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Ok folks after more than 3 months my ol bucket of bolts is "supposed to be delivered" next week from the shop that did the work after my wheels up incident on June 1. I am compiling a list of items that I need to check after such a repair and I also had the shop do a complete annual and full AD compliance review. Any input, advise or suggestion would be appreciated. After the shops completion of their own test flights, the plane is scheduled to be flown about 3.5 hours to my home airport for delivery. I will inspect the plane in part with my local A&P whom I know and trust and has done what little maintenance (oil change) I have ever had to do on this plane. Then I will fly the pilot back to Mena AR for additional inspections assuming I don't find any issues with my initial inspection I will fly the plane home for a total of a little over 7 hrs flight plus the 3.5 of the initial plane delivery to me time. Right now these are the items on my list I plan to check: Every area that was mechanically effected or repaired that I can get to by the removal of the inspection panels & cowling etc. I have a scope with a flexible head but do not expect to have to use it much if at all. (ailerons, hinge covers, gear doors & linkage, antenna, belly panel, prop etc) No damage was done to the structure except the belly panel and the one main cross member at the front of the belly panel. Prop run out (new prop supposed to be dynamically balanced after test flight) but I will check with dial indicator for static run out. Manual says +/- 1/16" inch. There were a couple push / pull connecting rods that had new pins installed, I will check for secure pins. New front wheel bearings were installed (not associated with the incident). New gear actuator overhaul Engine tear down and inspection and rebalance of engine and prop (nothing on inside I can check but I will check the outside visual items & confirm the mags are tight, oil lines clear of exhaust, turbo and connections tight and wired, all wires and tubes secured within the engine department, new baffling installed and fits correctly, new prop governor cable installed will check what I can see on this, will check engine RPM with photo tach, will check fuel flow & cylinder head temperatures during a field test flight, all gauges, engine analyzer and avionics, will download the latest current engine analyzer info for a base reference. True and straight flight. Up on jacks will test for proper Gear retract & extension. Check all lights panel & outside The shop made a mistake and applied excessive air pressure to the pitot static tube and caused damage to several items in the new avionics I just had installed. They have reported that they had a qualified avionics shop handle the repairs and all were replaced or repaired. This portion makes me very unhappy but mistakes happen by all of us, but I do want to check it as carefully as I am able and am worried about long term effects! Thanks in advance.