I took a moment today to mount the G5. The flush mount looks slick. I know a lot of people will be critical of the mounting method, but again: the flush mount looks slick.
Well, the test brackets and avionics panel came in! The brackets look swell. Very happy. And much to my surprise, it all fits. Well, almost all. The racks fit very well with one exception on the trays. It seems Garmin wanted to make the flight director tray a little different in that the holes from […]
I punched two holes in the 704 support tunnel–the upright that comprises the back of the flap mechanism housing. I wish, now, I hadn’t. I should have waited to find a way to mount this sensor blindly, that is without fasteners visible from the backside. That said, there’s visible fasteners (including rivets) everywhere, so it’s […]
The pitch servo, along with all linkage, was installed. This was fun, with fairly little frustration. The Garmin installation kit is wonderful. Now I just can’t wait to run some wire to it.
Well, people said I’d need one and I said, “naw fam, I’ll be fine without.” Turns out, I was wrong. It became clear, as I looked at the growing stack of avionics destined for the back of the plane, that the two wire runs down the center channel weren’t going to cut it. It also […]
Fuel boost pump is mounted with all lines plumbed up to the firewall. I’m stopping short of the firewall completely flummoxed on where to punch it through. The bends in the tubing here took considerable effort and finesse to get correct. Dodging all other lines and getting items to mount securely within the doghouse was […]
Continuing on the mission to close out the fuel lines in the cockpit, it was time to address fuel supply lines and that danged center cabin cover. I’ve been jammed up on this because I didn’t know what engine I was going to run. Without knowing the engine, you don’t know the injection type. Not […]
As promised, we’re putting down avionics for a second to work on some fuel systems. The fuel vent lines extend from the fuselage side near the forward wing root up, around an aux longeron, in around the rudder cable, forward under the gusset, back down and around and then through the floor just behind the […]
The finishing kit has arrived. On top of that, I’ve selected an engine and received my fuel system components. For a while, these elements will jump ahead of the panel and avionics. First up: The engine choice… I’ve gone with a Titan Experimental from Continental Engines. An IOX-370, low-compression with Airflow Performance fuel injection and […]
Well I put the skin on. I’ve heard this skin doesn’t fit, but I didn’t have too much trouble. What I did have trouble with was match drilling everything. In the end, I missed one bracket that will have to be addressed with final assembly. As it stands, I’ve not primed any of the smaller […]