19 Feb 2020 Manifold Pressure Hose
View of the installed manifold pressure hose splitting off to go to the PMAGS and then into the cockpit for the GRT Manifold Pressure sensor Cute metal T for the manifold pressure hose - I believe...
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29 Dec 2019 First Engine Start
All went fine. Beautiful cold, windy day. I pulled the prop through by hand without plugs in the bottom, then ran the starter without plugs until the oil pressure came up. Put...
17 Dec 2019 Fuel Injector Nozzle Flow Test
Results of the fuel injector flow test - looks about right, but I will tune this more after I get flying. ...
26 Nov 2019 Muffler before (and after) welding
If you think that mufflers are simple, have a look at this work from an amazing craftsman in Germany! View from straight on, showing that the mufflers are not in the airflow, but shadowed by the...
06 Oct 2019 Inside the wingtips
Some photos to show what's inside the wingtips. I have the flyleds kit and a simple halogen landing/wigwag in each tip. On the right wing I have the AOA plumbing. In the left I have the GRT...
06 Oct 2019 Wingtip lights
Looking cool. Really turned out nice. The guys that painted my aircraft are masters! ...
08 Oct 2018 Trig TY-91 and TT-21 harnesses
Created the two harnesses - took about a full day each. Lots of details to take care of. Had to pull the headset jacks because I couldn't remember how they were wired. All good now, ready for...
06 Oct 2018 Flat black vinyl wrap on glareshield
3m 1080 flat black vinyl wrap stuck to the glareshield. I had tried to paint it twice with heat resistant radiator paint but it was a bit glossy and not smooth. The film looks great and...
24 Sep 2018 Flap relay board install
Just installed this little flap relay board. I could have gotten away without it but I decided to remove the flap motor controller to simplify but I still wanted a switch on the stick. The...
20 Aug 2018 Bellcrank mount – 3rd time’s a charm?
Third time I've had to do this. I hope this one will do the job for a while! ...
24 Jul 2018 Panel received
Got the panel - looks good. CAD and cut by Bill at Up North Aviation. Great job, Bill! [video src="http://www.rv8.ch/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/3efe5681-6431-428d-bd75-2bf66c478aaf.mp4" ]...
24 Jul 2018 Roll autopilot servo installation
This is the roll servo install in the right wing. The GRT kit seems to be designed for the RV4 and needed a bit of fiddling. Looking at the instructions for the Dynon kit, which...
20 May 2018 Battery contactor / solenoid
Just some photos of I believe the final configuration of my battery solenoid. I have the battery bus cable in there along with the cable connecting the always hot side to the switch with a...
20 May 2018 Top spark plugs and adapters installation
Decided to install the top plugs and adapters. Using "auto" plugs which seem to give better performance and are recommended by emagair. Not to mention they are a lot cheaper so I can change...
13 May 2018 Battery holder
Used the small battery box sold by earthx riveted to a piece of 0.063" 2024 so I could Bolt it to the angles on the firewall for increased strength. The battery is so light I'm sure...
03 Apr 2018 FWF wiring photos
Here are a bunch of photos of my firewall forward wiring. I used mainly Adel clamps and lacing. I like the way it turned out. ...
10 Feb 2018 Pmag cooling tubes
Emagair recommends some cooling or blast tubes blow air on the neck of the pmag. ...
08 Feb 2018 Red cube fuel flow transducer installation
I probably over engineered this but it's installed. ...
27 Jan 2018 EI International FP-5 fuel flow
Bought this kit used. Only need the red cube - the rest is for sale. https://buy-ei.com/portfolio/fp-5-l/ ...
26 Jan 2018 SDS valve covers
Got some very cool valve covers, sometimes called rocker box covers, from SDS (Racetech) in Canada. They are machined aluminum and anodized. Lighter than the steel covers that I'm replacing them with. The original covers, steel, painted,...
14 Jan 2018 Cowl mounting tabs along firewall
Had to make some small modifications to the tabs that hold on the cowl. ...
14 Jan 2018 Cowl finishing
Will need to do a bit more work on the cowl. ...
09 Jan 2018 Sanding the cowl
Always a pleasure to do some sanding! Ha! ...
07 Jan 2018 Andair fuel pump upgrade
I decided to check with Andair to see if they had any upgrades for their fuel pump. I bought this one in 2010 and I figured that they may need a check. Here's the pump as...
19 Nov 2017 Testing air-tec alternator
Just tested this Air-Tec alternator- worked like the others I have tested. http://www.airtecinc.us/aircraft.html When the IG wire has 12v the alternator starts, and when I drop the 12v the alternator stops. It's an internally regulated alternator. There...