Kit #7 arrived

[N3UW]

Just a note on your safety wire. You may want to check the wire on the brake pad bolts. It looks like a couple of them are pulling the wrong direction and would tend to loosen the bolts rather than keep them tight.

[Utah-Jay]

Could not work on the nose bowl today, the superfill did not dry overnight as it was too cold in the hanger, so….

I had to get the ELT working, it took:

2 trips to Walgreens
2 trips to ACE
2 phone calls

Who would have known the system needed two different odd sized batteries to make the system work. But the remote horn and panel remote are all working now.
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Also got the landing gear cotter pinned and the brakes safety wired
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[Mark Goldberg]

Rod, the Companion's hor stab struts are run like they are on the Patrol. Mark

[rodsmith]

Looks great. Interesting difference in horiz stab fuselage strut attachment location between Companion and 4-place. I like the dumbell!

[Utah-Jay]

Flying wires are on and tail is set. Both H-Stabs are within 0.1° of the datum point on the fuselage. I’ll call that good
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And I am still working on sanding and filling the nose bowl

[Utah-Jay]

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[Utah-Jay]

So it was a day to UN-F^ck some things.
1) had to remove the fuel selector, gascolator and fuel lines so I could re-clock the 45° AN fitting for my fuel line attachment
2) day two of messing with trim tabs to get them right, of course the left trim tube that bolts into the horn was not in the bolt hole, so had to UNDO that and then get it lined up and re-bolted
3) my elevator trim horn was just barely rubbing on the left longeron, so had to file a bit off. This was very time consuming doing it without disassembling which would have taken MORE time most likely. I kept filing and testing for contact. Eventually I got it so it did not cut or leave any mark when I put a piece of paper between the longeron and horn.

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I also had to bend my bar that attaches to the trim tab arm to clear the elevator/horizontal in the full up elevator position. Used a tube bender to get the job done


I also gave my fuel caps the New Zealand treatment
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Knipex pliers are a must have for this type of thing as they squeeze in a straight line
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Here is the correct roll pin for the job
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[triumphantduke]

that blue looks awesome!

[Utah-Jay]

You can't leave us hanging like that! What was the gremlin?

I has a single piece of wire at a splice contacting the “positive” when created full circle all the time. It was a dumb/careless mistake. Likely end of day and trying to finish up kind of thing.

STUPID, never be in a rush

[jaredyates]

You can't leave us hanging like that! What was the gremlin?

[Utah-Jay]

PTT gremlin was found and eliminated, it was a ground issue in the wiring. Both stick PTT were perfectly with a positive confirmation as “loud and clear” from inside the hanger.

Also installed the over-pressure “T” for the Anti-Splat breather system.

[gregc]

I don't know if you are using Dynon's intercom or directly keying the radio but I would start by checking that the PTT switch is connected to the correct pins on the harness/connector. A brief look at the online docs seems to indicate that it would be pins 10 and 2.

[Nev]

Yep you're probably right there.

[Utah-Jay]

Nev

shouldn’t the screen be showing transmit if that was the case?

[Nev]

Just a small thought Jay, try using the opposite side PPT to transmit in case they're the wrong way around. Happened on mine and was an easy fix.