tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12262494212246313382024-03-05T01:07:06.136-08:00Darin's RV BlogThis blog is my ramblings about building and flying my airplanes. Its purpose is to give me some kind of documentation of my build process but in truth its only here so I don't have to keep answering the question...what are you working on now? ;-)Darin Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098348891220064256noreply@blogger.comBlogger377125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226249421224631338.post-62357602154403172942021-08-11T07:02:00.000-07:002021-08-11T07:02:35.106-07:00Phase 1 is complete!<p>Amy finally got her ride in the 10 this past weekend. It was her birthday and she wanted to go to the San Juan islands for the day so I had a goal to meet in getting phase 1 complete in time. I met it but only just...if you look at the picture below Amy is actually sitting in the passenger seat (in the reflection) when I took the picture of the Hobbs meter. :-)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMP3ATyQ3gsyrUpH_XOeXZW6ClgH6lVqPTvplEcOipmdIa3ylME5y1BekcbQ9lhBSety6Stu7LC5RC-eDCUebI4Kd4ABeKuUPiF3Z0WJOaHKYDadoSKA-sl2m3p0s8wYTpcvlFrgdRCM/s2048/20210808_161053927_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMP3ATyQ3gsyrUpH_XOeXZW6ClgH6lVqPTvplEcOipmdIa3ylME5y1BekcbQ9lhBSety6Stu7LC5RC-eDCUebI4Kd4ABeKuUPiF3Z0WJOaHKYDadoSKA-sl2m3p0s8wYTpcvlFrgdRCM/w640-h480/20210808_161053927_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lots of work on the 10 in the past several weeks. I've been working on a few squaks such as the Comm2 antenna relocation, rear seat belt installation, wheel fairing finishing and installation, and of course flying when I can to finish up the testing.<p></p><p>One of the biggest projects I ended up with was moving the backup battery off of the firewall and back to the tail cone to sit beside the main battery. It was just too hot under the cowl for that battery. It has a temperature sensor that was alerting during flights longer than about 15-20 minutes. So I decided to move the battery aft. That took a lot of time but it was worth it. It also helped my CG just a little.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxpSnJNNWIZ8K12HpoYngKzRePKMUyMnwp0PJrcGURSo8eINpRZcr0JMKxXC0oG3lbyAujhiD3wFnKg3UFUGWZSmCYDLDgcwZ3HTCAoXc8yaHJv4TL1nAypMZ_kYGh4N-qm7KIaaF6Rg4/s2048/20210704_185900373_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxpSnJNNWIZ8K12HpoYngKzRePKMUyMnwp0PJrcGURSo8eINpRZcr0JMKxXC0oG3lbyAujhiD3wFnKg3UFUGWZSmCYDLDgcwZ3HTCAoXc8yaHJv4TL1nAypMZ_kYGh4N-qm7KIaaF6Rg4/w640-h480/20210704_185900373_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the drawbacks to flying out of Fall City airport is that I have to tug my airplane to the road. The gravel driveway with a slight incline has too much resistance for me to pull the airplane alone. This is Ben's tug that he is letting me use until I can get one of my own.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQJvX-ShJS-l30waKKbnGKHcGwGmWmQ52k8CfKQZ-HxmnXNJS9GYZ00dlUOoFgpD0laGig3ATT9bBJeFDgfAF-MD1ILIfvdfi1jndsIfDW6XA8eI7JgYqBKSAkO9fcthiAPaFYsUwCxQ/s2048/20210705_183232353_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQJvX-ShJS-l30waKKbnGKHcGwGmWmQ52k8CfKQZ-HxmnXNJS9GYZ00dlUOoFgpD0laGig3ATT9bBJeFDgfAF-MD1ILIfvdfi1jndsIfDW6XA8eI7JgYqBKSAkO9fcthiAPaFYsUwCxQ/w640-h480/20210705_183232353_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Speaking of making my own tug, Harry gave me this old electric wheel chair base so I could use the motors to make an electric tug. I started down that path but found that the motors run a little too fast. I will have to gear them down or find a way to adjust the controller to slow the motors.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXmqacg3pZfgSfWS9dRjjOs_MFePEOc1ltmaQNmpNIbaPCjVKwi9CqHVu5veRKatx3QmDWkJvOxJgId7I_38K0SzCCN2qwgeAOhGmqdwZU8OiHtX7jOhsT9xdu0mIKby6EEC6WP72VAI/s2048/20210717_200312579_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXmqacg3pZfgSfWS9dRjjOs_MFePEOc1ltmaQNmpNIbaPCjVKwi9CqHVu5veRKatx3QmDWkJvOxJgId7I_38K0SzCCN2qwgeAOhGmqdwZU8OiHtX7jOhsT9xdu0mIKby6EEC6WP72VAI/w640-h480/20210717_200312579_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my first flights away from the airport with Jeff. Jeffco for some food!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZpmUOlqOEjJRJ0n4uhMrxPH_A24zeXutayKxPK4RYEGoB0-plMGSsCMQN_GTtHlvZFdmEJdcJ1liCVpy0bpiw3xMyq9cFECek_3NCksPTDvGPLLoJ7_Iu6O8OLaGgs5pDXALxl6_0zg/s2048/20210728_183026378_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZpmUOlqOEjJRJ0n4uhMrxPH_A24zeXutayKxPK4RYEGoB0-plMGSsCMQN_GTtHlvZFdmEJdcJ1liCVpy0bpiw3xMyq9cFECek_3NCksPTDvGPLLoJ7_Iu6O8OLaGgs5pDXALxl6_0zg/w480-h640/20210728_183026378_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Working on fitting the nose wheel pant.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOF0ImVRLuzOhoyp_hyuzpyM8pIpRxlpnCaYAtw2LioqHbCaXjn6lXGm-ArJ6Sm8KJtk1ReRQ4Vu1nwV1RoPuc2A2qLuzi_93nbCkl3AHjjSDiUGTaRrcvqnxTZdPDad6CQL03Bf4PO4/s2048/20210729_014251427_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1751" data-original-width="2048" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOF0ImVRLuzOhoyp_hyuzpyM8pIpRxlpnCaYAtw2LioqHbCaXjn6lXGm-ArJ6Sm8KJtk1ReRQ4Vu1nwV1RoPuc2A2qLuzi_93nbCkl3AHjjSDiUGTaRrcvqnxTZdPDad6CQL03Bf4PO4/w640-h548/20210729_014251427_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff, Harry and I having dinner at Arlington.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hvEggkvmBoBa8QSazf7hiz8sYeUl2JHGOEGCDgAbadg_SVX08AD4wYQlIb7ZJFI3G8EvXH9Da9Kpjl7CnikXyjMi5rm6gc6sFVxEJu2d2-v5twiSzTHXfBNEA4gsabEqqhfMiQXkaDw/s2048/20210805_202136894_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hvEggkvmBoBa8QSazf7hiz8sYeUl2JHGOEGCDgAbadg_SVX08AD4wYQlIb7ZJFI3G8EvXH9Da9Kpjl7CnikXyjMi5rm6gc6sFVxEJu2d2-v5twiSzTHXfBNEA4gsabEqqhfMiQXkaDw/w480-h640/20210805_202136894_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a bit of a story in and of itself but I had the idea to use a snow blower as a tug. I removed the snow throwing attachment and welded up some arms that I was able to bolt to the frame. It worked pretty good but the clutch on the motor was not strong enough to overcome larger humps. Still have some work to do to make this work well. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0gH54EcZLYUj_E04DRsuEaDJLKbOlN_RVraJwUiUwEat1-zexzgtV_2R9pzwv4HlnQ_LIdLDvGBvrJOTmUwFT-GeUPLA6gAGkAHO50yFvNfRD8gsmjM4LEEmdAWEmDUH5zPoXWYvJsY/s2048/20210806_173757666_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0gH54EcZLYUj_E04DRsuEaDJLKbOlN_RVraJwUiUwEat1-zexzgtV_2R9pzwv4HlnQ_LIdLDvGBvrJOTmUwFT-GeUPLA6gAGkAHO50yFvNfRD8gsmjM4LEEmdAWEmDUH5zPoXWYvJsY/w480-h640/20210806_173757666_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the back side of my oil door. As you can see I've reinforced it with carbon fiber but I still see the corners of the door fluttering up slightly in flight. I think I am going to have to purchase another Hartwell latch and put one on each side. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKIK3c1KxCepJDUc-ACkoI2wyS4wbMJj6SlZ6xEr6X_jCBfm9XmQkpKqFUwdd79kgXJY5Ham5c0e4hStEneDieHacU4usFevCSeqU5mOWhBw8YxuB32Qgf3ZlhyphenhyphenLJNu6hOQ47JUw-5EA/s2048/20210808_184528737_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKIK3c1KxCepJDUc-ACkoI2wyS4wbMJj6SlZ6xEr6X_jCBfm9XmQkpKqFUwdd79kgXJY5Ham5c0e4hStEneDieHacU4usFevCSeqU5mOWhBw8YxuB32Qgf3ZlhyphenhyphenLJNu6hOQ47JUw-5EA/w640-h480/20210808_184528737_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amy and I in our "Scoot coupe" at Friday Harbor on her birthday. It was a great way to see the island and we had a great time up there!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM97cyMZUwDEGURuyLczNEqm9JUQTDxuTRCZIeBTLyA7pdmZt15dCeWyVr10DWAe8u6eM7yT8w5ZIP-ewDB_R0cLQkA07Qf2L2KfQ_ByTGs-F13QXgA17YGWNrve7GUT2Hn57N4FRb2xo/s2048/20210808_195515574_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM97cyMZUwDEGURuyLczNEqm9JUQTDxuTRCZIeBTLyA7pdmZt15dCeWyVr10DWAe8u6eM7yT8w5ZIP-ewDB_R0cLQkA07Qf2L2KfQ_ByTGs-F13QXgA17YGWNrve7GUT2Hn57N4FRb2xo/w640-h480/20210808_195515574_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No trip to the San Juan's is complete without food on the waterfront. This is the restaurant on the north end of the island in Roche Harbor.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Darin Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098348891220064256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226249421224631338.post-20679572297659066672021-07-06T10:53:00.000-07:002021-07-06T10:53:40.259-07:0016 hours into Phase 1<p>Well in the past couple of weeks I have managed to get about 16 hours of flight time in on N88DA. Since the engine is new I have had to do most of those at high power to ensure seating of the piston rings. High power means lots of heat during the hottest months of the year including a few days of record breaking VERY high temps. </p><p>A few squawks (issues) have come up as expected but so far nothing major. </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>A 'buz' during high power operations at certain yaw orientations. Turned out to be one of the skin panels near the copilot knee panel was "oil canning". I fixed that with a little j-channel and some pro-seal.</li><li>Lots of mixture issues as I learn to use my new SDS EFI system. This is just a learning curve and I'm slowly getting comfortable with what is required to fly this airplane and keep the engine CHT's down.</li><li>Trim indication was backward. Easily fixed with a setting in the G3X touch settings.</li><li>Autopilot pitch trim as backward. This was an interesting one...I enabled the Autopilot in "heading" mode and "Altitude" modes and the airplane immediately started to descend when it was supposed to climb. Ooops. The roll AP servo was also controlling the roll trim backward...again an easy fix.</li><li>CWS button does not seem to work. Still haven't dug into that one.</li><li>A couple of oil leaks (seeps is probably more appropriate of a description). Still working on those.</li><li>Oil pressure was still too high. Had to adjust it a couple of times to get it where I wanted it.</li><li>Throttle position sensor failed at one point. Not particularly important to safe engine operation but it does help with throttle response. This one turned out to be a crimp issue where the heat shrink connectors I used didn't fare well between the two hot exhaust pipes. I re-did the connection and then surrounded it with a heat protective cloth sleeve.</li><li>G3X EFIS would not update to the latest databases. My fault...I had entered it on the Garmin site as a non touch G3X. An email to Garmin support resolved that issue.</li><li>Com 2 does not transmit. Another one that I am holding off on for now. When I tried to do a transmit test with my Com 2 I was not getting a satisfactory return. In addition if the engine was running it caused some electrical interference with my SDS-EFI system. I'm pretty sure this is just a routing of the coax problem. SDS is very clear in the instructions that it's wiring harness should be insulated by about 1" of air from other power source wires. A coax during transmission is definitely a violation of that rule...if it turns out to be the case. For now I have been operating with just one comm radio.</li><li>Fuel flow indication was WAY off. A couple of re-fueling's and I think I have that number dialed in now.</li></ul><div>I also did a couple of stalls to set my baseline stall speeds. With the flaps up she stalls at 62 knots indicated and with the flaps down that number is 51 knots indicated. Pretty close to the published numbers from Vans.</div><div><br /></div><div>I still don't have the gear leg fairings or the wheel pants installed yet so I don't know the true performance. I did find that at full throttle and 2700 RPM I was getting about 160knots true. If the numbers pan out I expecting the same configuration with the fairings on will be about 175 knots true.</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, I mentioned heat... well the biggest issue I am dealing with right now is keeping the CHT's down and keeping the under cowl temps down. On a couple of my flights the backup battery (under the cowl) was reporting excessive temps. When I pulled the cowl this past weekend to do another routine inspection I found that the primary alternator ANL fuse holder had melted due to heat from both the exhaust as well as the heat generated from the electrical load. I am going to try a couple of things to fix this. For now I plan on installing a heat shield over the exhaust pipe on the right side. If that doesn't completely resolve the issue my next step will be to move the backup battery, it's solenoid, and the cross connect solenoid to the tail cone next to the primary battery. I may do this regardless of the outcome of the shielding simply because this airplane has turned out to be very nose heavy. I'll know more when I do the W&B after installing all the interior pieces.</div><div><br /></div><div>Overall I am very happy with how things are progressing.</div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, I am excited to announce that I have moved N88DA to the Fall City airport! I needed the longer/wider runway for my initial testing but now that I am comfortable with how the airplane is flying I figured it was time to move a little closer to home.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sorry, I don't have any pictures to post this time. </div><p></p>Darin Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098348891220064256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226249421224631338.post-55440352106281795932021-06-20T19:16:00.001-07:002021-06-21T18:43:59.303-07:00It Flies!!<p>Edit: Here is a link to the video I compiled from all the cameras. <a href="https://youtu.be/-o84bVuDo_Q">https://youtu.be/-o84bVuDo_Q</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>This is just a quick post to let everybody know that N88DA has taken to the skies! On Saturday morning the 19th of June, 2021 at about 10AM the airplane broke ground for the first time. She flew beautifully with no trim changes, no heavy wing, and nothing less than a smooth climb. As expected I did get some high CHT values but with a slight reduction in power and RPM I was able to limit the highest to 421 and even then only 3 of the 6 cylinders broke 400 degrees. As soon as I leveled out all temps dropped nicely and I had no more issues with temps. The oil temps never got above 185 during the entire flight and that's with prop and throttle at max. I'm happy with how the engine is cooling so far. Airspeed and altimeter tested out perfectly against Harry's chase plane. The fuel flow is off considerably but that's to be expected and is an easy correction on my next fuel up.</p><p>The airplane is a dream to fly but its definitely on the heavy side for controls compared to all the other RV models I have flown. You actually have to push the stick instead of just thinking about it. :-)</p><p>I had one surprise during the flight, and that was the huge amount of aft stick needed to land. My approach was over the dump and that always has a bit of updraft followed by a significant down draft on short final. My approach was on target but I found that was almost unable to arrest the decent in time because the control stick was full aft and bumping into my belly! The landing was actually pretty good but it was very close to being a bouncer.</p><p>I have a few squawks (issues) that need addressing. One was discovered on flight three today. The prop control cycles just fine on the ground but in flight there is enough wind pressure on the cowling that it pushes it aft enough to block the governor control movement such that I can't bring the prop down below 2350 RPM. I should have that one taken care of in time for the next flight.</p><p>I also had some oil door issues. Most people have their oil door pop open on the first flight, and I knew that, so I reinforced the door so the latch would not flex. However, I did not reinforce the corners opposite the hinge and as a result those corners were bulging up due to the extreme air pressure in the cowling. Nothing that a little duct tape couldn't cure for flights two and three. :-)</p><p>I'm still chasing a couple of minor oil leaks and one grease leak from the starter. Otherwise the engine seems to be in good condition.</p><p>Oh, I should mention that on the runup for the first flight my coil (MAG) check failed on the right side (bottom plugs). This required a taxi back to the hangar where a simple cleaning of the plugs resolved the issue. Too much very rich run time on the ground. However, I mention this not only as a warning to others but also to let you know that I had great plans for lots of video of the first flight. Well, I did get good video but not from inside the airplane. In fact I had a 360 camera set up on the VS top as well as a GoPro camera installed in the cockpit. The 360 camera only caught the initial taxi out to the runup and the interior camera I forgot to turn on until I was already airborne and doing my initial circuits of the airport. Oh well, I had a few people there and still got some video so hopefully I will have a video to share in the near future.</p><p>A big thanks to the ground and flight crew for the day! </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Harry, chase plane pilot</li><li>Ben, the ground crew and videographer</li><li>Randy the flight photographer and note taker</li><li>Bob the ground crew car driver</li></ul><p></p><p>Ok, on to a few pictures of the day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJE6_kfDIPwrHqAQUP-4i8H2AmQBWGR8KQoShyphenhyphen21x19Dc0tD_Nbng8EPvOq7tuBMwY6UCl4j2LI4IFQKSyUBuW6CkIRrIExvE_rYKb3QpgMM4WV98R113uf0IR00aw27XsRfpGfu9Q1ig/s2048/20210619_173408989_iOS.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJE6_kfDIPwrHqAQUP-4i8H2AmQBWGR8KQoShyphenhyphen21x19Dc0tD_Nbng8EPvOq7tuBMwY6UCl4j2LI4IFQKSyUBuW6CkIRrIExvE_rYKb3QpgMM4WV98R113uf0IR00aw27XsRfpGfu9Q1ig/w640-h480/20210619_173408989_iOS.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This past week I have managed (with lots of help) to get all of the build phase tasks complete. That list includes things like resolving the leak on the oil filter adapter. That leak turned out to be an interesting one...the oil filter housing itself had a microscopic crack near the upper outboard bolt hole. The only way to see it was to watch it very closely with a light and a mirror when oil pressure came up. Then you could see it seep out of what looked like a tiny line about 1/8" long and very thin. After replacing the oil filter adapter the oil leak was gone!</p><p>In addition I was able to finish up the wing tips, wire up the landing, position, strobe lights and get all of the required bulkheads and fairings installed. Last Sunday I took her out to the runway (first time moving on her own power!) and did a brake burn in. That was a bit challenging because I did not want the CHT's to exceed 350 degrees. I sure wish I had recorded the run because that 540 really sounds amazing and is soooo smooth. Can't wait to run it up for the first flight.</p><p>So, if all goes as planned this is it....its on to phase 1 and flight testing. That's certainly not the end of the build process though...there are hundreds of hours of finish work ahead so stay tuned. Besides...I'm already planning my next build.... ;-)</p><p>I will leave you with this photo...its N88DA as she sits waiting for first flight!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiOQ5uGI-cI7AC3GhbypPQUj5Xxn3H0_VziLRXIQ7dXCAfD8q9EoU1QNN5fdByqshsCsIiJZn90BBKFH9o_Hhp0vlEnUllleao5mzepuYOIOGlxhxbVCNKIKmPYvCyHwI3noB-1rsx_g/s2048/20210613_232138443_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1331" data-original-width="2048" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiOQ5uGI-cI7AC3GhbypPQUj5Xxn3H0_VziLRXIQ7dXCAfD8q9EoU1QNN5fdByqshsCsIiJZn90BBKFH9o_Hhp0vlEnUllleao5mzepuYOIOGlxhxbVCNKIKmPYvCyHwI3noB-1rsx_g/w640-h416/20210613_232138443_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Darin Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098348891220064256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226249421224631338.post-87885341454184645042021-06-09T10:40:00.000-07:002021-06-09T10:40:18.229-07:00Not quite there ....<p>I've got a surprising number of people reaching out to me to see if I have flown the 10 yet....and unfortunately I'm still working on a few issues that I want resolved before it flies. From a readiness perspective I am just about there. Last Tuesday N88DA became an official airplane through the blessing of Charlie Cotton (and 4 of his closest FAA friends). AKA... I got my air worthiness certificate. </p><p>As I mentioned in my last blog update I ran the engine for the first time and during that run we detected the oil leak at the oil filter adapter. Well, it turns out that the two small dings in the mounting pad were not the source of the leak. We tried several different methods of sealing the leak (about 5 gaskets worth!) In the end I asked Harry to hop in the airplane and start it while I was looking at the exact spot where the oil leak was occurring. What I saw was a bit of a surprise...there was oil coming out of a very small, almost invisible, crack in the oil filter adapter housing. It was near the upper outboard bolt hole and when the engine was running you could see oil seeping out of the crack. A new adapter should be arriving in the next couple of days and that will hopefully be the last of the issues to resolve before first flight.</p><p>In the past week I have fixed a number of small issues that came up after completing the assembly process. One of those issues was related to the LRU's (Garmin Line replaceable units) that I installed in the tail cone. The Magnetometer, Pitch AP servo, and the Yaw servo were showing up on the EFIS as 100% data failure on the CAN bus. I then started trouble shooting one device at a time starting with the Magnetometer at one end of the bus and working my way to the other end of the bus (Roll AP Servo). What I found was a bit frustrating!!! I had forgot to install the termination jumper on the Roll AP servo....at the exact opposite end of the bus! Once I installed that jumper everything came online as it was supposed to. </p><p>I also found a couple of wires swapped on the tail light that was a simple fix. I will say that I am glad that today's electronics are so well protected from installer stupidity!</p><p>Finally, during my air worthiness inspection Charlie mentioned that the elevator trim did not look like it was operating to full extents. The issue was that I had what appeared to be full nose up trim but the trim tabs only moved up to being in trail for full nose down trim. I spent a significant amount of time troubleshooting and researching, including a call to Vans support, only to find that I had installed the wrong Servo. A couple of years ago I had purchased an extra trim servo to use as a rudder trim servo. In the mean time I had decided to try something different for rudder trim and didn't use the servo. Come time to install the elevator trim mechanisms I had two servo's and the instructions don't tell you which one is correct so 50/50/90 I chose the wrong one. After installing the correct servo (a huge project) I now have full elevator trim movement.</p><p>The next step is to prepare the weakest part of the project....the test pilot. Time to get my pilot brain back to full fitness and then its time.....</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO0QYE7Xv2jAirE8RLTIhsrcnG8EbhNbbyqMqn2SVVC8puM3v8qg_YlGwCo0XR63lU6QX5djUZKuuIBaU19XlBXH957PERGmVTA5x-i9tqiAS8sWLDf4zkMyfAe7qvjDuP8BV_iex0jog/s2048/20210603_175944257_iOS.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO0QYE7Xv2jAirE8RLTIhsrcnG8EbhNbbyqMqn2SVVC8puM3v8qg_YlGwCo0XR63lU6QX5djUZKuuIBaU19XlBXH957PERGmVTA5x-i9tqiAS8sWLDf4zkMyfAe7qvjDuP8BV_iex0jog/w640-h480/20210603_175944257_iOS.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charlie (left) going over my operating instructions with me. The guy on the left is one of the 4 other FAA guys that came along to observe the EAB certification process.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcMCB0oOgptoYLkgWobVtyfRzm6QpdyUYd9heV6iZX94qPhq4yYwVAxWy-ohFQfjpDQilctDnrQ7jySbWnAEMhaTTgvPUdBvDqFs4r-_Su1i25OSyVGYAMeh1rmAnDyiYlRt4tMkZt58/s2048/20210605_163808972_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcMCB0oOgptoYLkgWobVtyfRzm6QpdyUYd9heV6iZX94qPhq4yYwVAxWy-ohFQfjpDQilctDnrQ7jySbWnAEMhaTTgvPUdBvDqFs4r-_Su1i25OSyVGYAMeh1rmAnDyiYlRt4tMkZt58/w640-h480/20210605_163808972_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See the servo (black box) T2-7A? That's the wrong servo for the elevator trim. This picture is taken by reaching down into the tail from the far aft end. Its almost impossible to see unless you crawl down the tail and that is a painful process. But this picture combined with the one below is how I discovered I had the wrong servo installed.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTG_C4kd67ePKTcmj8XYQnoydQl4MnaZ_18quAEYkAE-3jr8SbJ8hiYPi-cOktR4hKgcsiQj2JQ8tfbxxYUd7nnve4IAHVs3EDhHd8r_dIy7eKMJCPvP7DewYzfPPrwydnG3azQcoDv8Y/s2048/20210606_152904606_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTG_C4kd67ePKTcmj8XYQnoydQl4MnaZ_18quAEYkAE-3jr8SbJ8hiYPi-cOktR4hKgcsiQj2JQ8tfbxxYUd7nnve4IAHVs3EDhHd8r_dIy7eKMJCPvP7DewYzfPPrwydnG3azQcoDv8Y/w640-h480/20210606_152904606_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In this picture you see the servo in its full extension mode. If you look closely you will see that the servo cable that is visible is not in the position required for full extension. That bolt attachment should actually be below the level of the mount plate. This tells me that the servo was not extending far enough. The T2-7A servo has about 3/4" of travel where as the T3 servo that is the correct servo has about 1.25" of travel.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Darin Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098348891220064256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226249421224631338.post-73108931337238575172021-05-26T13:38:00.000-07:002021-05-26T13:38:55.771-07:00The rush to the finish line (threshold)<p> The past few weeks have been a blur of tasks to get the airplane ready for its air worthiness inspection next week. As with the RV-9A it seems every time I get one task done another one pops up on the list. So, here are a few of the items that have occupied my time recently.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Install and torque the wing bolts.</li><li>Hook up the wing wiring bundles</li><li>Hook up the fuel system in the wing roots.</li><li>Fix a couple of small fuel leaks.</li><li>do first engine start</li><li>fix a few wiring issues that cropped up</li><li>broke both control sticks (trying to bend them to fit properly)</li><li>engraved, installed, re-engraved with correct info, re-installed aircraft data plate</li><li>riveted in pitot tube mast</li><li>installed and wired up pitot tube</li><li>installed Autopilot roll servo</li><li>rigged control surfaces</li><li>configured VPX</li><li>configured G3X with engine parameters</li><li>troubleshot ID10T errors (multiple) on SDSEFI system</li><li>fixed oil leak on oil filter mount to accessory case</li><li>installed primary alternator</li><li>installed, torqued, and lock wired the prop</li><li>calibrated fuel tanks</li><li>weighed the aircraft and completed the weight and balance calculation.</li><li>etc etc etc</li></ul><div><br /></div><div>I'm sure there were a number of other items on that list but that's all that comes to mind right now.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzhm4l8HxLWfJZBXBkRcum5VF18t_xOXxjBFISrJ3eSNYescMhQr_VX1-ew6SfdA9vuZV7BIa-ekxMv0MYOZrcDBgxpUzbvCGO_ZpxINnwuiLCipBilXHHXbANWY1RNvWJL_i8Mw6nqw/s2048/20210516_212323387_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzhm4l8HxLWfJZBXBkRcum5VF18t_xOXxjBFISrJ3eSNYescMhQr_VX1-ew6SfdA9vuZV7BIa-ekxMv0MYOZrcDBgxpUzbvCGO_ZpxINnwuiLCipBilXHHXbANWY1RNvWJL_i8Mw6nqw/w640-h480/20210516_212323387_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Coming out of the hangar for the run to the fuel pump for tank calibration. Harry is your chauffeur<span style="color: #5f6368; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b> </b></span></span>for this trip.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-RAF6fSi78lLmQt4A3nX0IDdsVF-bKBESACafsV4AOObJESKPO5mwxPJsrLMk-uPCf5LwqBAipMc-aTDKd634ARkoPcrtVnhfV5taklMs7A8lU0pq6zJ5qDDxl2-a2vUIGe5NkSsh6E/s2048/20210516_212843003_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1132" data-original-width="2048" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-RAF6fSi78lLmQt4A3nX0IDdsVF-bKBESACafsV4AOObJESKPO5mwxPJsrLMk-uPCf5LwqBAipMc-aTDKd634ARkoPcrtVnhfV5taklMs7A8lU0pq6zJ5qDDxl2-a2vUIGe5NkSsh6E/w640-h354/20210516_212843003_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long run past Mount Rainier on the way to the fuel pump.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1D2CVQjuRlnxlTdNoUIHIN4msfM31Y9U4Q3jtU_C-OdgzPVIB_bAHTKQCG_G56KCwhMWn53Sct5dSoaH-BHRbs7cuTGxYP2Ur2RxqCHbzmZ4FGg7Ws81YIOwg7Vth_0hOGCppjD1piQE/s2048/20210520_191754250_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1D2CVQjuRlnxlTdNoUIHIN4msfM31Y9U4Q3jtU_C-OdgzPVIB_bAHTKQCG_G56KCwhMWn53Sct5dSoaH-BHRbs7cuTGxYP2Ur2RxqCHbzmZ4FGg7Ws81YIOwg7Vth_0hOGCppjD1piQE/w480-h640/20210520_191754250_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fuel filter on the co-pilot side...and the source of one small fuel leak.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiMSKOmrFU0Edl35tlMrt_RSxnhozYz4ials9mN-3_Vsz7S-SDnX7xLslWizWsafYODR9G4b1ezKY4hQFWIWtzjPqputd8a6HRnak5yT5vY6Tz4njhZTCiNOZQ8n3_3sgBQ5oXtjTWqh8/s2048/20210520_204642271_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiMSKOmrFU0Edl35tlMrt_RSxnhozYz4ials9mN-3_Vsz7S-SDnX7xLslWizWsafYODR9G4b1ezKY4hQFWIWtzjPqputd8a6HRnak5yT5vY6Tz4njhZTCiNOZQ8n3_3sgBQ5oXtjTWqh8/w640-h480/20210520_204642271_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First incorrect data plate. The "Make" of this airplane was supposed to be my name.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3em5nqowFNz8dTtwqzdW-q4daqRgv6d_GNsg27BOq8k9dlyYaL6wHjVFLiadrTTCF7WEDubup5l4scUCD_3WWjB0cFNMNFxwpfAwtPLwh-HJz9AmQ8Ohlc_XKDd8aO9Sj7NdieNbgFDU/s2048/20210524_001125035_iOS+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="2048" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3em5nqowFNz8dTtwqzdW-q4daqRgv6d_GNsg27BOq8k9dlyYaL6wHjVFLiadrTTCF7WEDubup5l4scUCD_3WWjB0cFNMNFxwpfAwtPLwh-HJz9AmQ8Ohlc_XKDd8aO9Sj7NdieNbgFDU/w400-h235/20210524_001125035_iOS+%25282%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The correct data plate before I trimmed it to size and installed it.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYIRmDxK3d_dYD3h-kw65uch9nWyb-wz5POBGSg0F7WfBlSX2lqpBCGs5tsjVY6u3MA7ROvmw_5N7A3UkMx8bLfbMcj6m_vvM7Q_cv4wmAL8Iit2bnHz6VhsfTu2VfTvrpA_9tpdqCHk/s2048/20210523_203142140_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1793" data-original-width="2048" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYIRmDxK3d_dYD3h-kw65uch9nWyb-wz5POBGSg0F7WfBlSX2lqpBCGs5tsjVY6u3MA7ROvmw_5N7A3UkMx8bLfbMcj6m_vvM7Q_cv4wmAL8Iit2bnHz6VhsfTu2VfTvrpA_9tpdqCHk/w640-h560/20210523_203142140_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See those two small gouges beside the two holes in the middle? Those were the source of my small oil leak. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div><br /></div><p></p>Darin Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098348891220064256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226249421224631338.post-21054630872482069622021-05-02T19:00:00.001-07:002021-05-02T19:00:52.141-07:00The big move is in the books<p> Saturday morning was a big day for N88DA! The day started very early for me (2AM) when my brain kicked in and starting considering all the things I had to do before the "crew" arrived. At about 6 AM I was headed out to buy donuts for the crew....and me...and Amy. :-)</p><p>At just before 9AM people started showing up. First was Harry and Bob followed closely by Jeff, Ben and Randy. We gathered around the donuts and coffee (not nearly enough donuts were eaten) to strategize for this mornings activities. "Should the trailer face this way or that way?" "what about getting out of the neighborhood?" "Do we have enough blankets and tie downs?"... one by one we figured it all out as you will see from the pictures below.<br /></p><p>A really big thanks to Harry, Jeff, Ben, Randy and Bob for what turned out to be a very exciting and successful trip to KPLU (Puyallup airport)!!</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72A5Gv-P-n6P_nUBMd4qvAN3Gpyz-O49mUCDvfqxLZfpwreJMYn9AvnfdHC6Hw18A0NMVdIaNB9BVwVjOPr32mFG6qmfABc768Xyw9QGGt_kTgkv3XMjQC6F219b867wnOBtlgjQ3WpE/s2048/20210501_160808413_iOS.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72A5Gv-P-n6P_nUBMd4qvAN3Gpyz-O49mUCDvfqxLZfpwreJMYn9AvnfdHC6Hw18A0NMVdIaNB9BVwVjOPr32mFG6qmfABc768Xyw9QGGt_kTgkv3XMjQC6F219b867wnOBtlgjQ3WpE/w640-h480/20210501_160808413_iOS.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clutter cleared out and the first movement out of the garage.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dhWRSMQWhAED353tzc4L9W8qUwbtzBw54W80B53Y7Qny-byvWhZyA4b1p5HFQHeuKsSOAx0Nh-AkqtLW3oUw9jlLbFFDPP2rk_Yvvf-kRPE9kN9b0Ii3lkiCDIgm_vR7pY1SxquFTEQ/s2048/20210501_160856985_iOS.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dhWRSMQWhAED353tzc4L9W8qUwbtzBw54W80B53Y7Qny-byvWhZyA4b1p5HFQHeuKsSOAx0Nh-AkqtLW3oUw9jlLbFFDPP2rk_Yvvf-kRPE9kN9b0Ii3lkiCDIgm_vR7pY1SxquFTEQ/w640-h480/20210501_160856985_iOS.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Down the driveway...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UiiIm_N5J9hvn7qHvTVzj-YmyvwRcM70YipCOZZLvNHpacCCANUAcCEqGY674z4lqxj2yZP2sHY77vl7AhG28q733Z-cHWzt5bI8sjtAjdY-BKjyzjnGPoiSlgAl6ueEHfnxLePoqaA/s2048/20210501_161629960_iOS.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UiiIm_N5J9hvn7qHvTVzj-YmyvwRcM70YipCOZZLvNHpacCCANUAcCEqGY674z4lqxj2yZP2sHY77vl7AhG28q733Z-cHWzt5bI8sjtAjdY-BKjyzjnGPoiSlgAl6ueEHfnxLePoqaA/w640-h480/20210501_161629960_iOS.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prepping the trailer.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR57m_LSuXNXj5ZHBZLSbxl-TWXO4cOVtMw5hYwBU8PW7HhNEJDQHKAsUf3B8j71N-xd0tazdNqEzNjjrpamwqNt3yzoon4GmImgZr1w9q4RZ75gLVHAFt8PxuUkvOw9eKDcvrNX-woIo/s2048/20210501_161641450_iOS.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR57m_LSuXNXj5ZHBZLSbxl-TWXO4cOVtMw5hYwBU8PW7HhNEJDQHKAsUf3B8j71N-xd0tazdNqEzNjjrpamwqNt3yzoon4GmImgZr1w9q4RZ75gLVHAFt8PxuUkvOw9eKDcvrNX-woIo/w640-h480/20210501_161641450_iOS.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting in the street for loading</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVgXTmOfVTpPpDks510EAxU723mUmapUnSuYls8arEXdR5PMA_7Bkxl4mz0olSy7JFpxHfsewGoHkHHEIifrX72u2san31PilZAdQ-acWFQXSyP0GlzXd96i5vczlSxz6B7em470Os3I/s2048/20210501_162405000_iOS.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVgXTmOfVTpPpDks510EAxU723mUmapUnSuYls8arEXdR5PMA_7Bkxl4mz0olSy7JFpxHfsewGoHkHHEIifrX72u2san31PilZAdQ-acWFQXSyP0GlzXd96i5vczlSxz6B7em470Os3I/w640-h480/20210501_162405000_iOS.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Harry seems to be saying..."Is that thing going to fit???"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7dBvCdBJqoZOsvr7ZOn2dEYbba6l0VHjKWGPtkXrtMGoWmb5WGJaV-IbVVvQ0JeQk3Xds0OPlAmueOBx8c16Hwt-9P6tMDHw1Zbqi3yldEb6gpUcsG2gmsXYaSVzqsxUlza1bEj90zaA/s2048/20210501_163356405_iOS.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7dBvCdBJqoZOsvr7ZOn2dEYbba6l0VHjKWGPtkXrtMGoWmb5WGJaV-IbVVvQ0JeQk3Xds0OPlAmueOBx8c16Hwt-9P6tMDHw1Zbqi3yldEb6gpUcsG2gmsXYaSVzqsxUlza1bEj90zaA/w640-h480/20210501_163356405_iOS.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yup, it fit. Now we have to tie it down...and load the various parts that are going with it.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9eluSa91ErSZbToxOWZzR6qpAW8uXoyPltFZlshAx4izKWcno8pR0jItMX4TVJ3Mm1FoxNEWfBpu6b1tesSbGJVOZP90HOmqDrrK_75XnRnpgOPbN4wya47PNPhCj68PDP8X3FD7tPGI/s2048/20210501_172043801_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9eluSa91ErSZbToxOWZzR6qpAW8uXoyPltFZlshAx4izKWcno8pR0jItMX4TVJ3Mm1FoxNEWfBpu6b1tesSbGJVOZP90HOmqDrrK_75XnRnpgOPbN4wya47PNPhCj68PDP8X3FD7tPGI/w640-h480/20210501_172043801_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "Crew"...Amy took the picture...and a video of the process. Plane tied down and parts loaded in the various 5 vehicles that were part of the parade to the airport.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBhteWXarAP_j5XgmIuNDN7v1w6ty_6wPdlpHzt5XZ7nuJ4RLtGWZX1O4_HHNnr-8lNwO6fsJVZEHY875tdgkBo6fa9BLJc0cXDpmifSs7ULx9RxvUzo2enS_r9H-pUSseZ1_OddHzHjI/s2048/20210501_172132523_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBhteWXarAP_j5XgmIuNDN7v1w6ty_6wPdlpHzt5XZ7nuJ4RLtGWZX1O4_HHNnr-8lNwO6fsJVZEHY875tdgkBo6fa9BLJc0cXDpmifSs7ULx9RxvUzo2enS_r9H-pUSseZ1_OddHzHjI/w640-h480/20210501_172132523_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guess who!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nuRuWYCAvGcVH67Hz7du2dZZbpu5mHgKuBq4WzucJREDzuNKWCiJmMyYtgUHBaYAtsmGUTJrmb5MljOKO40Y9tqjSawsfr6yJlEChQIXa7jjogZciY6Kxc8B8oCLkxGRZ9wkhyT033w/s2048/20210501_175256757_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nuRuWYCAvGcVH67Hz7du2dZZbpu5mHgKuBq4WzucJREDzuNKWCiJmMyYtgUHBaYAtsmGUTJrmb5MljOKO40Y9tqjSawsfr6yJlEChQIXa7jjogZciY6Kxc8B8oCLkxGRZ9wkhyT033w/w640-h480/20210501_175256757_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the road!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDM5WrOiogkw8L9mpOLVWox4onUHZbjKeyaJC9uRHTTZlo8zkNFeq4LdKe722_nnr-5Y3hufcVE4WRT4U-Lw1on164_T2CSKtIucB7df7yoCGJ_O7MIyu6IN5mv72uQIAG3I6QL2gTByc/s2048/20210501_183922787_iOS.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDM5WrOiogkw8L9mpOLVWox4onUHZbjKeyaJC9uRHTTZlo8zkNFeq4LdKe722_nnr-5Y3hufcVE4WRT4U-Lw1on164_T2CSKtIucB7df7yoCGJ_O7MIyu6IN5mv72uQIAG3I6QL2gTByc/w640-h480/20210501_183922787_iOS.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the airport where it took much less time to undo everything we just did at home.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJgoslk5QsF0ShxTedSuOAHZ55KrRKNMfEJqBNGCJCqRDrNz-CkcVaqbsYEsbWBKPzsSe1VSF8FbEQyRFuQXWGYIO_8Ky9GUCJ0yPbb0sBC2K8uETFfJxRqN66UeViAPR91YljudugG4/s2048/20210501_185248145_iOS.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJgoslk5QsF0ShxTedSuOAHZ55KrRKNMfEJqBNGCJCqRDrNz-CkcVaqbsYEsbWBKPzsSe1VSF8FbEQyRFuQXWGYIO_8Ky9GUCJ0yPbb0sBC2K8uETFfJxRqN66UeViAPR91YljudugG4/w640-h480/20210501_185248145_iOS.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First "landing" at KPLU!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6sB7CLQ6p2idueNhUAD3QFsc5fBqAot0fdSmooVW0evvekNa2bTp-MVAYmnl3AMX9dGniNS-_JT2AvvWf4Azvg2bdsZ_NKuwV84CP9CJEKBT1pEuXwe0z7H7lv_YpGJWBx0c3oB6uyg/s2048/20210501_185412256_iOS.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6sB7CLQ6p2idueNhUAD3QFsc5fBqAot0fdSmooVW0evvekNa2bTp-MVAYmnl3AMX9dGniNS-_JT2AvvWf4Azvg2bdsZ_NKuwV84CP9CJEKBT1pEuXwe0z7H7lv_YpGJWBx0c3oB6uyg/w640-h480/20210501_185412256_iOS.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parked in the hangar where the rest of the magic happens.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbdLekQoJ0ls5Wr48L4kRgY_cUyKhbjI0uC_kskx9lafuaLwSLPprVDh8uSuYhEtMZHW2VtXK_RkIamKVwOV2xNhSP8TEDEXhnBf1S3rZFluPdWl7OItFKJ7jyxim_mjrDmQ_g64SI7U/s2048/20210501_191856207_iOS.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbdLekQoJ0ls5Wr48L4kRgY_cUyKhbjI0uC_kskx9lafuaLwSLPprVDh8uSuYhEtMZHW2VtXK_RkIamKVwOV2xNhSP8TEDEXhnBf1S3rZFluPdWl7OItFKJ7jyxim_mjrDmQ_g64SI7U/w640-h480/20210501_191856207_iOS.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Figured I might as well get the wings hung since we have all these hands around.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iZO6Bu-c5dMEeC8Ap__XNREm2ApGRfhbbXeBNYc_EaT511YcZ8JQrw7CR-umuZQRYsWybw3IhqWM9ZJXVG7axxM-EL-WebYKexbX3I96vDUB2ZGH5szxFBfXCmmCDtcN_iXZ-zGpSEk/s2048/20210501_192315164_iOS.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iZO6Bu-c5dMEeC8Ap__XNREm2ApGRfhbbXeBNYc_EaT511YcZ8JQrw7CR-umuZQRYsWybw3IhqWM9ZJXVG7axxM-EL-WebYKexbX3I96vDUB2ZGH5szxFBfXCmmCDtcN_iXZ-zGpSEk/w640-h480/20210501_192315164_iOS.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wings on with temporary bolts!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxrvxtkUccgccFSl3FrCwxh4Uujx6XuPgBF-Th11aJ6QmA3jwV-j74Blvc_lWukju_nKoK-zm-goSWh87XIUjTuNO3gQTcHAKpKpRbZmZcURapBuT7T48xeBO8FRkv-2P-Zsa74f8fko/s2048/20210501_192657693_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxrvxtkUccgccFSl3FrCwxh4Uujx6XuPgBF-Th11aJ6QmA3jwV-j74Blvc_lWukju_nKoK-zm-goSWh87XIUjTuNO3gQTcHAKpKpRbZmZcURapBuT7T48xeBO8FRkv-2P-Zsa74f8fko/w640-h480/20210501_192657693_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "wing" crew.....looks a lot like the transfer crew minus the photographer. :-)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIk1XWL-EBbwo4-dzmmo39pjMRd4VQydzkAiq2h1p3NqdlZZYoqEsN7wc5-QfWNhwEHuy_f_tWUOS9i3bOxuhcFGBjB-RS-wLw_u1PzuKR5NznB9O6xC8TK-i9SXvDHfA-1v3X7Zpg3Kk/s2048/20210501_231545196_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIk1XWL-EBbwo4-dzmmo39pjMRd4VQydzkAiq2h1p3NqdlZZYoqEsN7wc5-QfWNhwEHuy_f_tWUOS9i3bOxuhcFGBjB-RS-wLw_u1PzuKR5NznB9O6xC8TK-i9SXvDHfA-1v3X7Zpg3Kk/w640-h480/20210501_231545196_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the end of the day Bob and Harry hung around to help install the tail feathers. It finally looks like a complete airplane!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Darin Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098348891220064256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226249421224631338.post-45946772612073468892021-05-01T19:33:00.001-07:002021-05-01T19:33:22.080-07:00The last garage update...<p>Well as the title states this will be my last update from the garage. I have scheduled the move to the airport for Saturday the 1st of May. That's just over a week away! Ben has a trailer all ready to go, Jeff and Harry are going to be here to help, and Bob (silver Super 8) is a possibility if he doesn't have to fly. Its going to be a great day.</p><p>Looking at the date of my last post I guess I have lots to catch up on. Not all are related to N88DA (the tail number of this RV-10 I'm building). So lets start with the most impactful news...I've decided its time to retire from Senior Living. I should probably call it semi-retire because I don't think Amy could stand me wandering around the house looking for something to do. Not 100% sure what I will do next but I do know it will be something I really enjoy.</p><p>I also have to add that Harry, Jeff, and I took a last minute trip to Florida for the annual Sun-N-Fun fly in. It was a whirlwind trip but we got to see a couple of F-22 demo flights, the Blue Angels with their new F18's, and of course a ton of other aircraft. Vendors were a bit light but better than I expected and RV-10's were scarce. There was however lots of beer available which went well with the high temps down there. :-)</p><p>So, on with the RV-10 stuff. In the past month I've knocked out a bunch of smaller tasks and the list is actually getting shorter. For a while it felt like I added two items to the list for every one I removed. some of the items that I managed to complete include wiring up the overhead console with lights, switches, and dimmer's to control the cabin heat; installed the SCAT hoses for the heating/ventilation systems; finished the filtered air box; installed most of the baffle seal rubber; installed the temporary N number on the empennage; finished hooking up the SDS controller; finished and tested the pitot/static system; installed all fuses and tested as appropriate; painted the interior of the snorkel with epoxy primer; installed the lower cowling heat shield material; adjusted my backup alternator voltage regulator to about .2 volts lower than primary; installed the lighting controller and wired it up to allow me to adjust the brightness of the switch lights, and I'm sure there was more but that's already quite a list!</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSwHu3ia_f9neqkfvHjJ-EWbWhCyR0QYiHZfjyaKD2LF_GWPh8i40QroAaM-A-zq8ccKhoYqjpEiq4E-PEs6sEj_09f3Is7_BzRzH9SvEitZ9X2ZVnry7HxgIziGXzgfFwYNdrQnZ55g/s2048/20210424_183547221_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSwHu3ia_f9neqkfvHjJ-EWbWhCyR0QYiHZfjyaKD2LF_GWPh8i40QroAaM-A-zq8ccKhoYqjpEiq4E-PEs6sEj_09f3Is7_BzRzH9SvEitZ9X2ZVnry7HxgIziGXzgfFwYNdrQnZ55g/w640-h480/20210424_183547221_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking outboard from the spinner opening at the inlets to see how much of a gap I have to fill.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Ek0tzxSB0dG6lz1YBhDi8pdmiA8u0nl8jX6v0bcFamZzSMLQw4wQ2v7acbbetdFyt-TZY598GBq6IicT2uGAepxhN3rZhDQ1GjPrDx-ua3Lxju1LBg0qr9Fheu_aofaPuIfHEzoyPKY/s2048/20210424_183616125_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Ek0tzxSB0dG6lz1YBhDi8pdmiA8u0nl8jX6v0bcFamZzSMLQw4wQ2v7acbbetdFyt-TZY598GBq6IicT2uGAepxhN3rZhDQ1GjPrDx-ua3Lxju1LBg0qr9Fheu_aofaPuIfHEzoyPKY/w640-h480/20210424_183616125_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the #2 cylinder with the slight proud injector assembly. I think there is just barely enough room in there with the rubber baffle material.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Ms-5s2HkI8wH1wL4hFhQrYuB2eob6KGhyphenhyphenxdwFVoAqbQFScT290VtsAxthot-QEwGiNg8h3T0mRVBkCdnC51gyChBFdlmhrv6Mit168UIquHjcgdkSZ7rg3mET_r2rjcA90oojC1TJr8/s2048/20210425_142312933_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Ms-5s2HkI8wH1wL4hFhQrYuB2eob6KGhyphenhyphenxdwFVoAqbQFScT290VtsAxthot-QEwGiNg8h3T0mRVBkCdnC51gyChBFdlmhrv6Mit168UIquHjcgdkSZ7rg3mET_r2rjcA90oojC1TJr8/w480-h640/20210425_142312933_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the beginning of the wing root control rod air gap seal. The paper is the pattern for cutting the black rip stop material. I used Amy's sewing machine to sew the material into a cone shape, then I put the backing ring around it. This assembly then gets glued/riveted to the fuselage side as you see in the picture below.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jwqLgJIxETHOupI7qXR3lxodyQmoMqouQ6THdraMVQw8OF1qtDmXJwHHrORJAdCTbiLnnYbWhBnuzPDyFxxLIYH9R5A92lLLeNxghjGzf19a4q_EBno3N_gNCuVibEgEx81ot1QmmMw/s2048/20210425_152952948_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jwqLgJIxETHOupI7qXR3lxodyQmoMqouQ6THdraMVQw8OF1qtDmXJwHHrORJAdCTbiLnnYbWhBnuzPDyFxxLIYH9R5A92lLLeNxghjGzf19a4q_EBno3N_gNCuVibEgEx81ot1QmmMw/w480-h640/20210425_152952948_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Air gap seal is cleco'd on after I glued the ring to the rip stop cone. Next up is to pop rivet the ring to the fuselage and then seal the small end around the control rod with enough play that it can move back and forth without binding the controls at all.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMujywij6r0itoW714Yx74Ds4b2XNnWQn2zx9usb4FViLfNOlT1d-f2pPLOTjG1_3zzuNnp7bNHM61Kud5DWJjwKXATzYjrmTcEq-Uln-vApXAV4WkIAc5HvA4iAydAOTYGXDUpJ8oVuc/s2048/20210428_020519514_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMujywij6r0itoW714Yx74Ds4b2XNnWQn2zx9usb4FViLfNOlT1d-f2pPLOTjG1_3zzuNnp7bNHM61Kud5DWJjwKXATzYjrmTcEq-Uln-vApXAV4WkIAc5HvA4iAydAOTYGXDUpJ8oVuc/w640-h480/20210428_020519514_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overhead panels installed, labeled, and wired up.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Darin Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098348891220064256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226249421224631338.post-44522151004096058632021-03-26T07:10:00.000-07:002021-03-26T07:10:26.978-07:00The last of the plans<p>There are still a ton of tasks to complete on the airplane but I've started the last untouched item on my RV-10 plans, the wheel pants and gear leg fairings. These little buggers are particularly "fun" because they have to be aligned perfectly for the airplane to fly cleanly. That requires jacking up the airplane at the spar to level the fuselage both laterally as well as longitudinally. Once its up on jacks you have to snap a chalk-line on the garage floor that is in the exact center of the fuselage. Then you use that snap line to measure out and align the wheel fairings. Oh and don't forget that your garage floor has a built in slope (for water drainage) that you have to adjust for so that the trailing edge of the wheel pants are parallel with the airstream in flight! Sometimes it really feels like I am rubbing my tummy and patting my head while doing the boot scoot boogie. :-)</p><p>Ok, anyway this is a pretty fun stage and there are a ton of other smaller projects that I managed to accomplish in the past couple of weeks. Including....</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Replaced #2 cylinder injector boss. There was an issue with the fit that needed remedied.</li><li>Printed up and installed some ABS spark plug wire separators. Since I'm using auto plugs the wires are not shielded like aviation plug wires so they need to be separated from each other as well as other metal objects.</li><li>Installed some heater hoses, and ordered more scat hose since I didn't have nearly enough.</li><li>Fabricated and installed the spark plug wires and the lower plugs. </li><li>Installed the backup battery on the firewall.</li><li>Installed the oil cooler scat hose.</li></ul><div>Ok, on with the pictures.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPDOgTpx20RSvonGREvkyVfT8oOxvn0a7PdjmCVB3wYjJvRGwpq2yhLxG_VvKdo2PzpUJb6bgEwE5jtY0XlVDETdzrKcrafbSXTrPQTK86E6PUEEbU9t7E8R8u6cJmh8fqv5pbUw3mVI/s2048/20210314_214317989_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPDOgTpx20RSvonGREvkyVfT8oOxvn0a7PdjmCVB3wYjJvRGwpq2yhLxG_VvKdo2PzpUJb6bgEwE5jtY0XlVDETdzrKcrafbSXTrPQTK86E6PUEEbU9t7E8R8u6cJmh8fqv5pbUw3mVI/w480-h640/20210314_214317989_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plug wires cut to length, terminated, and routed with some wax corded separators installed. The 3D printed separators are not installed in this picture.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDyR7pkM7oxqD0whajkf9PE2DHI7_8fyM8oNzjtESsaRpip-5l01k0DRpagft87_He5NypL2XPPYkNa3CMdjpDh-mDCZYNxmhnV1YSpP2ezLj7-upJ0GrrbdgAAHeVBfTnn1dxlB19RtU/s2048/20210321_222817898_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDyR7pkM7oxqD0whajkf9PE2DHI7_8fyM8oNzjtESsaRpip-5l01k0DRpagft87_He5NypL2XPPYkNa3CMdjpDh-mDCZYNxmhnV1YSpP2ezLj7-upJ0GrrbdgAAHeVBfTnn1dxlB19RtU/w640-h480/20210321_222817898_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the first wheel pant I started with. I realized early on that holding the wheel pant in position long term is going to be key to getting these things aligned properly. So I fabricated wooden jig with 1/8" holes in each end. Then I drilled 1/8" holes in the exact center or the front and rear wheel pant halves. I used a drill bit on both ends to hold the pant in place, measured until I was happy with the location, and then I marked my garage floor with a pen at a few locations on the base of my jig. This allowed me to move the jig and return it to the proper location each time. These wheel pants were installed and removed many times (with more to come) so these marks were helpful in making sure I was in the same spot each time.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5snH7-YLtULTjlwDfjYCsSU8x2uiJJlgl6or-Mhbm_wsftLHpYObcFd2YAuPQWVRQH56KLd2CVzvwFbnUObbzEFA1HxBdKuDo8Nhlh8nW0jijL6SoULeAfKZ0xS4isKrJeKJ_4nBd4sw/s2048/20210321_233924449_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5snH7-YLtULTjlwDfjYCsSU8x2uiJJlgl6or-Mhbm_wsftLHpYObcFd2YAuPQWVRQH56KLd2CVzvwFbnUObbzEFA1HxBdKuDo8Nhlh8nW0jijL6SoULeAfKZ0xS4isKrJeKJ_4nBd4sw/w640-h480/20210321_233924449_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exciting huh! That was the first hole I drilled and you can see the LED light I used to locate it.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpoS5owhETfudN84bwWNBCg8HgJFYzmIPGRyMqzrHqev3-O-hKMhfBzf9G71sQYh_khk8Vin5aO2Srx5u1Xy6_qQUHjOo7n4eHaIq2KijcqcVzgU3KJ-45rZCzdGJCNTlsTMi99HqpZQ/s2048/20210322_192552834_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpoS5owhETfudN84bwWNBCg8HgJFYzmIPGRyMqzrHqev3-O-hKMhfBzf9G71sQYh_khk8Vin5aO2Srx5u1Xy6_qQUHjOo7n4eHaIq2KijcqcVzgU3KJ-45rZCzdGJCNTlsTMi99HqpZQ/w480-h640/20210322_192552834_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The plans call for a 1.25" block to hold the wheel pant up off of the tire while the fitting process occurs. I used my 3D printer to print up a block just for fun. I could have used the table saw to cut a piece of 2x4 down but this worked and was much easier to get to.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Darin Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098348891220064256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226249421224631338.post-2233242151739427742021-03-07T18:24:00.001-08:002021-03-24T06:47:27.205-07:00Wings and things<p> The endless list of tasks to be completed got a little shorter this past couple of weeks. Some of the big items included mounting both wings, setting the incidence, fitting the wing root fairings, a little finish wiring, and fabricating the wing fuel supply and return lines. I also fabricated the fuel tank vents but added a small modification to those. </p><p>I read back through my blog from about 6 years ago when I was going through this same stage with the 9A and found that I'm actually further along now than I was when I took the 9A to the airport. I regretted taking the 9A to the airport because that meant a lot of traveling to get it ready for flight. This time I am going to have pretty much everything done that I can before it goes to the airport.</p><p>For big picture items yet to be done before we go to the airport I have the following:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Fit the wheel pants</li><li>Fit the interior pieces</li><li>fit and cover the overhead panels</li><li>several miscellaneous wiring tasks.</li><li>hooking up the heater servo's.</li><li>finish the interior of the cowling with some primer and heat shielding.</li><li>Install the rubber baffling material on the baffles</li><li>A few interior panels need to be primed and painted.</li><li>Install seat belts</li></ul><div><br /></div><div>There are a lot of individual items in that list so its going to be a bit until I am ready to go to the airport.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmIOMa8Km8MQ9-cYW0CF2jKBqvhmNKZ7R40Nw68mdwxXB_JQRKEKMMQCn-F-W50hr8O-FM_aaM0nqJJTLKWHRGFb3CXlAbDsKNch5ktuJvaYxqwfwG6fM2e7uF1EAtE89sY-dXxv1GYY/s2048/20210228_180347544_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmIOMa8Km8MQ9-cYW0CF2jKBqvhmNKZ7R40Nw68mdwxXB_JQRKEKMMQCn-F-W50hr8O-FM_aaM0nqJJTLKWHRGFb3CXlAbDsKNch5ktuJvaYxqwfwG6fM2e7uF1EAtE89sY-dXxv1GYY/w480-h640/20210228_180347544_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ben was a huge help when mounting my wings and of course it wouldn't be right if he didn't hop in and make some airplane noises. :-)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecXM7SN4k6JY3ceLHFwilmgylxMmOamNmuGP9FVVEnfaSxykFkqQgFIvIlWQRqoHed422xHZyWzcIiRhX-c1ymtzsu1MNyJT-6wxvqhyprILSx3hyphenhyphenhbaBUn52mSdx4YptxtUNF861dsU/s2048/20210302_213957251_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecXM7SN4k6JY3ceLHFwilmgylxMmOamNmuGP9FVVEnfaSxykFkqQgFIvIlWQRqoHed422xHZyWzcIiRhX-c1ymtzsu1MNyJT-6wxvqhyprILSx3hyphenhyphenhbaBUn52mSdx4YptxtUNF861dsU/w480-h640/20210302_213957251_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finishing up the wing root connector for the left wing.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUjQzH5WwtgzI7D5N4PetSp8Urr4ZLAdsWQsn2xaEifxg43kHNk6IIcYOV6s08LNOOOdAH8eJ-SUd14UxjGtcvRjQi5DAFkoTjvY6w-7j_O_qbM31skNO7qmZdCy04NlGGcgnFdAM174/s2048/20210305_020635934_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUjQzH5WwtgzI7D5N4PetSp8Urr4ZLAdsWQsn2xaEifxg43kHNk6IIcYOV6s08LNOOOdAH8eJ-SUd14UxjGtcvRjQi5DAFkoTjvY6w-7j_O_qbM31skNO7qmZdCy04NlGGcgnFdAM174/w480-h640/20210305_020635934_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my little modification to the standard vent line. The black piece you see in the middle of the vent is a vacuum breaker. The idea is that if the vent line becomes blocked by ice/debris the vacuum breaker will allow venting of the tanks so the fuel continues to flow.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8yZr8de0cQAdg8XkJYaf2d23Wnx_ACMcRyHm7q8yjoxmnRj5w30xCXm0nc3tGRVVJueJifo3v9CmlYyB1dpzlJek51rdLz8rJUIO3lFMRAWUISllZ0r3EUDSg0ItwKtxnu5EfKCdCSPM/s2048/Wing+root+work2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8yZr8de0cQAdg8XkJYaf2d23Wnx_ACMcRyHm7q8yjoxmnRj5w30xCXm0nc3tGRVVJueJifo3v9CmlYyB1dpzlJek51rdLz8rJUIO3lFMRAWUISllZ0r3EUDSg0ItwKtxnu5EfKCdCSPM/w640-h480/Wing+root+work2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ben took this picture of me working in the wing root area. Only one wing at a time would fit in the garage so we finished up this wing, then removed it, turned the airplane around, and did the left wing. Worked great.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><p></p>Darin Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098348891220064256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226249421224631338.post-12102922949144364572021-02-20T19:40:00.006-08:002021-02-21T10:08:23.100-08:00This is Exhausting...<p>Haha I couldn't resist... the title is in reference to the fact that I now have the exhaust system fully installed. After a trip to the welder to weld in the bung for the O2 sensor and a bit of progress on the FAB I figured it was time to do a fit check with pretty much everything installed. Pix below.</p><p>I also did something new this past week. I did some DIY anodizing of some aluminum parts! It was a fun process and overall I'm happy with how things came out. Not perfect but pretty darn close.</p><p>On another topic I got the new FAB mount for the SDS air servo to FAB. I had to modify it a bit for the vacuum hoses but it feels like the FAB will be nice and solid. Hopefully no cracking like has been seen on many RV's.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg69yUojCLb9E-J1cKf81ddN7S3XN3wazgfZgYApXxUB9wWegrE1wHrm3tM2owkwSxIf8eN5Lj0YGEBlwd58S3EJ_FnCmhkQH2YuhMBBm04QBYbUjYlByf2kqOaVMKWmzm8WwEHDisUIs/s2048/20210221_032324652_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg69yUojCLb9E-J1cKf81ddN7S3XN3wazgfZgYApXxUB9wWegrE1wHrm3tM2owkwSxIf8eN5Lj0YGEBlwd58S3EJ_FnCmhkQH2YuhMBBm04QBYbUjYlByf2kqOaVMKWmzm8WwEHDisUIs/w480-h640/20210221_032324652_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">O2 sensor installed in its bung on the #1 exhaust pipe about 12.5" down.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCLddWBzN4ekOVpbetoc3FDUK2pgdBcYPzRU0GtkE15ptm7hw8ROjqI615h3_eT9Up2J8Kdu8hD2Ytjsny3txE-157FLqB7UKQQ_y61OEPrZb82Q7QKU3OU_ELjKB1WjIKQ2pb-e7VQQs/s2048/20210214_234140009_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCLddWBzN4ekOVpbetoc3FDUK2pgdBcYPzRU0GtkE15ptm7hw8ROjqI615h3_eT9Up2J8Kdu8hD2Ytjsny3txE-157FLqB7UKQQ_y61OEPrZb82Q7QKU3OU_ELjKB1WjIKQ2pb-e7VQQs/w640-h480/20210214_234140009_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exhaust system installed</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecSlzgqKPNPFPFUYSfyzPG49UIVHMmhOZ0uz2S-1wTqOtWdEyaCGUzgBVOjOEWWG1RVnxcVCbT3Fl_7UJWjIi06fEFYX5GsJONTT155IRctH_3Jko8f49osDY9C-XrPwoah7J9MPUuqs/s2048/20210215_194510429_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecSlzgqKPNPFPFUYSfyzPG49UIVHMmhOZ0uz2S-1wTqOtWdEyaCGUzgBVOjOEWWG1RVnxcVCbT3Fl_7UJWjIi06fEFYX5GsJONTT155IRctH_3Jko8f49osDY9C-XrPwoah7J9MPUuqs/w640-h480/20210215_194510429_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had to modify the cable bracket again...the center console was not sitting down properly. I trimmed it down about 3/8" and then cut a slot in the tunnel cover to allow the throttle and prop cables to flex normally. I riveted an aluminum plate under the tunnel cover as a doubler since the center console cover is considered structural.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2HAEkA-CFCqsB65Ay4kBkqyQIpQegWajESDm7dshFMv8aF3B4ZuTIPfWDCzyajqJVjbr44T4ViBgN3EbeF-jjypvFIh1BDOfIsE_tU9MCrAEup1AWAxsqaa11a82tS7EpvxuTVTg9XRc/s2048/20210215_220524231_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2HAEkA-CFCqsB65Ay4kBkqyQIpQegWajESDm7dshFMv8aF3B4ZuTIPfWDCzyajqJVjbr44T4ViBgN3EbeF-jjypvFIh1BDOfIsE_tU9MCrAEup1AWAxsqaa11a82tS7EpvxuTVTg9XRc/w640-h480/20210215_220524231_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my anodizing station setup. Rinse water in the blue bucket, Anodizing mix in the white bucket, power supply in the back, and two hotplates for both the dye and the boiling water used to set the color.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofx-nGrgSYyCZ43tZdUnfY1tZL8JE5mnrCBEeiyoSK37YTdR8c4ceuRCK_OgMdL3glb5tK87R4KavO5Sjrh_OJFPFMVqQFPXOai_khLDxGzmeTkC6aF5s67AauDXTEqrs17peUYOxYSM/s2048/20210215_220614843_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofx-nGrgSYyCZ43tZdUnfY1tZL8JE5mnrCBEeiyoSK37YTdR8c4ceuRCK_OgMdL3glb5tK87R4KavO5Sjrh_OJFPFMVqQFPXOai_khLDxGzmeTkC6aF5s67AauDXTEqrs17peUYOxYSM/w480-h640/20210215_220614843_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the plates perking away in the anodizing bath. You can see its running about 2 amps and 11.5 volts. This goes on for about 2 hours.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJB7_ExCl3bLPCilK9-txGjx8Z1sYjBreh9TLObnXtY0d0xNIH2JEYSdqY2mo3uJ9q_RFDcf2aX2u38TxoF2tXoCtj_jKhCWKFaX7bVmq3uVbfGWLrZQTFRuSic-1FMYnm95HqHQYnrw/s2048/20210215_220548846_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJB7_ExCl3bLPCilK9-txGjx8Z1sYjBreh9TLObnXtY0d0xNIH2JEYSdqY2mo3uJ9q_RFDcf2aX2u38TxoF2tXoCtj_jKhCWKFaX7bVmq3uVbfGWLrZQTFRuSic-1FMYnm95HqHQYnrw/w480-h640/20210215_220548846_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The one on the left is what I started with and the one on the right is the finished product.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAMtE7qmYzt1gmqQEcvm024Xz0Yxwd23BgDdSavIQ3IvvjacAjStUidqOL1b4bC2Z5gGXd7Fkg9fyk6U7w8ZPbvHoUGIBFWXzL2Z0GsGdpfBXZm2DDT2hs2GvmbNXPPOn7unFOo91MY8/s2048/20210221_032251461_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAMtE7qmYzt1gmqQEcvm024Xz0Yxwd23BgDdSavIQ3IvvjacAjStUidqOL1b4bC2Z5gGXd7Fkg9fyk6U7w8ZPbvHoUGIBFWXzL2Z0GsGdpfBXZm2DDT2hs2GvmbNXPPOn7unFOo91MY8/w480-h640/20210221_032251461_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here are the brackets bolted on to the back of the seat. You can kind of envision how the seat belts are going to thread through the slots.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi451crkmCksufgpng72m6xGxsWbU37VivcC2f0O45Wxi0VzRElBSJsQMcD5l7GzZ160sQyzqete-cHMdl-TDzLiXupMpW9NLw2b9vLN8xroKMJmqRfsvhAaz_hhFom6URIPKrp9_XcbMY/s2048/20210221_032314247_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi451crkmCksufgpng72m6xGxsWbU37VivcC2f0O45Wxi0VzRElBSJsQMcD5l7GzZ160sQyzqete-cHMdl-TDzLiXupMpW9NLw2b9vLN8xroKMJmqRfsvhAaz_hhFom6URIPKrp9_XcbMY/w640-h480/20210221_032314247_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SDS FAB mount installed on the sump.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwZBBrF7dCGpoZRV98dhbzJKlicGBJdwWRtxJmXvpTkfykX483HYIQLSrd923PR5oaXfT-eC65u-M1kMTEzMUAumnTWAs68mEl7K6i9H0c8wfFGXIduXPEy2Nhqwj0yAETrbWNnud9PM/s2048/20210221_032355089_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwZBBrF7dCGpoZRV98dhbzJKlicGBJdwWRtxJmXvpTkfykX483HYIQLSrd923PR5oaXfT-eC65u-M1kMTEzMUAumnTWAs68mEl7K6i9H0c8wfFGXIduXPEy2Nhqwj0yAETrbWNnud9PM/w640-h480/20210221_032355089_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And last but not least...the center console is installed and the control knobs bolted on. The blue prop knob is one that I cut with my CNC and then anodized when I was doing the seat brackets. I'm pretty happy with out it came out.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Darin Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098348891220064256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226249421224631338.post-17788156916669762212021-02-14T07:03:00.000-08:002021-02-14T07:03:02.432-08:00We have power...and no smoke<p> The past few weeks have been a blur of smaller projects. One of those projects was getting the panel and avionics ready for first power up. To reach this goal I had to finish tying up wire bundles, replace a connector or two, and what feels like at least a hundred other tasks. In the end I was successful in getting the system up and running. I ran into three issues that I thought I would relate. </p><p>First, the wiring diagram for the Carling Contura switches I am using is misleading. If you look at the diagram without looking at the actual numbering scheme of the 8 terminals on the back of the switch you will wire it wrong. I'm visual...I don't like comparing numbers to diagrams and if the diagram is wrong, so will my wiring be. This was indeed the case, all 10 switches had to be rewired. That took a day...or so. </p><p>Once I finally got the master switch to work and provide power to the buss, the EFIS reported that the config module was missing. So, back under the panel I went to pull the connector and see if I missed it. Nope its there but I did find that two of the tiny pins that make the connection had backed out of their socket. No problem, push them in and all is good again.</p><p>Then during the configuration phase the GNX375 was reporting that the transponder had failed. Back under the panel (a little farther this time) and pull the entire back plate off of the radio tray only to find that I had used the pin numbers for the wrong connector when wiring up the RS232 connection to the ELT. Fixed that, powered up, and the transponder was working properly.</p><p>Part of the prep for powering up included re-cutting all 4 instrument panel inserts. I swear this must be the 5th time I have redone these panels. This time I did it for three reasons. First, I wanted to install a master warning light on the Pilot side panel. Flying the G3X in the 9A I found that I sometimes missed the alert that came up. I want to be sure a warning is very obvious to me so I added this indicator. Second, OnlineMetals.com is now selling clear anodized aluminum plate. It looks just like the brushed aluminum look that I really wanted. So, I ordered some of that and I really like the way it turned out. Finally, I had to replace the lower center console panel because the original plan was to put rheostats in to control the oil cooler shutter as well as the cowl flap position. In reality the will only ever be open or closed so I replaced the rheostats with switches.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLJWgpIGcZ59R5IEhpF3g14nAJ8KCHbbKmR0YF0a-D90f8yY0gApm996kdeJFcwIqtOa1x16IxPnEmzg-z5Xz_KVOETrr-6GtwzGvab2DF8ZDgzMgsM_r1sCtVBrCQPQyoGIkvzxUV28/s2048/20210204_003541009_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLJWgpIGcZ59R5IEhpF3g14nAJ8KCHbbKmR0YF0a-D90f8yY0gApm996kdeJFcwIqtOa1x16IxPnEmzg-z5Xz_KVOETrr-6GtwzGvab2DF8ZDgzMgsM_r1sCtVBrCQPQyoGIkvzxUV28/w640-h480/20210204_003541009_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The seat belt brackets being fitted for the nutserts I installed in the frame of the seat. I had to locate each nutsert by feel, punch a small hole to verify the location, and then cut a full size hole for the spacer that will go between the seat belt bracket (silver above) and the seat frame.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATMPMzNV9ybdmBeITe6H447xZDqBC3KbZgZfmKhk8vvPtanKZ7H8B4TvNSa_zDqRT9oot8lXcfY76Adw4NdJgaZoDId0U0wt1cS2h1xi1-WcwK2X8r4-eI4AMCoMnU0EVuYSYeelAjsM/s2048/20210205_013359248_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATMPMzNV9ybdmBeITe6H447xZDqBC3KbZgZfmKhk8vvPtanKZ7H8B4TvNSa_zDqRT9oot8lXcfY76Adw4NdJgaZoDId0U0wt1cS2h1xi1-WcwK2X8r4-eI4AMCoMnU0EVuYSYeelAjsM/w640-h480/20210205_013359248_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spacers all fitted.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1cxFHmUndDKy6qLd4i9VkpzMZiLLnoLXOFVlp4iHw2DHKz_B1rRbH4BIKh7tp6oHanuPqrZihfbBFrDDPozjP-47MlbWra0bP1IGH-SfKTyaBZ-u9oBImX_6cah83bD6ME8Tqkwy5U0/s2048/20210205_224905326_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1cxFHmUndDKy6qLd4i9VkpzMZiLLnoLXOFVlp4iHw2DHKz_B1rRbH4BIKh7tp6oHanuPqrZihfbBFrDDPozjP-47MlbWra0bP1IGH-SfKTyaBZ-u9oBImX_6cah83bD6ME8Tqkwy5U0/w480-h640/20210205_224905326_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lower center console panel insert after re-cutting and labeling.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0LUFkqhElD8I7KZKtkw4Hy7EiR-UNrmBos1weMzz6O8E0f02YI6RAFTVYE-kDRkUo67BEQ61ZM0JyoR0JaAISvDrgZooGnUv1Au8DNCRCPpnNxXSCVy2CQTOI2qzq0Is96snD4zDxOM/s2048/20210206_182837533_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0LUFkqhElD8I7KZKtkw4Hy7EiR-UNrmBos1weMzz6O8E0f02YI6RAFTVYE-kDRkUo67BEQ61ZM0JyoR0JaAISvDrgZooGnUv1Au8DNCRCPpnNxXSCVy2CQTOI2qzq0Is96snD4zDxOM/w480-h640/20210206_182837533_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I also worked on the FAB including this fiberglass transition through the snorkel.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPoIbOA1vRbqZd3BI1wP4_k54woUzpFVEexejhRkhQaK_kgzZoSTVrS9eejyOT2vAJSchFpifwUqazqsIKpFGOm1KrJVaXhcOyvbfntChFjGUblOaVw9kdg9xlZqAz7JE8nqfIku2cDrg/s2048/20210206_201625647_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPoIbOA1vRbqZd3BI1wP4_k54woUzpFVEexejhRkhQaK_kgzZoSTVrS9eejyOT2vAJSchFpifwUqazqsIKpFGOm1KrJVaXhcOyvbfntChFjGUblOaVw9kdg9xlZqAz7JE8nqfIku2cDrg/w480-h640/20210206_201625647_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A balloon to hold the wet fiberglass cloth to the foam in the picture above this one.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3UJscUIsNTbGQDVDYr9Cvl3e3QWzEjFqT_cec8QJBBgmIeFgEBpw2c6-VJ90dN-eM4_jpNTrJijjLVgDWWvPOsbdx51UZFimYemY7li_WZADIemlBiiAYtCmlrR17Y9mXS8x09hBL-zw/s2048/20210207_025245889_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3UJscUIsNTbGQDVDYr9Cvl3e3QWzEjFqT_cec8QJBBgmIeFgEBpw2c6-VJ90dN-eM4_jpNTrJijjLVgDWWvPOsbdx51UZFimYemY7li_WZADIemlBiiAYtCmlrR17Y9mXS8x09hBL-zw/w480-h640/20210207_025245889_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New Pilot side panel insert. You can see I added both a Master Warn hole and label as well as an Alt Static hole and label.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_qnXgmxIeIm9BGW_gaNzx674cFgd9cAxJDoRXEmjdQSCqzcA5xTvTeGjyzKwUCZ0aDFv6cKRJBTzg6IF8JHZcJftcAzOoyXolyWrEHuXlEliFWqr8GoPFkFTe7l0Jaf5eKmCbMIWI5M/s2048/20210207_025252043_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_qnXgmxIeIm9BGW_gaNzx674cFgd9cAxJDoRXEmjdQSCqzcA5xTvTeGjyzKwUCZ0aDFv6cKRJBTzg6IF8JHZcJftcAzOoyXolyWrEHuXlEliFWqr8GoPFkFTe7l0Jaf5eKmCbMIWI5M/w480-h640/20210207_025252043_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Co-pilot side panel insert. The only change here was moving the Passenger warning to this panel instead of the center panel. The center panel will have an iPad mounted on it that will hide the warning. Oh, I also changed to using #6 countersunk nutserts for the GDU mounting holes. Much easier than trying to get the mounting frame that comes with the mounting kit to work.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-6dDAyYaRX0E_hFKwVWmnzvriLHO_YSfSAexWZ6IUaE017toF1QIVMGJBcoH1ITPl3I0GtYexwIpFtZU3EMvimXBFwXHXNaoAt3znI8DGisb9iP_0RKlj0KI1QyopQpdjgPMOw-RXSk/s2048/20210207_025318244_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-6dDAyYaRX0E_hFKwVWmnzvriLHO_YSfSAexWZ6IUaE017toF1QIVMGJBcoH1ITPl3I0GtYexwIpFtZU3EMvimXBFwXHXNaoAt3znI8DGisb9iP_0RKlj0KI1QyopQpdjgPMOw-RXSk/w640-h480/20210207_025318244_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New center panel. No changes here except the new clear anodized aluminum.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFspvs42gjqQXsBrlvRHvTUEv6bp5B1_GZL8mJamA-zjEFTKeKXZiQV-KR6UGtqrHrL6kq_eI6a24l7aMg-ixFjPJ4eiqiLJIJPasPPcUMVQLTV7P-Icqs018Ol3HRp8naDMqpas204Aw/s2048/20210207_025342671_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFspvs42gjqQXsBrlvRHvTUEv6bp5B1_GZL8mJamA-zjEFTKeKXZiQV-KR6UGtqrHrL6kq_eI6a24l7aMg-ixFjPJ4eiqiLJIJPasPPcUMVQLTV7P-Icqs018Ol3HRp8naDMqpas204Aw/w480-h640/20210207_025342671_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are the extra dry transfer labels I used on the new panels. I tried using my CNC to do the engraving but found that the anodized surface left a very rough edge that I couldn't sand to smoothness without scuffing the surrounding anodized finish. So I decided to use these dry rub decals and then coat them with a flat clear coat. I really like the way they turned out.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xol6pH6DiqIufA_IJV__9iw8RkeqqtTy-oA5-73nAr4pbBPB4SJL97zfXUMz_EoxV5cls7m__XxB5LdavALGt4eGBHTbutnzLjgcDMCOUC0uXgEOVA_KZpkJBqgeVq64i4MEDMm9pGs/s2048/20210212_175044758_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xol6pH6DiqIufA_IJV__9iw8RkeqqtTy-oA5-73nAr4pbBPB4SJL97zfXUMz_EoxV5cls7m__XxB5LdavALGt4eGBHTbutnzLjgcDMCOUC0uXgEOVA_KZpkJBqgeVq64i4MEDMm9pGs/w640-h480/20210212_175044758_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panel after installing my avionics and almost ready for first power up.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHiCVoII89WR8qPoBkZzXYennHphdx0WBldZ0rEVigTjW-nJah8pJyrJW8Vtm8BwC61sQ5nRMZCeFiBJK8SX37CiApj_8iaO0crRLDPlFvdpiyIES2Zo6MA1LyVNm6QWuByMteUqn8-o/s2048/20210213_172712029_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHiCVoII89WR8qPoBkZzXYennHphdx0WBldZ0rEVigTjW-nJah8pJyrJW8Vtm8BwC61sQ5nRMZCeFiBJK8SX37CiApj_8iaO0crRLDPlFvdpiyIES2Zo6MA1LyVNm6QWuByMteUqn8-o/w480-h640/20210213_172712029_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It works!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Darin Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098348891220064256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226249421224631338.post-24776240578263341132021-01-28T06:06:00.000-08:002021-01-28T06:06:09.639-08:00FInishing up the firewall forward wiring<p>The past few weeks have been mostly about firewall forward. I managed to get the CHT sensors, EGT sensors, oil pressure sensor, oil temp sensor, manifold pressure sensor, both alternator amperage sensors, and the fuel pressure sensor all installed and wired up. I also finished the firewall forward installation of my SDS Electronic Fuel Injection and Ignition system (EFII) installed. </p><p>The throttle cable and the prop control cable are both installed and connected although I still have work to do on the prop lever in the throttle quadrant. I plan on anodizing it black to match the throttle lever. Speaking of prop governor cables, I had to modify my top cowl because the "notch" I cut into the shroud for the governor was interfering with the full motion of the cable arms. Oh well...its only fiberglass work.</p><p>I did my first install of the exhaust system. Well actually I only installed the down pipes from the cylinder flanges so far. I needed to do that so I could drill and install the EGT sensors and associated wiring. The #1 cylinder downpipe also has the O2 sensor bung welded on at about 12.5" down from the exhaust flange. </p><p>I had to do more work on the top cowl as you will see below. The #2 cylinder injector was standing a bit proud of the top of the baffles which means there is a significant possibility that the normal shaking of the engine will cause the injector fitting to come into contact with the top cowl. To remedy that situation I have modified the top cowl by cutting out the honeycomb material on the inside as well as a little re-clocking of the 90 degree elbow on top of the injector mount.</p><p>The fuel system forward of the firewall is now complete as well. I ordered some pressure tested, fire sleeved hoses from Tom at TSFlightlines to finish up the job. I love Tom's work!</p><p>I'm sure there were a dozen other tasks that I forgot to mention in this post but maybe you will spot some of them in the pictures below.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglee6SLEg7SKuvstIoFllAuPfhMmbnA3MtsRChTenzxmsVy24eFmQ55EGGNL3IP-NOw0wS7coMhJ1Yv-oZfXVzP9PI9JTo09oWNx7pO2ULwgWlKkscIUXqh7m5moHLkje8dJ7AA5rXwOA/s2048/20210117_022605896_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglee6SLEg7SKuvstIoFllAuPfhMmbnA3MtsRChTenzxmsVy24eFmQ55EGGNL3IP-NOw0wS7coMhJ1Yv-oZfXVzP9PI9JTo09oWNx7pO2ULwgWlKkscIUXqh7m5moHLkje8dJ7AA5rXwOA/w480-h640/20210117_022605896_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Backup Master Solenoid, XC solenoid, ANL fuzes, and current sensors wired up.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecxcj8Ua8BumckAHY25utJ-RnzRdOOJwyPSzadOHf7nnf-6ujrYo6KWWHvUjTA4zR1965lDgLWB4o3JzupQpSS_2QDXoC37uEkeKFe9X1N-vTxcjE49zivQKBZBlZP-dF2xs4coPYgF0/s2048/20210117_022758769_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecxcj8Ua8BumckAHY25utJ-RnzRdOOJwyPSzadOHf7nnf-6ujrYo6KWWHvUjTA4zR1965lDgLWB4o3JzupQpSS_2QDXoC37uEkeKFe9X1N-vTxcjE49zivQKBZBlZP-dF2xs4coPYgF0/w480-h640/20210117_022758769_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Injectors plumbed and wired up.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7yf1f4aBRtIhUj2b6JWmQ4iM_eyKAF6DS-iP482Y70rWqIlrQNS6bY3zUcK23yABP8fTovcIVl9xCFMmVL8WBt-00JD105MaT8L2sQvDz1ewRWjDjKfuPvpXQODWEpVN-jQ2nZmqGcg/s2048/20210117_203534359_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7yf1f4aBRtIhUj2b6JWmQ4iM_eyKAF6DS-iP482Y70rWqIlrQNS6bY3zUcK23yABP8fTovcIVl9xCFMmVL8WBt-00JD105MaT8L2sQvDz1ewRWjDjKfuPvpXQODWEpVN-jQ2nZmqGcg/w480-h640/20210117_203534359_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of scrap wire on the floor from all the FWF wiring work</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqaaPTmLoTE8Y-_A4tCNwDbdfRWx9SvDfyTynierH564LHWdeVs7fY1OBCCYu6nXQMGi8yVtj97tQpXBTooiG6atbQAfNoykCB3FTT5k-tBve6ptsnl0-ZlR_XDXqGACRAA-XHdg5nq4A/s2048/20210126_013149609_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqaaPTmLoTE8Y-_A4tCNwDbdfRWx9SvDfyTynierH564LHWdeVs7fY1OBCCYu6nXQMGi8yVtj97tQpXBTooiG6atbQAfNoykCB3FTT5k-tBve6ptsnl0-ZlR_XDXqGACRAA-XHdg5nq4A/w640-h480/20210126_013149609_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the number 2 injector that I discussed above. You can't really see it in the picture but there is only about 1/4" of space between the cowling and the injector fitting.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGuJZ9DvsI4wC65JuIgRMllUq7R6qrwd2pm8RWlx0eWCxpPURApmHSmEbjO8pmD3z6eWagpRJrkGyYZJ1Oi__lfmMTTNHKJDsgJ7nOiaUCNlEHKPrPWmqLRYMBUyH_TgtrVRdnaxw36w/s2048/20210126_013423196_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGuJZ9DvsI4wC65JuIgRMllUq7R6qrwd2pm8RWlx0eWCxpPURApmHSmEbjO8pmD3z6eWagpRJrkGyYZJ1Oi__lfmMTTNHKJDsgJ7nOiaUCNlEHKPrPWmqLRYMBUyH_TgtrVRdnaxw36w/w640-h480/20210126_013423196_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Odd looking picture but this is looking aft into the intake snorkel on the scoop. I was measuring the location so that I can align the Filtered Air box. It looks like it came out perfect!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcQ4n2CXjjDwipBohRCGfh91tyHwoGoK15mz3W3wgrxeYf815PKk-BN8OmFNJn8blcLkPk4ytn2tlmrtAqs7j4BDrdTXZoKZperPbS3-O-FraEDkng-3q0ItPQ6YuN_GFWB_dH_yX4Hw/s2048/20210126_020612482_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcQ4n2CXjjDwipBohRCGfh91tyHwoGoK15mz3W3wgrxeYf815PKk-BN8OmFNJn8blcLkPk4ytn2tlmrtAqs7j4BDrdTXZoKZperPbS3-O-FraEDkng-3q0ItPQ6YuN_GFWB_dH_yX4Hw/w640-h480/20210126_020612482_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another hard picture to visualize but this is looking outboard from the spinner opening at the prop governor and its associated fiberglass work. The top baffle plate for the governor is not installed so I can see what it looks like outboard.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Darin Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098348891220064256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226249421224631338.post-21050727938117063842021-01-01T07:59:00.000-08:002021-01-01T07:59:02.807-08:00Its all about cooling<p>
One of my biggest concerns about flying this airplane for the first time is
the engine cylinder head temperatures. Traditionally the first hours of an
engines life are hot as the rings seat themselves. On the 9A I had piston oil
squirters that helped keep the cylinder head temps down, but this engine does
not have this option. My only option is to make sure I am making the best of
the cooling that is available. That brings me to my last several weeks of
work. Cooling mods. I used the baffle kit that comes from Van's and its a huge help,
but its designed for a slightly different engine, and even the inter-cylinder
baffles that come with the engine fit very poorly. Below are some of the steps
I have taken to try to keep the air moving through the cooling fins on the
cylinders and keep the cooling drag to a minimum.
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The plans call for a series of slots cut into the lower scoop section of
the cowling to aid in cooling air flow through the engine. This added
air flow is necessary for time when heat load is high such as takeoff
and climb phases of flight. They are not needed when in cruise and
because these slots are always passing air they create a bit of drag. I
decided to install these cowl flaps to eliminate the cooling drag when
its not needed. The AntiSplat Aero cowl flaps I purchased are designed
to be installed in the bottom of a cowl that has a honey comb core but
the scoop area on the 10 cowl does not have honey comb in this area so I
had to build up a mounting platform so that the installed flaps are
flush on the outside. You will see a picture of the outside down below.
To make this mounting platform I used my 3D printer to print up those
two white forms you see sitting above the openings. One side was slid
into the opening from the outside and the other was fit on the inside so
that I would have a smooth flat surface mount.
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Up close view of the mounting platform as I was testing fit.
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Both flaps installed (no bolts) inside view.
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Both flaps installed outside view (looking up at the bottom of the scoop
where it overhangs my workbench.
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I also formed the fiberglass duct around the top cowl inlet where the
prop governor sits. Still some cleanup work to be done here.
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Oil door with hinge and latch cutouts complete. I did have to fill
those two miss-drilled holes on the hinge location and then re-drill the
hole. It took quite a bit of time to get this door to fit the
opening properly.
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Here you can see the wraps that I put on all cylinders. The wrap
is simply 9oz fiberglass impregnated with ultra black RTV. These
areas are locations where the baffles tend to leak a lot of air and any
air not going through the cooling fins is just wasted cooling drag air.
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Same as above but a view looking up at the bottom of the
cylinders. The Inter-cylinder baffles are not installed in this
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Really hard to see but this is the gap between the cylinders near the
injector holes. There is about a 1/4" gap between the cylinders so I filled it with RTV after putting a
barrier of glass/RTV on the surface of the head fins to prevent the RTV
from filling the cooling channels.
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Aft side of #5 cylinder.
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These are the engine mount covers that I fabricated to prevent any
cooling air flow from exiting via the holes in the rear baffles where
the engine mounts protrude. I had originally ordered these from
Aerosport but after about 6 weeks I had to cancel that order (poor guys
are just swamped) and make my own. They are not as pretty as the
Aerosport version but they will do the trick nicely.
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Darin Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098348891220064256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226249421224631338.post-18886036622320909732020-12-07T06:40:00.000-08:002020-12-07T06:40:59.889-08:00A million little things<p>Wow has it really been since October that I last posted an update? Well I haven't been completely idle these past several weeks but I will admit to going through one of those "less inspired" periods that I go through about once a year. Hopefully this one is about over...</p><p>Anyway, as the title suggests there has been progress but its in the form of a bunch of little things. Most of the time has been focused on the cowling and getting it properly fitted. Here are a few of the things I've done since the last update:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I beefed up the "flanges" that I created for both the upper cowl to lower cowl seam and the lower scoop seam. Originally I used about 4-5 layers of regular 9oz fiberglass layers but the end result was less sturdy than I wanted. I ended up laying down a layer of carbon fiber with a layer of 9oz glass over the top. That took a bunch of time because I also had to re-drill the holes for the receptacles.</li><li>I primed the two lower cowl halves so that I could rivet the receptacles on.</li><li>I adjusted several fastener hole locations to get them to fit better.</li><li>I installed the prop and spinner to test the gap and it was good for most of the circumference, but one of the bottom halves still needs work.</li><li>I fabricated a bracket and installed the four remaining fastener receptacles on the firewall at the bottom where the lower cowling and the scoop seam meets the firewall. I had purposely held off on that area until the scoop was close enough to completion that I could be assured that the lines would match.</li><li>Cut the oil door opening and fit the oil door to that opening. Hinge is drilled but still need to work on the latch.</li></ul><div>In other news, I also installed the GNC255 tray into the radio stack and managed to get the backing plate installed. There isn't a lot of hand space behind the panel in that area so it was a bit of a challenge. This is pretty big since its the last of the avionics install tasks.</div><div><br /></div><div>The baffling is primed and mostly installed now. The only thing left is to tie in the bottom cylinder wraps, install the rubber seals, and install the engine mount covers. That's actually what I am waiting for...I ordered the engine mount covers from Aerosport about a month ago and they still haven't shipped. I guess Covid is sticking its nose into my business once again.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also started working on the firewall forward wiring. That includes moving the MAP sensors to the aft side of the firewall which required fabricating a mount on the sub panel. Plenty of room but I do have to run the vacuum hoses through the firewall. Should be easy enough to do.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are a few pictures from the past several weeks. Much of the work was not photographed so I apologize for the lack...</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhQIAs0oihpB-T78b34LPqz44pBbon1V-oR4gsi97q6rVTXS91Bz-ZFz3nbDhdLfc7xN5_hnd0_tAMWKTLpEhqbEBfol-0a1E3jdKXRnAsnyJVFb_9TjKMJzstwi9-W8B86FwpTyuZWM/s2048/20201121_211351143_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhQIAs0oihpB-T78b34LPqz44pBbon1V-oR4gsi97q6rVTXS91Bz-ZFz3nbDhdLfc7xN5_hnd0_tAMWKTLpEhqbEBfol-0a1E3jdKXRnAsnyJVFb_9TjKMJzstwi9-W8B86FwpTyuZWM/w640-h480/20201121_211351143_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baffling installed after priming.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74_ryxNsG1zo5-0KOwsf78TOjtGceAC71LTFzTHMdShUib3RlPab2I51hXZ4urRec-dIgiV0-6iy6S01_x4KP7aqGfRjBmc17kvqS6Ul-t9-Jf2niOOfdeIKPVFr38_H-lauz7Rg5820/s2048/20201121_211438399_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74_ryxNsG1zo5-0KOwsf78TOjtGceAC71LTFzTHMdShUib3RlPab2I51hXZ4urRec-dIgiV0-6iy6S01_x4KP7aqGfRjBmc17kvqS6Ul-t9-Jf2niOOfdeIKPVFr38_H-lauz7Rg5820/w640-h480/20201121_211438399_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here you can see where the receptacle holes were covered and had to be re-drilled.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDwI9_cfvMe0aFPUhDL2in_ycC7zj4h2V_qjfB23iSmP9xpaR7pWovqXi_SdxPv3aa5XpRCJq4Sh_wXvzQWTVA3pJ53GsboYzN_D-v5dScA9J5v13HvWXir_Otgv57pu-nhsE7_azKf8/s2048/20201128_013452890_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDwI9_cfvMe0aFPUhDL2in_ycC7zj4h2V_qjfB23iSmP9xpaR7pWovqXi_SdxPv3aa5XpRCJq4Sh_wXvzQWTVA3pJ53GsboYzN_D-v5dScA9J5v13HvWXir_Otgv57pu-nhsE7_azKf8/w640-h480/20201128_013452890_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prop and spinner installed and cowling partially attached for fitting. Good on the top and the left side but the lower right side needs some work.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGfBzPj1O8IXHgP4UkHdRUjEnYEfkASKuTtH47G1Df86p_rb9UC2-obBDJAWio5iju8BrS-wLGVS_v_0WuhYylqnVUfKBA8isp_hSUSy2YtsBJStxYoJ2nUrs5k6oVHq-bv1_x_KA0GS4/s2048/20201204_211219734_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGfBzPj1O8IXHgP4UkHdRUjEnYEfkASKuTtH47G1Df86p_rb9UC2-obBDJAWio5iju8BrS-wLGVS_v_0WuhYylqnVUfKBA8isp_hSUSy2YtsBJStxYoJ2nUrs5k6oVHq-bv1_x_KA0GS4/w480-h640/20201204_211219734_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Those two fasteners at the top of the photo that straddle the seam were installed after everything was fitted properly.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVVNGWQAi8_rd-7xJsvsdEY2ZXdq8I11vO1kT3zMfx5iHFO8aDd3dDFOpuWnLLv-608qLcTDsMpoWNYGt9v3Fv73C9zt7sas-Ib6bj5RJ91hlfaSwgzK8VEr7i0YIuaW1v8YMOfXuq5c/s2048/20201204_215456354_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVVNGWQAi8_rd-7xJsvsdEY2ZXdq8I11vO1kT3zMfx5iHFO8aDd3dDFOpuWnLLv-608qLcTDsMpoWNYGt9v3Fv73C9zt7sas-Ib6bj5RJ91hlfaSwgzK8VEr7i0YIuaW1v8YMOfXuq5c/w640-h480/20201204_215456354_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And finally, the cowl completely installed. I still have several things to do such as the cowl flaps installation but its getting much closer to being done.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><p></p>Darin Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098348891220064256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226249421224631338.post-64480565449227516602020-10-20T09:28:00.000-07:002020-10-20T09:28:07.332-07:00Baffling<p> Actually I've been working on much more than the baffling but since the cowling and the baffling work together to keep the engine cool its a bit of a mixed bag of tricks. I'm paying extra attention to the baffling because these tightly cowled RV's run hot and I don't want to spend time chasing cooling leaks after I start flying.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihsLirwGlRmggreIZgmkE-WXq07qJ_Er1tABk1HGu-ENU1Kcj7lDP00Rr3H-peNjTZcOotvfH6ucghNbrE1Jx-CLmYFfoY9JOzvcsYTfpLXFt8ixomI-i6O9GLwUptguHCKZ8C1fCuxg/s2048/20201002_004246359_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihsLirwGlRmggreIZgmkE-WXq07qJ_Er1tABk1HGu-ENU1Kcj7lDP00Rr3H-peNjTZcOotvfH6ucghNbrE1Jx-CLmYFfoY9JOzvcsYTfpLXFt8ixomI-i6O9GLwUptguHCKZ8C1fCuxg/w480-h640/20201002_004246359_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As I mentioned in a previous post I had planned to split the lower cowling in half to ease the installation/removal of this huge hunk of fiberglass. This picture shows the "jig" I created with multiple strips of aluminum to hold the two halves in the exact position needed after I make the cut. In this picture the cut has been made and as the picture below shows the 5 layers of glass that will become the flange that the fasters attach to.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdzfAD4BDzzMmba56jHOQW7iRy6WJs-6N0SfG0VpXcb5OPhWgwGvFTgN2pr4IbYZBji_moX5XCn5bERM_yp0XF30uojeJRbodjG6WAj0Ke2aB-Ja6s_HbysC1irTs-KDiH9_g-4p60vE/s2048/20201002_212149581_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdzfAD4BDzzMmba56jHOQW7iRy6WJs-6N0SfG0VpXcb5OPhWgwGvFTgN2pr4IbYZBji_moX5XCn5bERM_yp0XF30uojeJRbodjG6WAj0Ke2aB-Ja6s_HbysC1irTs-KDiH9_g-4p60vE/w480-h640/20201002_212149581_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the inside of the cowling with the glass flange laid up and epoxy curing.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciFtPtYIFfNVA889hnL1aaDtg2f1oqYTiVYZyaWmVRUzL9ECb4qLRqOe0ejPcxSORFatyMsl1-eZyd4YZ5Hct9-nYFPFcBueh2SMrjLbFNfT7aa2vuyH5RH4GG8VOkatxYq1Tphp66ug/s2048/20201004_150052690_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciFtPtYIFfNVA889hnL1aaDtg2f1oqYTiVYZyaWmVRUzL9ECb4qLRqOe0ejPcxSORFatyMsl1-eZyd4YZ5Hct9-nYFPFcBueh2SMrjLbFNfT7aa2vuyH5RH4GG8VOkatxYq1Tphp66ug/w480-h640/20201004_150052690_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Much of the baffle work began with edge deburring, hole cutting, and as indicated by this picture...modifications. In this case two specific modifications are evident. First is the little square "patch" you see in the middle of the picture. This area of the lycoming cylinder has no fins for cooling. That means if the baffling is flush against the cylinder no cooling air can pass in this area. If you look at the cylinder picture below you will see what I mean. My patch basically creates a small gap that will allow air flow past this area. The second modification is a little harder to see. On the far left side of the aluminum plate you will see a bracket with a bolt hole in it. The baffle kit that comes from Van's is for a wide deck engine, my engine is a narrow deck. They are similar but have a few differences such as the shape of the block and a few bolt holes. In this case the inside edge of the baffle needed to be cut and reshaped to fit. Along with that the bolt hole flange had to be fabricated to fit the new shape.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEcJjPu9o4xkAaZ9_2IhN8eolB5jBjzeatb0ScKt9Q7Fq22vckAtpPDQ5p98iHj3IbTGHjbWCkMvsxZX28EccKjS2-9qTWtl6ylb0NQ66nwHGmc3M6EJ5yts2rLFg4sOYBe_pSzIOGPs/s2048/20201004_150058244_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEcJjPu9o4xkAaZ9_2IhN8eolB5jBjzeatb0ScKt9Q7Fq22vckAtpPDQ5p98iHj3IbTGHjbWCkMvsxZX28EccKjS2-9qTWtl6ylb0NQ66nwHGmc3M6EJ5yts2rLFg4sOYBe_pSzIOGPs/w480-h640/20201004_150058244_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a picture of the inside of the same baffle piece. Here you can see the small air gap that will allow air flow past the smooth portion of the cylinder wall...see below.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJL7o8jXOSmeuYeLeLfIRUBHGO5K7_lvLDONPRZ1G_sUTvvG90uSzAZaSjG3Vr0Qg9kHAff2ZZ5hi_w1bxj4Rv2ba1o-3Gg-qzghLeFxISj8chjqO9DRClLf4zCVkUZviRVZJDwZ9Lyg/s2048/20201004_150106741_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJL7o8jXOSmeuYeLeLfIRUBHGO5K7_lvLDONPRZ1G_sUTvvG90uSzAZaSjG3Vr0Qg9kHAff2ZZ5hi_w1bxj4Rv2ba1o-3Gg-qzghLeFxISj8chjqO9DRClLf4zCVkUZviRVZJDwZ9Lyg/w480-h640/20201004_150106741_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the back side of the #5 cylinder. You can easily see the small area where there are no cooling fins.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1F6RA-cSk0ue9JRDtL6qmAJ78-QUTYsN_7SrC0dleBvklVgX9FsQkjSmiwt1Yk0ELGND0bCFzEFOiL4tXiVl1yBEkhysZv1YuOnXNsvkVnd96lrDlFKoQ0rrNBnVGhhGWrPvmQrqtfI/s2048/20201008_224743781_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1F6RA-cSk0ue9JRDtL6qmAJ78-QUTYsN_7SrC0dleBvklVgX9FsQkjSmiwt1Yk0ELGND0bCFzEFOiL4tXiVl1yBEkhysZv1YuOnXNsvkVnd96lrDlFKoQ0rrNBnVGhhGWrPvmQrqtfI/w480-h640/20201008_224743781_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the front side of the engine case there is another area that needed adjustment. In this picture you can see the original baffle piece shape (it has the part number in blue ink on it) as well as the shape of the piece that I had to fabricate to match the shape of the engine case.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3nPCMr9td2yxVXxhbJSIMmnRscj25DMl6i_GkJm_B42zlM_pGObBvIWJrJglTPGhvyGCqv1uvrbakLZiYc-1U6wupnE804pK2GEQOLaryiGEN4NhJjMsqDO8314htDRYmCg0sLwqspIo/s2048/20201008_230240948_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3nPCMr9td2yxVXxhbJSIMmnRscj25DMl6i_GkJm_B42zlM_pGObBvIWJrJglTPGhvyGCqv1uvrbakLZiYc-1U6wupnE804pK2GEQOLaryiGEN4NhJjMsqDO8314htDRYmCg0sLwqspIo/w640-h480/20201008_230240948_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And here is the final product after cutting the improperly shaped baffle material off and attaching the correct shaped piece. Much better fit.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-RXzZf0wQsS_ZioW3pzea0tBjUWu3bZydLj0G4ONF-cjOhjGL4dkTioPz0QkRip8niwGuQMz1bijzhoWWUReCN0wIicBVNuFrjJQFTHkGvpI0RV8jah0c8AFpyXDdy2fquybkeeKbK0/s2048/20201017_185507848_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-RXzZf0wQsS_ZioW3pzea0tBjUWu3bZydLj0G4ONF-cjOhjGL4dkTioPz0QkRip8niwGuQMz1bijzhoWWUReCN0wIicBVNuFrjJQFTHkGvpI0RV8jah0c8AFpyXDdy2fquybkeeKbK0/w480-h640/20201017_185507848_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had to add this picture as well. My good friend Ben has been helping me with a few tasks. In this case he is back-riveting the stiffeners to the wing root top skin. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_BDHBa9KFIzLtP_nMBCmmRrep5SvhviPPhhqUkKvaeDBKR5rqXNFioVi5ElPx4Jg3LyQBEZASnokXLUTqxaLk-TGCqrekPwDYxXYQZINsy8z3i9Idlso27ZJzuK8-MfLbEWyAOk9fGc/s2048/20201018_223757529_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_BDHBa9KFIzLtP_nMBCmmRrep5SvhviPPhhqUkKvaeDBKR5rqXNFioVi5ElPx4Jg3LyQBEZASnokXLUTqxaLk-TGCqrekPwDYxXYQZINsy8z3i9Idlso27ZJzuK8-MfLbEWyAOk9fGc/w640-h480/20201018_223757529_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I took this picture to help me fabricate a seal for the prop governor area of the baffles. This is taken from inside of the ring gear opening looking outboard at the left side air inlet. I need to fabricate a baffle plate that will seal the sides and top of the governor to the top cowl which can be seen at the top portion of the picture.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmxpd6-PgQqvzmfQx1EIPfxz4sB199sm4WQ5-jSVurpOnJKDtCUf_J64k6Ix0bCWbzihCfUfPBg5Ymz1a9Si14HWdG9sp3WjBDgs9nTZEJ8QWNPFVaOiwNTe8Qb9jAACbGRD0sesX8ns/s2048/20201018_223951072_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmxpd6-PgQqvzmfQx1EIPfxz4sB199sm4WQ5-jSVurpOnJKDtCUf_J64k6Ix0bCWbzihCfUfPBg5Ymz1a9Si14HWdG9sp3WjBDgs9nTZEJ8QWNPFVaOiwNTe8Qb9jAACbGRD0sesX8ns/w640-h480/20201018_223951072_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In this picture you can see the paper clips I am using to slowly trim the baffles down to fit within 3/8"-1/2" of the inside of the top cowling. It took many iterations of install clips, install top cowling, remove top cowling, measure, mark, and trim the baffling.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkR2BsVUm8JJ91P232oQLDFpGaXxeZHVPg3j3UZoKqqCrGUNdIUCEAltspHW9I12GgFRHk2wIrZWAHI39E4N4MXJnaCAxJyvD0mTc2TElt4mngJJe0IXn8r7PiWfUSl8QGbSVZNEqFUBE/s2048/20201018_223958630_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkR2BsVUm8JJ91P232oQLDFpGaXxeZHVPg3j3UZoKqqCrGUNdIUCEAltspHW9I12GgFRHk2wIrZWAHI39E4N4MXJnaCAxJyvD0mTc2TElt4mngJJe0IXn8r7PiWfUSl8QGbSVZNEqFUBE/w640-h480/20201018_223958630_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This little area took a LOT of time. On the sides of the air inlet you will see some curved baffle pieces. These have to be hand fabricated using paper templates and then aluminum bent to fit. It took several tries before I was happy with the final product. I also put one of these curved pieces on the inboard edge even though Van's plans do not call for it. I may change that in the future but it seems like it prevented yet another possible air leak.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVEOsTY2S1U_yHV7lF5xBXfeyRGpW-aJ7E4Zo_4S6sdrlojgGn5OEuE_CkJHC-n-1NjVIqbuspT-JhMo4sNHjJrpHuyuMZTAdOQ6___mMwvbYvlARmEDGian703Sygq7wtaeRXuWSffsw/s2048/20201018_224005226_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVEOsTY2S1U_yHV7lF5xBXfeyRGpW-aJ7E4Zo_4S6sdrlojgGn5OEuE_CkJHC-n-1NjVIqbuspT-JhMo4sNHjJrpHuyuMZTAdOQ6___mMwvbYvlARmEDGian703Sygq7wtaeRXuWSffsw/w480-h640/20201018_224005226_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally, this is the left side air inlet with the prop governor issue I mentioned earlier.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Darin Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098348891220064256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226249421224631338.post-52567555457585045992020-09-30T09:59:00.000-07:002020-09-30T09:59:16.202-07:00Cowling Part 2<p>Lots of work on the lower cowling this past week or so. The scoop has been cut and drilled for quarter turns, the flanges have been completed for the top cowl interface, and yet there is still a ton of work left on the cowling. I did find that I will be cutting the lower cowl in half. Removing the scoop also removes the only easy place to hold the cowling up when installing it so I pretty much have to cut it in half if I want the installation and removal process to be relatively pain free.</p>
<p>The cowling isn't the only part of the airplane being worked on. You can only do so much fiberglass before you either need to wait for some epoxy to set up or just need a shower to get the itchy stuff off of you! My friend Ben has been coming up and helping work on the baffles. So far is just lots of off engine fabrication, deburring, and sizing.</p>
<p>I've also started installing some of the accessories (starter, alternator) and the oil cooler. I want to have as much of this stuff installed as possible (minus the exhaust) so I can finish the wiring and to make sure I have clearances with the cowling.</p>
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<p> </p>Darin Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098348891220064256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226249421224631338.post-42524467379228557442020-09-24T16:00:00.001-07:002020-09-24T16:00:04.579-07:00Cowling part 1<p>I never do things the easy way....</p><p>I started the cowling a week or so ago. As is my standard I feel I need to "improve" things a little. In the case of the cowling I am using quarter turn fasteners (I did this on the 9 as well and was glad I did) and I'm doing some cosmetic alterations as well. This cowling is much larger than the one on the 9 and there were times when it was difficult to get the lower cowling on and off. For the 10 I decided to cut the snorkel section out to make it easier to work with while installing and removing. That requires lots of work and a bunch more quarter turn fasteners. You will see what I mean below. Once that is complete there is a strong possibility that I will split the lower cowling in half so that I can install/remove one side at a time. more fiberglass work and more quarter turn fasteners. I'll make that call once I have the scoop complete.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOrmTd3jeniTiSa5eGGV8AATCe3RAoNYfyai9YYEjufNnT3SkNP3fskpSNtRBcZARqgpjxzzqzO49y3Ib-7H6vizhsoJ6XWTv_G_kWmq7FscCU_t-6A22hv6qoju5BdGHImHBbLGtAA8/s2048/20200902_235614688_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOrmTd3jeniTiSa5eGGV8AATCe3RAoNYfyai9YYEjufNnT3SkNP3fskpSNtRBcZARqgpjxzzqzO49y3Ib-7H6vizhsoJ6XWTv_G_kWmq7FscCU_t-6A22hv6qoju5BdGHImHBbLGtAA8/w640-h480/20200902_235614688_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The top cowling half gets fitted first. You can see the overlap with the skin. If you look closely you can see the blue line I drew 3" back from the firewall edge. This line helps me measure forward to determine the precise cut line. Actually it wasn't one single cut...it was one big cut and a bunch of iterations of sand, install, measure, remove, sand, install....you get the picture.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibtVJZjA5olyswiIcPmhDIENgLGT5ZKZwTmA-zf_z8ZSQZzEa-oXOOe7SAOxLZSNYgwFbZnGInOpQo__VxbDE1r8-a1fha9vYAECEKJ6VMdETlfL1EZXA0HZLtv3q95yCdzH6NILAokeY/s2048/20200904_150053010_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibtVJZjA5olyswiIcPmhDIENgLGT5ZKZwTmA-zf_z8ZSQZzEa-oXOOe7SAOxLZSNYgwFbZnGInOpQo__VxbDE1r8-a1fha9vYAECEKJ6VMdETlfL1EZXA0HZLtv3q95yCdzH6NILAokeY/w480-h640/20200904_150053010_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are actually many steps in the process before we get to this point but in this picture you can see I am using my laser level to set the horizontal line. You can also see the wood disc that I made to simulate the back side of the prop spinner. This helps me set the gap between the prop spinner and the forward edge of the cowl.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3w_1OziJpIURf4sn7a4N9819XUvkZDbOxGaUiemWqeuIfXVLjRsdBvKww8JlJL1rFmUPBIPHbQ9NC0Eb7U09IEXT9NM6xZWGdEqVSVsaINu4eKDs92AYzmTcajPzbanONpAJNGElfK8/s2048/20200904_150201565_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3w_1OziJpIURf4sn7a4N9819XUvkZDbOxGaUiemWqeuIfXVLjRsdBvKww8JlJL1rFmUPBIPHbQ9NC0Eb7U09IEXT9NM6xZWGdEqVSVsaINu4eKDs92AYzmTcajPzbanONpAJNGElfK8/w640-h480/20200904_150201565_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Both cowl halves fitted to the airframe. You can see the line on the upper cowl where I measured forward 3" from the blue line for a cut line. The bottom cowl will get cut once I have fitted the top cowl.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhvHX-mAqg2v7dNnPLdUd30xzalPwg0SaL7JMls4VV70Izl_ye4bIV-nsRgWjoslGhHTdy7_guJPN73wG1V-EZTSQ8zPrSsxjT_s3kbIhW9xcEgJQiMc5byBGrPlbV55C8OVN-zNzdz0/s2048/20200913_165410182_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhvHX-mAqg2v7dNnPLdUd30xzalPwg0SaL7JMls4VV70Izl_ye4bIV-nsRgWjoslGhHTdy7_guJPN73wG1V-EZTSQ8zPrSsxjT_s3kbIhW9xcEgJQiMc5byBGrPlbV55C8OVN-zNzdz0/w480-h640/20200913_165410182_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This picture shows the method I used to locate the quarter turn fastener holes. I taped those aluminum scrap pieces to the fuselage skin in such a way that I could fold them back once the holes were aligned with the receptacle location. This worked quite well but I still have to go back and adjust hole positions.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgox2bo248eKM7iFo8diULiwml5JyRcFFoGmBlSrhK88G8hZ3AmpPpvcv21cU2YDPOQ7Ck4nbU-adWJHNZccDtV4bgh4gYX1ioO2xs5KKOzswvGe3LPNWTuOFyexysEr527gfvmDK9hDwc/s2048/20200914_004339529_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgox2bo248eKM7iFo8diULiwml5JyRcFFoGmBlSrhK88G8hZ3AmpPpvcv21cU2YDPOQ7Ck4nbU-adWJHNZccDtV4bgh4gYX1ioO2xs5KKOzswvGe3LPNWTuOFyexysEr527gfvmDK9hDwc/w640-h480/20200914_004339529_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here both the top and bottom cowl halves have been fitted to the firewall. I still have some work on the horizontal line but its getting close!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyybuLi9EYklV_ruyJJjKQsC2AcJB6C5T3csjXZ5aU5LmTnsfsgED5xZ7SvjKdwZ9zOvsKk7FGn5XGB3VmCmj4wlRsko143rlMNSiLAQ8j7_4RXw6p8Y-RgHKrFoB8R-2Jz-r2iYfeL3I/s2048/20200919_154450087_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyybuLi9EYklV_ruyJJjKQsC2AcJB6C5T3csjXZ5aU5LmTnsfsgED5xZ7SvjKdwZ9zOvsKk7FGn5XGB3VmCmj4wlRsko143rlMNSiLAQ8j7_4RXw6p8Y-RgHKrFoB8R-2Jz-r2iYfeL3I/w480-h640/20200919_154450087_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using these aluminum scrap pieces I positioned them such that I could hold the scoop in a precise position. Then I used my dremel and a hacksaw blade to cut along the blue line.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpe9ASB1FzhEVHPSrydqFV-9MM3cmN0kdp2ItVsQ3bnkUkHYTDZN_f2AF3qe4bP-HxdbaB000FXCmB_AZ9JZ6hQ5j5gAzRQto3JV510wJLQa0CFDV9fYY5Epl5XGyVKgKiiJGv8-5-sEc/s2048/20200921_121505966_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpe9ASB1FzhEVHPSrydqFV-9MM3cmN0kdp2ItVsQ3bnkUkHYTDZN_f2AF3qe4bP-HxdbaB000FXCmB_AZ9JZ6hQ5j5gAzRQto3JV510wJLQa0CFDV9fYY5Epl5XGyVKgKiiJGv8-5-sEc/w480-h640/20200921_121505966_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skip ahead several hours and this is what it looks like. The scoop has been cut out and the flange has been glassed in under it. (See picture below)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQ2pRePYi9SQs5_Kp9fibPiI9exEpHmwXpQHQDD4e5miPKAj8pSPVUJEWpH2yBusc2x3V6JMLdQJCJLC8f5WHa3AZqEw9tRyioFfEz1DPp1_THA-ExuHGzwURUGv3a7_gVUPx5AZ5D54/s2048/20200921_121537366_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQ2pRePYi9SQs5_Kp9fibPiI9exEpHmwXpQHQDD4e5miPKAj8pSPVUJEWpH2yBusc2x3V6JMLdQJCJLC8f5WHa3AZqEw9tRyioFfEz1DPp1_THA-ExuHGzwURUGv3a7_gVUPx5AZ5D54/w480-h640/20200921_121537366_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the inside of the lower cowl where you can see the fiberglass flange being worked on. I still have two layers of glass and lots of sanding/filling/etc to do before this is done.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Darin Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098348891220064256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226249421224631338.post-66328908283396758202020-09-15T16:30:00.002-07:002020-09-15T16:30:04.968-07:00Sad day for me - but good too<p>Today is the end of an era for me... I sold N1605A yesterday and she left the nest today on her way to her new home. I think I have mentioned this in the past but I always knew this day would come. The 10 is getting pretty darn close to ready to go to the airport and I don't have room for two airplanes so the obvious question was 'when' do I pull the trigger. I know I wanted to sell the airplane to somebody who would take great care of her and I think I got what I wanted. The guy who bought the airplane is a well respected A&P (aircraft mechanic) who wanted a commuter for his wife and himself. He had some specific wants and N1605A met them all. </p><p>Needless to say its a hard time for me but I am mollified by the idea that she is in good hands and that the 10 is not too far away from being an airplane. As I write the blog post I am watching the progress of her flight across the country to her new home in Missouri. It looks like she is performing as well for her new owner as she did for me. :-)</p><p>Anyway, I made some new friends and can be content with how things turned out... on to the pictures.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf54MTU3jGDWggI5feVFPU8CeK_Ac-1PFcu6D9BOwXcey8qI61WUmfrpKgi-3IOP1T1Eog52ncx6La1UAjPTkS9oN5R7ZLWddUynfoY-1WtxylDtlqSKHM_JBjtG87bjpm_FczhXgB-XE/s2436/20200915_142520000_iOS.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2436" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf54MTU3jGDWggI5feVFPU8CeK_Ac-1PFcu6D9BOwXcey8qI61WUmfrpKgi-3IOP1T1Eog52ncx6La1UAjPTkS9oN5R7ZLWddUynfoY-1WtxylDtlqSKHM_JBjtG87bjpm_FczhXgB-XE/w640-h301/20200915_142520000_iOS.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My security camera sent me this image of the guys loading up for departure. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbqIY3PLtEaVFn0DYjKMJ1EsKvZDT9nPTn7ow0xMjAbKSpDXARen8_uPRq4lAglj3pWo8ARUCp1yc8TZ5xyXrGhIHsSsbjdQQRHqq_7BJSnfD_fTIJhTyayOrHvM1Tuki6I1XQJr1dzo/s2048/20200915_150535045_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbqIY3PLtEaVFn0DYjKMJ1EsKvZDT9nPTn7ow0xMjAbKSpDXARen8_uPRq4lAglj3pWo8ARUCp1yc8TZ5xyXrGhIHsSsbjdQQRHqq_7BJSnfD_fTIJhTyayOrHvM1Tuki6I1XQJr1dzo/w640-h480/20200915_150535045_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I took this picture using my cell phone...using the webcam that Spanaflight offers for the Puyallup airport. You can see my baby leaving the nest!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMzq-ajxMNH_v3jNVQt2FiDsAdxZQ7YgdTNHGw1L1sQnleH9Nu9-GY5IXAF1qViiIxDPf4rtONcK19WEAOWaKGkL6knR320ZKGtO33ZA0p99K-DutST83EXcqjnRbHGoguKaYH9RBnVs/s1061/Screenshot+2020-09-15+090048.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1061" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMzq-ajxMNH_v3jNVQt2FiDsAdxZQ7YgdTNHGw1L1sQnleH9Nu9-GY5IXAF1qViiIxDPf4rtONcK19WEAOWaKGkL6knR320ZKGtO33ZA0p99K-DutST83EXcqjnRbHGoguKaYH9RBnVs/w640-h622/Screenshot+2020-09-15+090048.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And here she is mid flight on the first leg of the trip to Missoula. Performing well!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Darin Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098348891220064256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226249421224631338.post-31455137951935436432020-08-31T18:00:00.001-07:002020-08-31T18:00:03.991-07:00The engine is hung!<p>Fast and Furious is the best way to describe the pace of major updates in the build process. Its only been a little over a week (ok, maybe two) since getting her up on her gear and now there has been another big milestone! The engine is hung!</p><p>I've spent the past several work sessions trying to get the firewall as complete as possible because once the engine is hung access is severely restricted. I managed to get everything that I could think of done but I guarantee you that I forgot something that will cause me endless cursing before this thing flies! </p><p>Last Friday I took the day off and Amy and I drove to Oregon to pick up my engine from Jim at <a href="https://www.premieraircraft.net/" target="_blank">Premier Aircraft Engines</a>. Talk about great work! This engine looks great and Jim and his team went over and above to make sure it was safe and reliable. Highly recommended. After the debacle I had with Avian in Bremerton it was a great relief to have such a great experience!</p><p>Anyway, on with the pictures!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQDhpYx7LQcUUPoQNd3TWEmdfeRoJ-kAmpfk0sakgWVqZZiQo4NBxc38JOwuHAs7X1Emwk9jmP4d-pRq9TgA_o062QDSSvcLIO5HG0iOzgr5gGcNjS857xh1zxTsIaPgj6RrGoJX4-EQ/s2048/20200828_223607495_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQDhpYx7LQcUUPoQNd3TWEmdfeRoJ-kAmpfk0sakgWVqZZiQo4NBxc38JOwuHAs7X1Emwk9jmP4d-pRq9TgA_o062QDSSvcLIO5HG0iOzgr5gGcNjS857xh1zxTsIaPgj6RrGoJX4-EQ/s640/20200828_223607495_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyn9eB-Dv3juC_znfUDefSzZZ_Gsj_WgAjtUr_Wn-VLxGCqx2Q3z2c1Ugfx6GYgXqetE8CVTOoLAmfgHe-o5at04kiIPld63vCFPZby4FTM0O8lz0xzGI792Qzmlr1vjBqjn5kEuh1qo/s2048/20200828_223635428_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyn9eB-Dv3juC_znfUDefSzZZ_Gsj_WgAjtUr_Wn-VLxGCqx2Q3z2c1Ugfx6GYgXqetE8CVTOoLAmfgHe-o5at04kiIPld63vCFPZby4FTM0O8lz0xzGI792Qzmlr1vjBqjn5kEuh1qo/s640/20200828_223635428_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuuDwSZLP2R8JmbEc3tozEd1Egt88-OFD-LmNELfCDjO91ME5RzKZc4SGidSHk7-QsVnQ36A1scuPcihDJgoYvxsJSnynN3HkVaoXu7T769YpHBLhhuNz6vYH4KWpu0Z1poxfU5osWjM/s2048/20200829_200122126_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuuDwSZLP2R8JmbEc3tozEd1Egt88-OFD-LmNELfCDjO91ME5RzKZc4SGidSHk7-QsVnQ36A1scuPcihDJgoYvxsJSnynN3HkVaoXu7T769YpHBLhhuNz6vYH4KWpu0Z1poxfU5osWjM/s640/20200829_200122126_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A picture of the work crew responsible for all required help! Harry as usual was there to assist in wresting this beast into position. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_ttu7z28V_ynQVJ9vQOWX3A3upLDsOahDrQqqljXipAysb8aroCVxmiOxlxBkQL80OkWod3fv1OP73O1O1TR0WewK5Y0uSQwIIqvRXFvjTsE7-M_RXA_67Ve_O-PWiqAMG9BdtRBFk0/s2048/20200829_200936733_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_ttu7z28V_ynQVJ9vQOWX3A3upLDsOahDrQqqljXipAysb8aroCVxmiOxlxBkQL80OkWod3fv1OP73O1O1TR0WewK5Y0uSQwIIqvRXFvjTsE7-M_RXA_67Ve_O-PWiqAMG9BdtRBFk0/s640/20200829_200936733_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-J9oCMO9jszSOlQw_DqWXva1_Mtl2u8mbFGy4bkuS6N0J8toDTjR7eX4aHRz60eTJIfXUkPT0lEYndXiZmKQ-Q6rhm_jcZFqQ71oQvyiNJZIyzHkT_OkT0x3AEKcKNVeXhouFD90HPk/s2048/20200829_200130192_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-J9oCMO9jszSOlQw_DqWXva1_Mtl2u8mbFGy4bkuS6N0J8toDTjR7eX4aHRz60eTJIfXUkPT0lEYndXiZmKQ-Q6rhm_jcZFqQ71oQvyiNJZIyzHkT_OkT0x3AEKcKNVeXhouFD90HPk/s640/20200829_200130192_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh yea...I was there too. :-)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Darin Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098348891220064256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226249421224631338.post-15327000703623839762020-08-17T14:55:00.001-07:002020-08-17T14:55:21.268-07:00On its feet and this thing is BIG!<p>Yea, I know it hasn't been a full month since my last post but I thought this was post worthy. I'm pretty excited about it anyway. The fuselage is up on its own gear! The process was actually pretty easy with the help of Harry's lift table. I slid it under the fuselage with a movers blanket on top of it and then lifted the fuse about 2" at a time. After each lift I would put a small 2x4 block of wood on top of the fuse stand just in case the table failed. Once I had it up about 11" the legs would slide in so I could final drill and mount them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJwlWWOeZslVYI2HxupA1Ihb5tmXj0Nqb6DHcqE0UQ-MVh16d9uzsomwkCUP7kmD3VNbCUPenbO0C-0FotJKtN4bg671cSH2BiHxD9GLXuURXfSbT2eu69WRdRfbD7aF68OMIeynQH8Y/s2048/20200816_182457421_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJwlWWOeZslVYI2HxupA1Ihb5tmXj0Nqb6DHcqE0UQ-MVh16d9uzsomwkCUP7kmD3VNbCUPenbO0C-0FotJKtN4bg671cSH2BiHxD9GLXuURXfSbT2eu69WRdRfbD7aF68OMIeynQH8Y/s640/20200816_182457421_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here the fuselage is up high enough to get the gear leg in. You can't see it in this picture but I did have to support the tail as the rest of the fuselage moved up.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRW-KG7QDLyJyOj86FlAI2bYpYruZDcMXjjQYkHXXT1PnYCbFhcBS_3mo-5uV7v13SG3kCC8pMKtmiCLrAaF8jFldr00NPwrDfjCaknkyFuZ8T8fiecWKzbWgnnQoqEYfPHqLEV44bOAU/s2048/20200816_225601911_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRW-KG7QDLyJyOj86FlAI2bYpYruZDcMXjjQYkHXXT1PnYCbFhcBS_3mo-5uV7v13SG3kCC8pMKtmiCLrAaF8jFldr00NPwrDfjCaknkyFuZ8T8fiecWKzbWgnnQoqEYfPHqLEV44bOAU/s640/20200816_225601911_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gear legs are installed, final drilled, and bolted to the fuselage. The wheels are slid on for support but the rest of the wheel parts (brakes, brackets, etc) are not installed yet.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTS5pgz55CQo3YdOqru4TAruQENoZYIPjaOOfv9Ys8xjKDaN20RZiE9mOjDynusAN9AnJYr2rokdfBSXCyKoRacbRhp-xIC4bSfBJlQ7Uf4OGiU0KSwqWj7DsXj_AEA6SyVxx8xOovy0/s2048/20200817_200916482_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTS5pgz55CQo3YdOqru4TAruQENoZYIPjaOOfv9Ys8xjKDaN20RZiE9mOjDynusAN9AnJYr2rokdfBSXCyKoRacbRhp-xIC4bSfBJlQ7Uf4OGiU0KSwqWj7DsXj_AEA6SyVxx8xOovy0/s640/20200817_200916482_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally the gear is all done, the nose gear is done, and I rolled the whole thing out into the driveway so I could clean up the garage. The orange bucket is full of water to help hold the nose down. You can also see a blue post that I attached to the tail to keep it from dropping as weight shifts around. Its actually pretty well balanced at this point.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrX2MxXcsDVyeZStN12vRgDjufkD3TFQgTdRsjHFJPHZjgTVvPVr7_LyEvRVOymF24g2irZq1RSzvu30BxGF4Nm0LQVevx0mwCXozG6wgOKPLBb4UJCitRvjqHvMvO4EpYhVySgR7b_lw/s2048/20200811_172914080_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrX2MxXcsDVyeZStN12vRgDjufkD3TFQgTdRsjHFJPHZjgTVvPVr7_LyEvRVOymF24g2irZq1RSzvu30BxGF4Nm0LQVevx0mwCXozG6wgOKPLBb4UJCitRvjqHvMvO4EpYhVySgR7b_lw/s640/20200811_172914080_iOS.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I also installed the heater hoses in the tunnel. I had to add a special bracket to the left side of the tunnel wall to keep the hose from interfering with the rudder cable arms.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlmavKfgzU9D0XToVQwAVX7vTbr2popZ8CvFbZeepW5vopKbNEirdwyQtcBh_t4wACd17gFpzi4zLNmWJPB-U3RDBgB5mSkMIDZiEdlMl9pfio9Y6hs5G6pGc6k8nycFg3G807qvN1yw/s2048/20200816_165917650_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlmavKfgzU9D0XToVQwAVX7vTbr2popZ8CvFbZeepW5vopKbNEirdwyQtcBh_t4wACd17gFpzi4zLNmWJPB-U3RDBgB5mSkMIDZiEdlMl9pfio9Y6hs5G6pGc6k8nycFg3G807qvN1yw/s640/20200816_165917650_iOS.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GPS antenna for the G3X. This is the internal GPS which is WAAS but not certified so it can't be used for approaches legally.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>Darin Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098348891220064256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226249421224631338.post-16183736178594707732020-08-09T06:21:00.001-07:002020-08-09T06:21:12.754-07:00Another month and a bunch of little tasks done<p> This month has been full of different types of tasks. Some of them have been "domestic" as Amy calls it (such as staining the deck and power washing the pavers), and some have been RV-10 related.</p><p>For the RV-10 I have several tasks completed and a bunch that are most of the way done. It seems every time I go to finish a task I have to order another part to complete the job. So here is a list of things I have done or "almost" done. :-)</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Installed the Comm 2 antenna in the right side windshield channel. I will probably do another post on this task because if it works its going to be pretty cool. Basically I used a piece of Coax, stripped back 15.25", folded the shielding wire back over the outer sleeve, and then heat shrunk the whole thing together to form a half wave antenna that was then slid up the channel I created in the windshield frame. Don Pansier from <a href="http://www.deltapopaviation.com/VHF_Com_Antennas.html" target="_blank">DeltaPop aviation</a> gave me the instructions on how to do this. I love his antenna's but he didn't have a flexible offering so he gave me this.</li><li>Installed the tunnel wire hangars and tidied up the tunnel wiring. </li><li>Installed the transponder antenna coax.</li><li>Installed Comm1 antenna coax.</li><li>Assembled the seats, well mostly. I plan on fabricating and installing some shoulder harness brackets to the seats. That is another story for another day.</li><li>Wired up the overhead lights.</li><li>Installed the rear baggage area bulkhead vent flanges. I used a combination of epoxy and pull rivets to attach them to the aft side of the baggage area bulkhead.</li><li>Pressure tested the fuel system that passes through the cabin.</li><li>Torqued the brake line fittings.</li><li>Wired up the control stick grip buttons.</li><li>Wired up the vent fans in the glare shield skin.</li><li>Installed the heater hose attach bracket. This is not in the normal Van's location due to the rudder cable arms I have in the tunnel. The hose actually goes down below the arms and then back up over the spar. I used this bracket to hold the hose down below the cable arms.</li><li>Installed the ELT wiring.</li><li>Tidied up a bunch of wiring runs.</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumRc2vRBFKFYGxmyTiWFgOCfu65lYvK2q320gYvBYFkB4_M33UXTwfN01bS8EG0bMQXTahtEC14cTBeEFYzvBbkyJ5tXQ8mEJRXvnLJwQ3GxA5XEsNYOHBX4OstdISZ07aR-bnSV0Wn4/s2048/20200718_223115153_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumRc2vRBFKFYGxmyTiWFgOCfu65lYvK2q320gYvBYFkB4_M33UXTwfN01bS8EG0bMQXTahtEC14cTBeEFYzvBbkyJ5tXQ8mEJRXvnLJwQ3GxA5XEsNYOHBX4OstdISZ07aR-bnSV0Wn4/s640/20200718_223115153_iOS.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished up the Pitch and Yaw servo wiring.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0kHoQKN2z9HC50nCTCGmCY-G_dZhLD4mczfeGgVjD8fqosjaWXBPPzhZrhBKYKMR0xDI_En8Hz_BzFcC3o-QMnD_61uLV8n-Zpn_WO11V1LHGsFXy23SSAo0qQlgDv6a8Pj57jVfO_Y/s2048/20200724_214753692_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0kHoQKN2z9HC50nCTCGmCY-G_dZhLD4mczfeGgVjD8fqosjaWXBPPzhZrhBKYKMR0xDI_En8Hz_BzFcC3o-QMnD_61uLV8n-Zpn_WO11V1LHGsFXy23SSAo0qQlgDv6a8Pj57jVfO_Y/s640/20200724_214753692_iOS.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riveted in a doubler for the Comm 1 Antenna<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEdPGTbBywazTYbksSuT23dOSDZ7-4xVaGz0NcBEejaJhOh0wnsS4vMQXJpLaiY0skdKN1n9Fr0A8H0VDcMVbyqAPMCcU2XzEOKG09qSyB8-pYlH2huvpblR3KBFQTfS1nG1aSqddSVw/s2048/20200731_221232185_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEdPGTbBywazTYbksSuT23dOSDZ7-4xVaGz0NcBEejaJhOh0wnsS4vMQXJpLaiY0skdKN1n9Fr0A8H0VDcMVbyqAPMCcU2XzEOKG09qSyB8-pYlH2huvpblR3KBFQTfS1nG1aSqddSVw/s640/20200731_221232185_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Installed the wing root wiring connectors for both sides.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XXDVOfxV0sBbclL6cZ0OKaDwLI1o65rE65u3wWtVbE21iPaaak3Vjgb7yJ_3rkbmJz4ApkIa7DLXb0H4ClDZFes41F3jjixVqKK-eVqfhHb94YR1xcRxdk3f094OTy5agS85zAPWgpQ/s2048/20200803_222511507_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XXDVOfxV0sBbclL6cZ0OKaDwLI1o65rE65u3wWtVbE21iPaaak3Vjgb7yJ_3rkbmJz4ApkIa7DLXb0H4ClDZFes41F3jjixVqKK-eVqfhHb94YR1xcRxdk3f094OTy5agS85zAPWgpQ/s640/20200803_222511507_iOS.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Installed RivetNuts on both front seats for mounting of a shoulder harness bracket. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7p3vfXM0UMGbSEqWV1W8mI_i1gQoo_e7zQMK4sX7nDNv7M4b8J6gbs9Ga6gj9JOimQ8bhNBpwj9JtjeVQ2JweKPZ68mHxLLF6gKekzi1aSs8iGEXjRS6qMN8MDbIydPbrLooh-XS-jlk/s2048/20200807_174753636_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7p3vfXM0UMGbSEqWV1W8mI_i1gQoo_e7zQMK4sX7nDNv7M4b8J6gbs9Ga6gj9JOimQ8bhNBpwj9JtjeVQ2JweKPZ68mHxLLF6gKekzi1aSs8iGEXjRS6qMN8MDbIydPbrLooh-XS-jlk/s640/20200807_174753636_iOS.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seats covered and ready for installation. I didn't use any glue to hold the fabric to the foam because I may want to install seat heaters in the future.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Darin Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098348891220064256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226249421224631338.post-31886166051060035372020-07-09T06:00:00.001-07:002020-07-09T06:00:59.796-07:00More wiringDang it! I am sure I just posted that last post a week or so ago....<div><br /></div><div>Yep, more wiring. Well, wiring and related tasks. The past few weeks have been a blur of small tasks all related to getting the interior panel area all buttoned up. I expect the engine to be ready in the next month or so which means I will want to get the airplane up on its gear and engine mounted. </div><div><br /></div><div><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigvFjNMzuSmVJFfeAYdWlTHEke_0cEZJVXro63O6jZct_h5qvUIjRDXhpJ-HKIXGZmvKLfyydd9Kbej6npQ2tnJ43T1TE29tjbQB5UUkYv337ZRKiz-4vDu84v0jppZdO6fDKplqkWqcs/s640/20200627_012850302_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a rather odd perspective but its under the center console looking aft to where the fuel valve extension comes up through the tunnel (the star shaped object bolted on with 3 washers and one nut. Below that is the bracket that will hold the throttle and prop cable housing. What you can't see even further back is the base of the throttle quadrant.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Throttle quadrant bolted down to the tunnel cover. There is a sizable doubler on the under side of this sheet that is attached by all those AN470 rivets you see.</td></tr>
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</td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what it looks like now. The quadrant is bolted on, the cable mount is bolted on, and the wire loom for the headset jacks is bolted to the tunnel cover.<br /><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Following the footsteps of a couple others who have gone before me I attached the silver relay housing to the SDS CNC'd ECU enclosure. The wiring harness for the two just seemed to be made for this.</td></tr>
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</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1EIqwDJNmTBsaD06P8lPsPsug16oPmVuKXM4xlc_Nv4x0JHbbQjZKaTnSjCXvo7oLZrwjMbs1mFMfGpd3pUW9bM2NxNxiQtKoPTU2pMIMldAj4jWVnrx8Z1ZODSjvNNO0Mw-I6xRrUQ/s4032/20200703_004514424_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1EIqwDJNmTBsaD06P8lPsPsug16oPmVuKXM4xlc_Nv4x0JHbbQjZKaTnSjCXvo7oLZrwjMbs1mFMfGpd3pUW9bM2NxNxiQtKoPTU2pMIMldAj4jWVnrx8Z1ZODSjvNNO0Mw-I6xRrUQ/w625-h469/20200703_004514424_iOS.jpg" width="625" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the back side of the firewall where the ground penetration goes through. Still lots of wire work to do including some support needs.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKNETQYltAU8jJSCiX84mEgBWVcTrmNUyMm0u2Ew1u3kWWW3bSH5EuUtx0aLL2S7ywgnRb_du7fbKDdm6AqrkyQpNEjgN15kC3SZK_rRGlFTLgIN7t65ETDQRYUXAxZUF7QgzKUoSfY4/s4032/20200703_170718893_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKNETQYltAU8jJSCiX84mEgBWVcTrmNUyMm0u2Ew1u3kWWW3bSH5EuUtx0aLL2S7ywgnRb_du7fbKDdm6AqrkyQpNEjgN15kC3SZK_rRGlFTLgIN7t65ETDQRYUXAxZUF7QgzKUoSfY4/w625-h469/20200703_170718893_iOS.jpg" width="625" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here the CNC is cutting the plate you see in the next picture. This is where the headsets will plug in. I'm only installing the Lemo plugs in this airplane. I will purchase a couple of the dual GA headset adapters to keep in the airplane for headsets that require that method. This should help eliminate any ground loops that the GA plugs are famous for.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DJcEv_rqRRgWLwTthodDE3vaGmo5rCAEvHC8ZjOWMsFa8L4Dbgpiwqd5nooEPXAFbKeSLipgQPqHUK3pp7YkLEcKoG6vcIDUr4-d9lUI1RwVAqI1WyM_24YnkcOf_egy9Nxae3GDWfs/s4032/20200704_221904393_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DJcEv_rqRRgWLwTthodDE3vaGmo5rCAEvHC8ZjOWMsFa8L4Dbgpiwqd5nooEPXAFbKeSLipgQPqHUK3pp7YkLEcKoG6vcIDUr4-d9lUI1RwVAqI1WyM_24YnkcOf_egy9Nxae3GDWfs/w469-h625/20200704_221904393_iOS.jpg" width="469" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here the Lemo plugs are installed and ready to be mounted in the center console.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3R2To8MZDN6JzjXS1QVdfJjM2Jn2RLoUSearNsU1EvAaNHC9CUdz0lElV5hcUwvHwjqspqp6ZHIOkoG_373rWHwHJuMRIYAH5LkjOV02Xa3SYbv7OoZ5WOsfKZ79rz6nQm-NZxRL4Uo/s4032/20200706_213317653_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3R2To8MZDN6JzjXS1QVdfJjM2Jn2RLoUSearNsU1EvAaNHC9CUdz0lElV5hcUwvHwjqspqp6ZHIOkoG_373rWHwHJuMRIYAH5LkjOV02Xa3SYbv7OoZ5WOsfKZ79rz6nQm-NZxRL4Uo/w500-h375/20200706_213317653_iOS.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I installed and wired up much of the FlyLED control board as well. This is in the foot-well of the right side rear passenger seat. There is a panel that covers this area and its a good common location for all light wiring runs.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZn4klDB6-4JjoNqMXmUjSR8YCLCHHxZkBq-LbcCylv7byl8vcyfCEzS6I92DrgG4U2htoVBEeouelqnxm6srNb7aexL5GcdOBY7vx7XzGKeNe3LQK_FJ2QrVDRTTbQAysUZQ2nbgUSI0/s4032/20200709_012209451_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZn4klDB6-4JjoNqMXmUjSR8YCLCHHxZkBq-LbcCylv7byl8vcyfCEzS6I92DrgG4U2htoVBEeouelqnxm6srNb7aexL5GcdOBY7vx7XzGKeNe3LQK_FJ2QrVDRTTbQAysUZQ2nbgUSI0/w625-h469/20200709_012209451_iOS.jpg" width="625" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I did a bit of wiring on the firewall as well. Here you can see some of the various wires coming through the firewall pass-through as well as some of the power harness. The big white cable that goes from the solenoid on the left to the solenoid on the right is the cross connect cable. The smaller white wire on the left is the backup battery power supply.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3wdRikpHUpV2RIaboFj9QkP2oed1wki-tS4XhjeCSr7lDERGn8F_nMZx2ijchUp-RACJXskM6LbP7RrJcRyiv-67SByZ4ShF3bB8oUvID19S1e2wiIVJit9_CLqb3OrN96kETXJKspgc/s4032/20200709_012249491_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3wdRikpHUpV2RIaboFj9QkP2oed1wki-tS4XhjeCSr7lDERGn8F_nMZx2ijchUp-RACJXskM6LbP7RrJcRyiv-67SByZ4ShF3bB8oUvID19S1e2wiIVJit9_CLqb3OrN96kETXJKspgc/w625-h469/20200709_012249491_iOS.jpg" width="625" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most of the wires are installed at this point. Still a few more to terminate like the blue and brown wires you see hanging out.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8GoxsOWGBrMGtKng-6WpbJx9ooFzaYjjKpp8a9ZGULAtj3Y5Yqj5FJaZE4_KzpLmldOFZwqnigF1tpWVnnp8X6f6orBCPse8t7FqzZfp9SH-Z6FX6MUbeXBfFe3fR3ATwVfmOB4nc74/s4032/20200709_012325548_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8GoxsOWGBrMGtKng-6WpbJx9ooFzaYjjKpp8a9ZGULAtj3Y5Yqj5FJaZE4_KzpLmldOFZwqnigF1tpWVnnp8X6f6orBCPse8t7FqzZfp9SH-Z6FX6MUbeXBfFe3fR3ATwVfmOB4nc74/w625-h469/20200709_012325548_iOS.jpg" width="625" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the final look of those label plates that I engraved on the CNC a few weeks ago. I think they look good!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlTk_CVpJzHnyjaEiX7Fbv3DcxVqOwNP22jcq65HZ5ZZPqgyT1_4rnYwarauyneERMzutd1dqc84W9hWZv0o5cmj5yhGfe7pFqATvNYGgBa3lXeNUWXeewEzW9KHSilS0RVU5gMv9kks/s4032/20200709_012355759_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlTk_CVpJzHnyjaEiX7Fbv3DcxVqOwNP22jcq65HZ5ZZPqgyT1_4rnYwarauyneERMzutd1dqc84W9hWZv0o5cmj5yhGfe7pFqATvNYGgBa3lXeNUWXeewEzW9KHSilS0RVU5gMv9kks/w500-h375/20200709_012355759_iOS.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little dark but the purpose of this picture was to show that the Magnetometer is installed, can bus terminated, and wired up. The only wiring I have to do in the tunnel is to install the Yaw servo connector.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div>Darin Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098348891220064256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226249421224631338.post-50035830596856439922020-06-12T18:24:00.001-07:002021-02-12T04:08:51.602-08:00Wiring harness goes inSeveral months ago I created a "to-do" list of tasks I have yet to complete before this thing flies. I spent a significant portion of my Hawaii trip thinking and documenting this list. I then put a guestimate of how many hours each item would take to complete. Then I made an assumption on how many hours a day on average I work on the airplane. The end result was a timeline that I could use to measure my progress. Well, let me tell you that no matter how much time I spent trying to figure out what tasks were yet to be complete I missed a few. On several tasks I grossly over estimated the time required, and on others I grossly underestimated. This darn wiring hardness has been one of those that I grossly underestimated! In spades! I think I budgeted myself about a month to fabricate the harness and then a week to install it. Yikes, I think I'm on week two of installation and I'm still not done!<div><br /></div><div>Anyway, here is the current status in pictures.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbAgk-Fi1JbXlFUEBFXoPPWmBnPiGxcoiOokQNQJJ07unfkClm0BevQn9mA9neGQvdjlstKonvZNSh5lkKxhUmqyKIghSIXO9TSJXHkQ6ShMkZCphvMxmJkIR4FOvm9bDtzlsmNc3DrQs/s4032/20200602_005051745_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbAgk-Fi1JbXlFUEBFXoPPWmBnPiGxcoiOokQNQJJ07unfkClm0BevQn9mA9neGQvdjlstKonvZNSh5lkKxhUmqyKIghSIXO9TSJXHkQ6ShMkZCphvMxmJkIR4FOvm9bDtzlsmNc3DrQs/w640-h480/20200602_005051745_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Part of installing the wiring harness is making sure the wires are run to the correct location and in the correct length. To do that I had to finish the installation of the center console. While I was doing that I figured I might as well install the throttle quadrant so I know where wires can be run. In this picture the center console has been cut to allow the quadrant arms to come through.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dm43jrqCXma0S1biNa6ylJV8Y3ndnr50CQTGkwwUOCRCmZrvlc5RoiZlz1vy86FKbqyReFMw2BnedkvtTcaWU39qmYwjj7VL1QBlIBO-DMDLOcdV05v70UuY7BYVRNxmef4rB6ypzVo/s4032/20200602_010855894_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dm43jrqCXma0S1biNa6ylJV8Y3ndnr50CQTGkwwUOCRCmZrvlc5RoiZlz1vy86FKbqyReFMw2BnedkvtTcaWU39qmYwjj7VL1QBlIBO-DMDLOcdV05v70UuY7BYVRNxmef4rB6ypzVo/w480-h640/20200602_010855894_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a view inside the center console looking at the location where the throttle quadrant will be mounted.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggMazylu-RwTUC1Zcax0-XmKgDNpq1io0DcDEPVc0y20RaBwSniJoicuHFG6HY023nSZ3nf5gl6BXgvsrYOBvMpM7U-5wfFl3fXaL_YUhW4FP-6z8KzuckQBj5WEWDOnOV_MpTdX0kYY8/s4032/20200603_011339375_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggMazylu-RwTUC1Zcax0-XmKgDNpq1io0DcDEPVc0y20RaBwSniJoicuHFG6HY023nSZ3nf5gl6BXgvsrYOBvMpM7U-5wfFl3fXaL_YUhW4FP-6z8KzuckQBj5WEWDOnOV_MpTdX0kYY8/w640-h480/20200603_011339375_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First picture of the harness as I start hanging it on the sub-panel.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3eI_5-0b1q_Yv83flqpbU2fgVvB41GimMhg9yqnWhwDa2TSijarVhNqYxVKlX9Pj2mQ4aKO38Oa9hqUrc-mWUO_4FjyzFgx_aMfWxZpaUqsPtGnM6fpnq8_AQ3Cgwuv0Rfq0hyviZnY/s4032/20200607_001939547_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3eI_5-0b1q_Yv83flqpbU2fgVvB41GimMhg9yqnWhwDa2TSijarVhNqYxVKlX9Pj2mQ4aKO38Oa9hqUrc-mWUO_4FjyzFgx_aMfWxZpaUqsPtGnM6fpnq8_AQ3Cgwuv0Rfq0hyviZnY/w640-h480/20200607_001939547_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little further down the road as the instrument panel frame is installed and the VPX, backup buss, acc buss, and engine buss fuse panels are installed. The ground wires are all plugged in, and the radio stack has all of the backing plates installed except the GNC255 which is still in the 9A.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2E73MwKIYShS-gDO0dPDa5BWuPx-x1IJGyMEuRi3qVsUpXfISKZf7_pS57GuH38iZufG7z7oyWhzXloUktmDCF5zVQeEwj7EJnzkkRzGCWYFHZalCl6DERMURNCrjRzVxFBNP0K-szk/s4032/20200607_001949072_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2E73MwKIYShS-gDO0dPDa5BWuPx-x1IJGyMEuRi3qVsUpXfISKZf7_pS57GuH38iZufG7z7oyWhzXloUktmDCF5zVQeEwj7EJnzkkRzGCWYFHZalCl6DERMURNCrjRzVxFBNP0K-szk/w640-h480/20200607_001949072_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pilot side is much cleaner than the other side. Not as many wires but several more plastic tubes for the pitot static system.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbA2p2P-aEfL77IHyFWWXYuNqh7CsPG3XANfz7MqHtqoofImf3UBfyWEtT9geVxr4IvpMGX0XgUDh2RZZdwAUKk4Vbpp71tP5WmixB2_GeecuyvbYUdEHWrAt70lT-1OVI7oWLD7Gj-o/s4032/20200609_012852718_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbA2p2P-aEfL77IHyFWWXYuNqh7CsPG3XANfz7MqHtqoofImf3UBfyWEtT9geVxr4IvpMGX0XgUDh2RZZdwAUKk4Vbpp71tP5WmixB2_GeecuyvbYUdEHWrAt70lT-1OVI7oWLD7Gj-o/w640-h480/20200609_012852718_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Instrument panel is installed long enough to make sure the wires are properly routed.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzX9Guubry6leeBQ76erW0e6Pv1Ub0AgChBnA2ysyNX95BJ618_xoTOPGiBzIENfnxmtW5aMwv2C4Hg2B40HFDgV_s9_zdaGvSKS-7WAbTIopEB19KJbidsk4UVcjsNL5ErCacS-7B5o/s4032/20200610_153652182_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzX9Guubry6leeBQ76erW0e6Pv1Ub0AgChBnA2ysyNX95BJ618_xoTOPGiBzIENfnxmtW5aMwv2C4Hg2B40HFDgV_s9_zdaGvSKS-7WAbTIopEB19KJbidsk4UVcjsNL5ErCacS-7B5o/w480-h640/20200610_153652182_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The switches I am using have a back-light feature that makes a panel light illumination unnecessary. This bundle of wires is mostly related to that function but it also includes a few ground wire runs.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DasPUn2iVAGWeJyyvI-bGILIaODB5ZNNWFGNG8vTW8NYWAePtzeCufz6BzK33Ck71ragyzGlELVBg4jDqkQUGhpgY-ogfydXEy8ln5mJxr8No15j9t0756eHmYBTEy4QCZk_v55Rgjk/s4032/20200612_163024267_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DasPUn2iVAGWeJyyvI-bGILIaODB5ZNNWFGNG8vTW8NYWAePtzeCufz6BzK33Ck71ragyzGlELVBg4jDqkQUGhpgY-ogfydXEy8ln5mJxr8No15j9t0756eHmYBTEy4QCZk_v55Rgjk/w480-h640/20200612_163024267_iOS.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And what post would be complete without me showing some of the CNC work that goes along with this process. In this picture you can see two placards. The first one on the lower side of the picture is for the flap switch. Only the engraving is complete on this one. The CNC itself is working on cutting out the center hole for the start switch. If you look closely you can see the "Engine Start" engraving that goes around the label.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0uhpfXl2cJiAWh7IeXdRGcEE3ZRRSTVqgvwOdLYLmOhb6jbkhNSm8VayqH2GcvfgI-pr-Vz8rEaqZdbcGXxZsPvwm03kDqXCD1MKJa2BCOVbhefYFvu_gRJmhJJmpZ8lcXGCGkCC1Vc/s4032/20200612_195208755_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0uhpfXl2cJiAWh7IeXdRGcEE3ZRRSTVqgvwOdLYLmOhb6jbkhNSm8VayqH2GcvfgI-pr-Vz8rEaqZdbcGXxZsPvwm03kDqXCD1MKJa2BCOVbhefYFvu_gRJmhJJmpZ8lcXGCGkCC1Vc/w640-h480/20200612_195208755_iOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the back side of the instrument panel. Here you can see the switch wires and their proposed routing. 2/12/2021 EDIT: If you are looking at the wiring config on these switches...don't. I just found out that they were wired incorrectly. If you use the Carling switches don't wire by the pin location...use the numbers for each pin. The wiring diagram is deceiving because it shows the contact points being in one configuration when they are actually in another. Use a volt meter to test the pins to make sure you have it right!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Darin Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098348891220064256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226249421224631338.post-73551483954344647792020-05-31T18:29:00.000-07:002020-06-02T09:42:55.319-07:00Wiring Harness part 2 & Panel comes togetherThe wiring harness is slowly coming together. All of the wires that will be installed outside of the airplane are in, all connectors that do not have to be run through a bulkhead are installed, and its about ready to be installed.<br />
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Some lessons learned for the next time I have to do this.<br />
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<li>Use 22 awg wire for all shielded applications. 24 awg is a bit small and seems to make fragile connectors and anything larger than 20 awg is just too big for the HD pins.</li>
<li>When installing shrink wrap labels make sure they are far enough up the wire that they wont need to be cut to install shield drains. This is particularly important for wires with the "window" type shield drain like the CAN bus splices.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More wires laid down. At this point I was thinking I was mostly done....and then the work started.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My flying friend Ben stopped by and took this picture of me working on the connectors. I started from the bottom of the picture and was working my way up. The GMA (Audio Panel) connectors were next on the list and by far the most time consuming. Those connectors had many many wires and almost all of them were shielded wires that had to be grounded to the back-shell of each connector.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally all of the avionics connectors are installed and all that is left is the ground wire terminals and the VPX connectors.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I drilled and mounted the center console and that allowed me to finally locate the fuel valve extension handle.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panel, lower center panel, and the center console installed. Also in this picture you can see the avionics rack and all but the GNC255 radio tray installed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panel inserts are placed in the frame for test fitting. I think this is going to work well!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front view of panel with inserts. Its a little easier to see the engraving in this picture.</td></tr>
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