45-01 to 10 Cowling
Cowl Hinges At the curved sections of the cowling hinges the gaps are slightly wedge shaped, so these need to be filed straight for an easy fit of the mating hinge. I used a plastic…
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43 – Engine Installation – Airflow Performance FM200
WD-00110 IO-390C Cables Bracket The EXP119 installation has a different cable bracket, which is bolted to the underside of the engine. This is all very straightforward until you read the last sentence in the manual…
44 – Spinner and Propeller
Propellor Governor We fitted the Propeller Governor before hanging the prop, and it had a fancy gasket with a gauze section, whose convex shape needed to fit inside the governor body. The governor only fits…
43 – Engine Installation!
Removing from the box Obviously a hoist is needed to get this job done safely. Lycoming say: The hoist must have a capacity to lift a minimum of 750 lb (340 kg) Must be a…
43 – Sender Mount & 51 – Firewall Penetration
Sender Mount I am using the Aircraft Speciality hoses for all the engine connections, and they have produced a new routing for the PMAG configurations for those builders utilizing the Garmin avionics package with single…
43 – Vertical Power PPS & EarthX Battery
Vertical Power PPS The Vertical Power PPS (Primary Power System) combines the functions of multiple high-current, electro-mechanical components into a single, solid-state device. I decided to locate it using the existing nutplates which had been…
24 – Wing Tips Part 4 – Finished!
Wing Tip Ribs The manual is vague when describing how to position these wing tip ribs … it talks about a “snug” fit without any distortion. After playing around with the fore/aft position, I selected…
24 – Wing Tips Part 3 – Nav Light Covers
I initially struggled to find a way to cut the nav light covers. But then I spotted my tin snips, which had been included in my initial tool order from Cleaveland, but which I hadn’t…
24 – Wing Tips Part 2 – AeroSun VX Lights
When I visited Oshkosh in 2019 I spotted a lovely RV14 with AeroLED Aerosun VX lights in the wingtip. I liked the look and functionality … they also filled up a rather empty nav light…
24 – Wing Tips Part 1
Initial Fit I used a Dremel cutting disk to trim the wing tip flanges. Vans have changed the method to align the wing tip trailing edges … rather than using a template, having fixed the…