels backfilled with white paint

Took about a year of hard work, but the first flight makes it worth it!!!!

Tried to post a video, oh well, take it from me, it flies

That looks fantastic! Glad to see another person going all in on these airframes. Can’t wait to hear more PIREPs.

Just curious - what did your empty weight come in at?

Looking good! Nicely done!

Great looking panel and control yokes! Looking forward to seeing more pics. Perhaps some of the seats and interior?

corefile wrote:That looks fantastic! Glad to see another person going all in on these airframes. Can’t wait to hear more PIREPs.

Just curious - what did your empty weight come in at?

1978 lbs. I didn't go for lightness when building it back up.

I had the pleasure of watching Randy rebuild this 185 from scratch. He is a true craftsman with an incredible eye for detail. This plane was restored from a wrecked 185 float plane and the progression from total junk to an incredible flying machine is nothing short of truly amazing. I believe the BCP membership would love seeing some of the photos you have showing the progression of the restoration. The fact that this only took a year and was done basically by one person shows the commitment one person with a dream can make.



Josh

Beautiful! Nicely done!! Have fun and fly the crap out of it now.

MW

Very nice!

Dog is my Copilot wrote:I had the pleasure of watching Randy rebuild this 185 from scratch. He is a true craftsman with an incredible eye for detail. This plane was restored from a wrecked 185 float plane and the progression from total junk to an incredible flying machine is nothing short of truly amazing. I believe the BCP membership would love seeing some of the photos you have showing the progression of the restoration. The fact that this only took a year and was done basically by one person shows the commitment one person with a dream can make.



Josh

Thanks Josh, its been a great journey so far. Beginning to enjoy the flying part of the journey now.

One step at a time!

Looks incredible!

That panel is a dream.

Looking forward to seeing more progress and flying pictures. Hope to see it in person around the Portland area one day.

Thanks for sharing!