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  • Configured CO monitor & Air Vents

    I finished installing my Aithre CO monitor and wired up the signal wire to an EGPIO pin on the Dynon EMS. This allows me to configure and see CO status on the EFIS and have colored regions for different levels of CO. Aithre makes it really easy with a file that can be downloaded and…

  • Avionics Panel Lighting Update

    With the Dynon HDX screens having an angled shelf for the buttons, my panel lighting (along the canopy deck) casts a shadow onto my switches and labels. I decided to install additional LED lights under the shelf to illuminate this area along side the rest of the panel. In doing this installation I also decided…

  • Bonded Canopy

    This weekend was a big weekend. My friend Norio came to help with the install. We started by dry fitting the canopy and marking it for exact alignment. We walked through the process and the execution plan. The entire process will involve Sikaflex. It’s a three part marine UV resistant glue. We first wipe down…

  • Panel

    This weekend I applied the labels for my panel. I got them from Drytransfersletters.com. They turned out perfectly and we’re super easy to apply. Here is the passenger side as I was applying them. After applying all the labels I then applied a clear coat on top to seal everything. While I was letting the…

  • Canopy Bonding Prep

    This weekend I spent time preparing to bond the canopy to the frame. I needed to finish the canopy latch mechanism installation. I decided to modify the design slightly based on some builders logs I’ve read. The latch is installed with a spring and washer that prevents it from being rotated and locked unless the…

  • Painting

    Over the last several weeks I’ve been working on painting interior parts of the fuselage. There are a few areas that will be exposed metal that won’t be covered by my Classic Aero Designs interior. I painted the panel and the throttle bracket. The paint is a urethane automotive paint. I picked a dark gray.…

  • Miscellaneous Tasks

    This weekend I spent some time knocking out a bunch of tasks that I needed to do in preparation to painting the interior. I need to paint the canopy frame and most of the interior parts before bonding the canopy to the frame. I primed a bunch of parts that will be painted a dark…

  • Control sticks

    Tonight I spent some time working on the control sticks. When they come from the factory they are quite long. I ended up cutting off 3.75 inches. I then wired the sticks and adjusted the fit of everything. The copilot stick is removable so the wires exit just above joint on the right side. There…

  • Avionics and Panel Trim

    Over the weekend I spent some time working on some of the last canopy frame items. The panel trim is something I ordered from Classic Aero Designs. It was super easy to install using the template provided and mounts directly to the canopy frame skin that covers the panel. Here you can see the trim…

  • Avionics Testing

    I’ve been doing some component and subsystem testing of the avionics. I hooked up my laptop to the VPX to configure and test all the switches and devices before powering things on for the first time. Once I powered up the avionics I was able to work through all the setup and testing of the…