I chose to use breakers instead of fuses. Initially I was going to go with fuses. My only issue with fuses was that it is difficult to know when a circuit has failed. I was going to go with fuses, but add LED lights to indicate whether the circuit was active/failed. By the time I […]
Panel construction
The winter project has begun…I hope to get all the panel, avionics and wiring done this winter. I started by getting out Visio and creating wiring schematics for everything. That took a month or so. Many thanks to all those who posted their wiring diagrams online – I pulled a little bit from everywhere. I’ll […]
More avionics showing up
I’ve been keeping an eagle-eye out for avionics on ebay. So far, I’ve done pretty good. I’ve got a fancy Narco AT165 transponder, altitude encoder, Garmin SL40 com, vacuum attitude, vacuum regulator, altimeter and airspeed indicator. The only issue I’ve had so far is the airspeed indicator that was advertised as “new” came with a […]
Avionics start to take shape
My avionics are starting to take shape. After going to Oshkosh this year, I have a much better idea what I want. I will go with a Dynon Skyview (10″). I just bought a fancy Narco AT-165 transponder on ebay for a great price, as well as a Garmin SL-40 from the same guy. I’ll be […]