The Pilot’s side controls have been installed. After the panel was modified in the panel, the engine controls were installed in their usual order. The throttle is a simple push-pull with friction lock, whereas the prop and mixture are vernier style. The copilot side will later get a non-friction locking push-pull throttle for flight operations from […]
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A support is added between the control stick and the mid-bearing support, 2 1/2″ behind the stick on the pilot’s side of the keel. It’s attached with 2 10-32 screws. Torque Tube Support
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Not yet complete, though here’s the preliminary layout. Also, here’s a picture of us fitting the panel and glare shield with some cut-outs of some of our instruments on the panel. One of the first things that we needed to do on the instrument panel was to create permanently mounted panel sections on both ends of […]
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The Speed Brake warning light in the annunciator panel will be driven by this limit switch. It will light a Yellow “Speedbrake Deployed” light whenever the brake is not completely retracted. The brake itself is driven by the toggle switch on the joystick pictured in the next section. The center position is a dead (no […]
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Here is the basic electrical (power and ground distribution) system (as diagrammed at top of this chapter). First thing was to install the Ground Power and Master Solenoids, which both are rated for continuous duty, the instrument grounding block, and the battery. The master turns on the electrical power for the entire aircraft, except for […]
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One option that we saw and really liked on the factory aircraft (the Dash-5) at Osh Kosh was the interior hand holds like on cars. We decided to go with the VW style like in our Jetta because the color match is perfect, and they have a really nice retraction action. The forward overhead beam […]
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