Update on N335KC: I'm working on redoing the fuel systems and continuing rewiring the airplane's systems to communicate with the GRT EFIS and Electronics International EIS in the new panel. I never thought I'd be flying behind a glass panel, but this plane is the perfect place for a compact, competent, full-featured EFIS with as much stuff remote-mounted as possible. The KR 1-1/2 panel is quite compact, but remoting the transponder, COM, EIS, and a lot of peripheral things means that the panel can provide a lot of power and punch in just the one screen. I'm also incorporating pitch and roll servos for autopilot control through the Horizon EFIS, a really nice feature to have on a cross-country machine like Sunbeam.
Working on these airplanes is how I keep my sanity and keep the creative juices flowing, now in my 74th year of life and 57th year of aviation activity. Every hour spent in the hangar is not only another hour spent keeping me out of trouble and healthy, but is also another hour spent learning, growing, and smiling as I work on a real airplane and its real systems. Not pictures in a magazine or pages on a website, not blog posts or what-if discussions, but real hands-on airplane construction and documentation. Just the thing for the engineering mind with a will to turn ideas into reality. So let's do 2026, shall we? Oscar Zuniga Medford, OR KR 1-1/2, N335KC in restoration
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