Tag Archives : ELT

Plugging away on the wiring


Kicked the day off with mounting the transponder and fuse block before moving to the back of the plane. Then it was on to installing the transponder antenna so I could finally bolt the battery tray to fuselage. Then I adjusted the battery cables before ratcheting down the battery retaining bolts. To allow for the backup battery to get a…

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Engines sensors, there are a lot of them…


More jumping around today, the seat back brackets are cut and deburred. Next week when my daughter visits we should be able to get the rear seats finished up giving her something she can point to and say “I did that!” Most of the day was on wiring. I got to ELT mounted and tied up all the tail cone…

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Back to Avionics Wiring


I ran out of time in Minnesota to get all the wiring of the panel finished. Today I knocked off the avionics wiring and ELT. There were of course the occasional brain slip that required rework but I still walked away feeling good about the progress.

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ELT and Remote Comm mounting


Took a break from the Rudder to get the ELT and GTR20 Remote Comm mounted to the rear avionics tray. Also, worked on the center console where I mounted the rear passenger headset jack and USB charger, plus the pilot/co-pilot jacks. Finished up the day prepping for tomorrows work on the avionics wiring.

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