Build Log for Sonex 0849B
Diagnosed GPS175 screen issue by dissassembling unit and cleaning and reseating screen ribbon connectors; ops check good. Installed GPS harness onto back of tray and wired up ground and power connections. Installed unit and tested; ops check good. Fabricated antenna…
Created Garmin GPS 175 and Dynon SV-ARINC-429 harness by cutting wires to length and installing high density Garmin pins on one side and standard density D-sub pins on the other end. Referenced the wiring diagram and Dynon’s 3rd party connection…
Installed GPS 175 tray behind panel in preparation for GPS install. Connected SkyView WiFi adapter to back of display along with USB extension (which will be secured at a later time). Fabricated shelf for SV-ADAHRS-200 box from 0.032 sheet. Bent…
Installed throttle cable in center panel area. Located throttle and mixture cable pass-through locations on firewall and prepared holes for cable bulkheads. Installed both cable safes. Located throttle bellcrank assembly based on throttle cable pass through then transferred mounting holes…
Installed molex connectors on fuel probe and fuel flow transducer and connected components to EMS harness and SkyView circuit breaker. Attached voltmeter input of EMS box to main bus bar. Ran firewall forward wires of EMS harness through gromet to…
Because we are planning to use a traditional push-pull throttle (instead of a Sonex throttle quadrant) with the AeroInjector, we needed a way to reverse the throttle direction. Assembled throttle bell crank and created mounting bracket from scrap 2″ and…
Continued working on Sonex FWF manual for the Jabiru by marking and trimming cooling fins on cylinder #1. In lieu of further trimming cylinder fins to fit spark plug CHT ring sensors, will opt to use #8 ring terminal sensors…
Verified engine alignment before moving forward by leveling fuselage with saw horse under tail and setting up laser level though center of crank. Measured bottom front corner of fuselage at 22.75″ from floor and center of crank as 40.25″ from…
Began working on firewall-forward fuel system by bending solid fuel line for drain branch. Ran -6 fuel line behind upper part of engine mount then bent line to come forward of bottom part. Created a drain cock mount out of…
Attached wing tip lights to tip light fairings then installed DT connectors. Installed lights and fairings onto tips of wings. Terminated wing root wires at bulkhead connectors and tested functions. Reinstalled pneumatic bulkhead fittings for RH wing. Installed CHT/EGT harness…
Created mount angle for EMS and ARINC module from scrap 0.032 sheet due to lack of clearance for modules with connectors on both ends. Riveted nut plates to vertical mount and then riveted mount to avionics shelf. Laid out backup…
Created avionics sub-panel (shelf) from Z04-03 stock. Made mounting hinge pieces from -5 piano hinge to allow for more adjustability. Mocked up shelf locating behind panel and in front of fuel tank and pilot drilled hinges to upper longerons then…