My replacement parts came for the centre console and a lull in the extreme heat (if not the humidity) allowed me to spend a little time finishing this up. It took a while to orient myself to what was still…
Category: Fuselage
Pilot Control Grip
Last week I added to the pile of parts by buying two grips for the control stick. On the pilot side is the Ray Allen 101, a simple grip with just a push to talk switch in the end. But…
Three Things
Three things I know nothing about at all: plumbing fuel lines wiring electrical systems hanging engines Three critical things to do before the plane is finished: plumbing fuel lines wiring electrical systems hanging engines Seems like I know less now…
Centre Console (2 hr)
SPOILER ALERT: I got this wrong The centre console is an optional accessory, not part of the standard kit, and I’ll be honest and say that when I bought it I thought I was buying something to go between the…
First Draft Panel Design
Obviously this is NOT TO SCALE!!!!! 1. Ameri-King AK-451 ELT remote switch/panel http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/avpages/ameriKingpackages.php 2. 8.5″ Explorer Lite EFIS http://www.mglavionics.com/html/iefis_lite.html 3. V6 COM Radio http://www.mglavionics.com/html/radios.html 4. Trim switch supplied by Zenith 5. Trim indicator supplied by Zenith 6. Flaps switch. Going…