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Author Archives: pclifton
Upper shelf complete
Then it was just the same routine of laying out the screw holes, drilling, and getting the nutplates installed. Here I’m just using #8 screws, which is probably about all I could manage anyway, as there’s a lot less material … Continue reading
Posted in Avionics, Electrical, Fuselage
Hours Logged: 2.5
Upper shelf buildout
Then I figured I ought to do a test mount of everything, you know, just to make sure it all fit up OK. Seems pretty decent:
Posted in Avionics, Electrical, Fuselage
Hours Logged: 5.5
Hardware order
Yes, really, that’s what I spent three hours doing today: looking at all the components I have to mount and conjuring up a list of needed hardware. It’s mildly amusing that this is at least the second time I’ve carefully … Continue reading
Behind-the-panel planning
Next up were the standoffs. The mounting holes here are 3/16”, which makes this easy – I’ve got a bunch of aluminum tube that gets used for spacers on AN3 bolts like this all over the place. I even had … Continue reading
Posted in Avionics, Electrical, Fuselage
Hours Logged: 3.5
Finished cutting main panel
Then it was on to the GPS-175 rack. This was another bit that required some thinking to figure out the fitting process – I ended up removing the knob panel and intercom so I could clamp it in place using … Continue reading
More avionics planning
And to be honest, there was good reason to do this. The thing that prompted me to get going cutting the panel was the desire to finalize the avionics shelf. I felt I had a pretty good layout, but the … Continue reading
Panel do-over: finishing holes and adding hardware
And then it was time to stage all the pieces in their holes to see how it all looked. Note that some of this stuff isn’t quite aligned right here, by virtue of not being actually attached. For the displays … Continue reading