Installing the Forward Top Skin F-01471 was the last job to do whilst the fuselage is still on the rotisserie. I had temporarily installed the canopy release pushrods when test fitting, so all this had…
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Before the fuselage has to be removed from the rotisserie, I wanted to fit the various components which are used to attach the Classic Aero interior. We are installing the Classic Aero RV-14 / 14A…
I had planned to fit the JDAir Canopy Latch right at the beginning of the fuselage build, whilst the left fuselage side was flat on the bench. But then I discovered that, at that time,…
Having wired up the lower centre panel, the only things left to wire were the “Forest of Tabs”, and the Standby Alternator Voltage Regulator. Grounding Block or “Forest of Tabs” I’d routed all the ground…
When designing the instrument panel, I realised there were several items that I didn’t want or need to be on the main panel. Anticipating this, ages ago I had purchased the brackets F-14188B-L & R…
All the avionics connections are now complete, so the last couple of weeks have been spent installing the switches and related wiring. PFD, Standby G5, pitot, static & AOA connections. Dimmers, switches, Air Traffic display,…
I’d fitted the Beringer Park Brake valve ages ago, but hadn’t got round to working out how I was going to control it! I want to have a means to display on the PFD a…
The Vertical Power VPX has 5 connectors, full of pins which have to be assigned to devices and switches. Obviously this takes a bit of planning, and there is a web based configuration tool which…
While I was preparing parts for the BusBar C mount I made a little bracket to mount the cockpit floodlight. I used the thinnest material I could get away with, and bent a lip on…
The electrical part of building an aeroplane is challenging, not least because you are cast adrift with very little “official” advice from the kit manufacturer. You are the “Design Authority” … gulp! Where to ground…