I have been experimenting with a few ideas while waiting for epoxy to cure between rounds of finish work on the cabin top and doors. My airplane will be IFR capable and I will be installing an alternate static source… Read More »Alt Static Sensor
I always do one last walk around before getting into the airplane, but there’s still that nagging thought: “Did I latch the baggage door?” My baggage door will have a strut that holds it open when unlocked so it should… Read More »Baggage Door Sensor
The Garmin avionics that I am using provide support for a TO/GA (takeoff/go around) button. When used during a missed approach, this instructs the flight director to perform a straight-out wings-level climb and sequences the missed approach procedure on the navigator.… Read More »Throttle TO/GA Button
My order of Lord 7545A/E adhesive had previously arrived and I bonded the overhead console to the cabin top today. I hacked together an adapter for a large caulking gun to avoid needing to buy a specialized tool (made from… Read More »Overhead Console Bonding
I have several wires and oxygen lines that will run though the overhead console. All of the oxygen lines will pass through the aft bulkhead into the console (including the lines to the emergency oxygen switch which I intend to… Read More »Overhead Console Conduit
I will be clear-coating the carbon fiber interior parts with a satin sheen. I selected SprayMax 2k Satin Clear, a durable two-part coating that is available in a rattle can. The two parts are combined just before spraying and the… Read More »Overhead Console Finishing
I plan on flying often into Canada where FIS-B weather is not available so I am choosing to install XM in the airplane. The Garmin GA 37 antenna provides a TSO’d WAAS GPS antenna and XM antenna in a single… Read More »GPS/XM Antenna
I’m wrapping up the final cabin top items before I remove it to finish the interior. One of those is the installation of Rosen sun visors. I considered several different ways to mount these and I ended up going with… Read More »Sun Visors
The Aerosport carbon fiber overhead console has two removable panels for installing lighting, etc. I planned out the layout of these panels to get a better idea of the wiring that I will need in the overhead. I have also… Read More »Overhead Console Panels
I’ll be removing the cabin top to permanently attach the overhead console and finish the interior of the cabin top. Prior to that, I wanted to pre-fit the fiberglass from the Aerosport headliner kit. This will give me a better… Read More »Headliner Fiberglass Fitting