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I took the opportunity to attend the Avionics Installation for Experimental Aircraft course at the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) headquarters in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. This is a 3-day course that focuses on the Garmin G3X system. I arrived Sunday afternoon… Read More »Course Review: Avionics Installation for Experimental Aircraft
I have been working on the design of my instrument panel while waiting for various kit parts that are on backorder. I have also been working on diagramming my electrical system in KiCad. Van’s provides a CAD model of the… Read More »Instrument Panel Design
I crimped the lugs onto the battery and ground wires at the firewall while I still have easy access. I am using Perihelion Design Fatwire CCA which takes a 1/0 AWG equivalent lug. I used TE Connectivity #321868 lugs (TERMINAL… Read More »Battery/Ground Wire Firewall Lugs
I’m working on getting firewall components prepared before installing the upper forward section. I have chosen to use VTE Copper Core Power Bushings. These use an anti-rotation cutout and are rated for 550 amps at 12 volts. The threaded shaft… Read More »Firewall Power Bushings
I have been completing various tasks while working on the final sections of the empennage. One of those was completing the wiring for the trim servo. I decided to use a Molex MicroFit 3.0 connector (as used in the RV-14)… Read More »Elevator Trim Wiring
I wasn’t thinking much about wiring needs when I assembled the vertical stabilizer at the beginning of the project. With the nav antenna mounted at the top, I needed some way to route the coax. I also am considering power… Read More »Vertical Stabilizer Conduit
I will be installing a Garmin GTX 45R remote transponder behind the panel. This requires a single antenna for both the transponder and ADS-B (in and out). I am using the Comant CI-E05 antenna (experimental version of the Comant CI-105).… Read More »Transponder/ADS-B Antenna
Before closing up the seat and baggage area floors it is necessary to install conduit for the wiring that will pass through this area. After a lot of research on the topic I settled on the following arrangement for a… Read More »Fuselage Conduit
Before closing up the rear seat floors, I needed to route the RG-400 coax cables from the side walls to the antenna mounting locations under the rear seats. My antennas attach with nutplates so I can install them later without… Read More »Com Antenna Wiring
I have been working on a lot of different items prior to closing up the rear seat bases and baggage floors. All of the systems that run through this area were worked on together but I have chosen to split… Read More »Battery/Ground Wire Runs