X-mas vacation has me behind. Got the new reduction gear............smaller ratio. I'm sanding the titanium mast down today. I had hoped to have the gear mounted on the mast today, but I'm taking it slow on the sanding. Now that the diameter of the mast is being machined down, I no longer need a new lower mast bearing. But, now the diameter is smaller, I need a new upper mast bearing close to the main reduction gear.............such is custom fabrication. Second power up MLK week-end...maybe a tehtered flight.