LEMO-jack

Got around to installing the LEMO-jack for the right side. I decided to keep the traditional headset jacks as a backup. I also found the intercom squelch settings, now working perfectly on the ground, I hope to do a flight test tomorrow. 

Panel version 3, mandatory extra annual in preparation for permanent permit to fly, started

Ordered some expensive but nice looking printed aluminium pieces for marking the switches and breakers.

Some screws are missing as they needed to be replaced, the Seat heat switch is not connected and installed and the same is thru for the TOGA button. Apart from that I can present the third version of the panel below:

Do not worry, the mag switches were just temporary hot while torquing the nuts.

The engine compartment part of the annual is done, some anti-chaffing improvements, all looks good. Still not enough rubbing from the baffling to clearly see where one should add some epoxy protection on the cowls. Probably at next annual.

 

Flight 15

Another beautiful flight over a snow covered landscape. I sorted out a GPS-EFIS problem that have haunted me for many months. I could not get the flightplans to transfer.

The problem was that while I correctly had only the PFD active in the G3X settings, I somehow managed to have an RS232 setting active for the non-existing MFD. This non-existing MFD got priority over the PFD from the GTN625 resulting in that I got no MapMX communication between the boxes.

After the flight I removed the tail area cover and last night I made a more permanent "Experimental" marking.

More panel and interior work

In the last two days I have had a few shorter sessions were I have continued to work on the seats and the panel. I now have re-settable breakers in the panel for the fuel pump and pitot heat.

I also found some suitable hardware so the GAD 27 and the MGL ECB are now in place.

Crawling forward

Everything goes so slow now that there are no step by step instruction to follow. Working with wiring&avionics and when I get to frustrated with not having the right tool or lacking proper instruction, I do some work on the seats.

GTN 625 config module and fan wires in place

Interior 1

Got my hands on a pair of Skoda seats... This will work!