I graduated! LOL My harness worked first try which was a sigh of relief. This course definitely gave me a TON of confidence on completing the avionics installation on my plane. I now know which components I need for my installation, how to get them wired up, and what wiring Read more
The second day was excellent. We learned practices for system design starting with our mission, equipment that will support the mission, how we should design and place it within the cockpit, etc. We also went over the different communication methods like RS232, ARINC, and CANBUS. CANBUS is primarily what the Read more
The first day of class went fairly well. Levi Self from Midwest Avionics was the instructor for the class and he did an excellent job of answering our questions and the content was well organized. We covered the regulations for an avionics installation (what you want to include, how it Read more
Before I left for the wiring class today I got the package from Aircraft Spruce in with all of the adel clamps. I installed nutplates and then got the wireloom mounted. I also got the tape off the wingtip lights and cleaned up the excess sealant. I might need to Read more
Man it was a long day but I really wanted to wrap up on the wings today before I packed up for the wiring class tomorrow. I talked with my EAA tech counselor and he had a nut plate jig that I could borrow. Man that thing was awesome! Made Read more
I got the lenses bonded today and went ahead and got the rear NAV lights installed. I’m missing some screws but beyond that they are ready.
I had spare time after dealing with weekend chores so I decided to spend some time getting the lenses prepped for bonding with the wing tips. Spent most of my time taping and then I scoured the external edges for the bonding process which I will start on Monday.
As I was thinking through my mistake last night with one of the aileron torque tubes, I realized that the first hole that I drilled was the undersized #30. I still had to drill a #12 to get it to the size for an AN3 bolt to fit through it. Read more
I got the Garmin servo mount installed in the right wing today as the first order of business. I got all of the tubes cut, drilled, primed, assembled, and installed as well. I got the inboard actuation tubes done for one of the sides but unfortunately I was not paying Read more
The new pitot mount and the rivets came in today a little after noon. I got the new pitot mount drilled and prepped and I riveted just the pitot mount in. It went excellent! I then got the support bracket drilled and I was able to double the amount of Read more