Tag Archives : Rear Avionics Tray

F**k there are a lot of wires


Yep, I said it. I finished up the back half of the plane wiring in the morning and then organized/zip tied/secured the cables. Then the fun began on the panel wiring. I already built the harness but with moving it from Minnesota, to setting it up and taking it down a couple times in the hanger (to finish the remaining…

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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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Almost forgot something important


Laying in bed last night what pops into my mind but that I forgot to pull the wire through the wings for my extended range fuel tank pumps. Ugh, that could have been a pain. So guess what I started my day doing… Reading through the instructions and reviewing the excellent builders log by Robert Lussow I decided the tanks…

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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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