Victory is never sweeter than when it is hard won.
tonight I fueled up the the fox and completed a final run up with the new Dynon settings from Steve at the company. Voila! beautiful readable believable vibrations of engine RPM!
All in the green, I took off in the evening light and flew for a few minutes to get the feel of it back. She makes 95mph at 5400 rpm. Probably a result of a slightly flat pitch and the lack of a nose cone. The ambient temps were in the 90s and the engine temps were relatively cool. I did a couple circuits and tested out my landing skills. My wife cried a little when I landed, she was afraid I was about to quit. and truth be told, I was. Its been a long road. I think the end of the ridiculous maintenance may be upon us. We should be able to fly, just ... fly.
I'll keep you posted.