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Posted onNovember 7, 2010November 7, 2010

Headliner

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We’re finally getting around to installing the headliner.  No more pink on the inside!  Kelly is in charge of this task, and it’s more involved than we originally thought.  We first attached the bulk of it to the top and …

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Posted onNovember 7, 2010

Phasing the electronic ignition

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This is kind of hard to explain.  Long story short, the electronic ignition fires three times per engine revolution: once for cylinders 1 and 2, once for 3 and 4, and once for 5 and 6–yes, there are a bunch …

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Posted onNovember 7, 2010

Prop (again)

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Months ago, after finishing the cowl, we removed the propeller to give us more room to work.  Since we’re getting close to moving to the airport, it’s time to attach the propeller again.  This time, we needed to make sure …

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Posted onOctober 28, 2010October 29, 2010

Comments Enabled

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Comments are now enabled on the blog, so let’s have ’em!…

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Posted onOctober 28, 2010October 29, 2010

Flexibility

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Rob has spent a bunch of time under the instrument panel, like this.

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Posted onOctober 28, 2010October 29, 2010

Installing the Tail Numbers

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The registration number (a.k.a. tail number or N-number) has to be attached before the airplane flies.  As such, we ordered vinyl decals to use before we paint.  The number will eventually be painted on.  I got the 12″ version, erroneously …

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Posted onOctober 16, 2010October 29, 2010

Fresh air vents

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Finally installed the fresh air vents–they’re just glued in with fuel tank sealant.  We still need to install a short section of SCAT tube and put the vent in the interior.  Our installation will be a little different than stock, …

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Posted onOctober 16, 2010October 29, 2010

Antennas

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Hard to tell from this picture, but the antennas are installed.  We put in the two communication antennas a while ago, basically one on each side, under the rear seats.  The last one was the transponder antenna, which is the …

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Posted onOctober 16, 2010October 29, 2010

Starting the hangar move

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The sublease on our hangar has ended, so it’s all ours now!  With my family coming to visit, we needed to free up some space in one of the spare bedrooms, which made it a great time to move some …

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Posted onOctober 16, 2010October 29, 2010

Rear headset jacks

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One of the things you have to figure out yourself is where to put the headset jacks for the rear seats.  The most common place in the RV-10 seems to be in the outside armrest.  My problem with that location …

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