Van's RV-9
July 5, 2008 - Just got back from a vacation in Europe with Maya.
Had a great time, but I am glad
to
be back working on the RV. In three weeks time I saw one light
plane in Italy, and two Cessnas in
Croatia. Not one RV. Be thankful
for GA
in America.
Finally
located an affordable ADF antenna, and will be installing it this week. The
Tru-Trak
ADI
autopilot also arrived last week, so now I have everything I need to finish the
panel. The radio
install
has been much more time-consuming than I had imagined. Avionics is a
detailed specialty, and I
encourage those who can afford it to hire it out to professionals. I have
learned alot, and could
do it
much quicker the second time, but it has been slow
going.
May 20, 2008 - Installed three comm antennas and a transponder
antenna.
April
15, 2008 - After much investigation, I have decided not to install an electric
MT propeller.
While it is a good piece of equipment, I have decided to forego the
expense, reliability and
repair issues of a composite adjustable pitch propeller. I think
my mission profile will be
better
served by the simplicity and reliability of a fixed pitch Sensenich.
Because of this change, I now
have more room on my panel for 4 additional circuit breakers. Pictured
below are the new breakers
and the panel filler that I installed. With 5 radios and the
altitude encode I really need more
breakers than I originally planned for.
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