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Lower Cowl Rivets
Riveted cowl side vents, exhaust tunnels, and lower cowl hinge halves to lower cowl. Hours Worked: 1.10
Wing Wrap-up – Part 1
Manufactured -02L and -02R flap fairings from scrap aluminum stock. Bent with tabletop bending brake. Will flight test before installing onto fuselage. Aimed landing lights in full down position per Duckworks instructions then cleaned and reinstalled landing light lenses. Hours Worked: 0.80
Safety Equipment Mounting
Mounted fire extinguisher and crash hammer to forward fuselage with Velcro straps and adhesive pads. Manufactured rudder trim tab from scrap aluminum. Hours Worked: 0.79
Temporary Prop Installation
Temporarily reinstalled prop and spinner for engine test runs. Installed upper cowl and verified clearance with prop. Hours Worked: 0.97
Card B – EFIS/EMS Setup and Calibration
Procedures: Results: Engine Sensor Testing Sensor Ground Test Set Limits RPM ✔ Normal: 900 – 3300 Max: 3300 Manifold Pressure Not Installed Not Installed CHT ✔ Normal: 200 – 356 Caution: 356 – 392 Max: 392 EGT ✔ Normal: 1112 – 1292 Caution: 1292 – 1328 Max: 1328 Oil Pressure ✔ Min: 12 Caution: 12…
Seatbelt Installation – Part 2
Updrilled shoulder harness attach points to 5/16″ and bolted seatbelt shoulder harnesses with AN5 hardware. Applied torque seal to bolts. Hours Worked:0.42
Fuselage Side Panels and Wrap-up
Tweaked fitment of RH side panel by trimming a little more off of the rear side of the panel. Attached Velcro strips to back and bottom of side panel and upper longeron and seat pans. Installed side panel and checked fitment. Rough trimmed LH side panel from ABS sheet and went through a couple iterations…
Fuselage Side Panels – Part 2
Trimmed lower and upper seat pans for better clearance of wire bundles and side panels. Test fit RH side panel and trimmed a couple more places for better wire clearance. Hours Worked: 1.00
Autopilot Wrap-up and Smoke System Wiring
Finished wiring auto pilot harness. Calibrated servos through the SkyView menu but when the auto pilot test was conducted, the pitch servo could be heard slipping consistently. Took video and sent to Dynon support. Talked with Steven from Dynon Support who informed me that the servos might not be able to move the flight controls…
Cowl Nutplates and Oil Door Fabrication
Updrilled cowl shelf, lower cowl, and upper cowl, and drilled and riveted nut plates onto cowl shelf and lower cowl. Temporarily installed upper cowl onto aircraft with screws to verify alignment and fitment; checks good. Located oil dipstick with flashlight and marked location of oil door on upper cowl. Removed upper cowl and cut rough…
Engine Baffle Installation – Part 3
Removed AeroInjector needle carrier and replaced stock #2 needle with recommended #3 needle. Reinstalled needle carrier and set needle setting per manual by marking start of taper and aligning it with top of throttle slide. Reinstalled set screw and dust cap. Safety wired AeroInjector to engine via intake pipes. Decided to modify baffles to make…
Firewall Sealant and Engine Preheat Wiring
Removed wire grommet covers from firewall for fear of wire chaffing and riveted open holes closed. Riveted upper cowl shelf to windshield skirt. Applied 3M Fire Barrier Sealant CP 25WB+ to gaps in firewall around motor mounts and on seam between windshield skirt and upper firewall. Also applied sealant to wire bundles, brake lines, and…
