Well, the truth is... my little baby has become a big girl today and earned her N-number. American Quik #1 has finally been given her driver's license and stamped with "N912Q".
The process was actually incredibly painless. My DAR, Tom Milton, from Lansing Airport, was kind enough to drive up to the Trikepilot Flying Ranch today and complete my inspection and sign-off the paperwork.
The whole procedure took about an hour, including a bit of discussion over the FAR details and the recent modifications to the airspace restriction regs. All in all, it was a no-brainer once I had followed all the preparatory steps outlined in the EAA handbook:
1) Stamped and installed my placard to the base frame of the trike where it could be seen;
2) Applied my "N912Q" in 3" letters as well as my "Experimental" graphics in 2" letters;
3) Double-checked that all other warning and instrument and guage decals were in place;
4) Had my Weight and Balance completed along with my FAA Registration card and my engine/airframe logbook (from P&M);
Tom gave my machine a once-over, checked all the paperwork, and then signed my logs. A $400 check for time and travel and it was official. As soon as I have my Mode-C altitude encoding transponder I'll be seeing you guys at O'Hare Airport! ;)
Good luck to everyone else getting it done... it's a load off the shoulders.
