Saturday, September 8, 2018

Happy 3rd Birthday! Hangar move punch list

Happy 3rd Birthday!

3 years and 1,115 hours into this project as of today! I hope to have the plane moved out of my garage and into the hangar within the next 6 months.  And then if all goes well, flying by this summer.  As exciting as that all is there is still quite a bit of heavy lifting before I get to that point.  I want to ensure I have as much done on the plane as possible before making the move.  I started to split my punch list into two categories; pre-hanger move and final assembly.

Hangar move punch list 

When it comes to the punch list there are some obvious items that can't be complete prior to the move.  For example I can't do the control rigging or wire up the landing lights until the wings are on.  I've used lists throughout the process to keep things straight, especially when working on items that don't have specific plans.  Here are all the current items I plan to have complete prior to moving.  Some are small few hour tasks, some are more in-depth and will require a bit more then a day or two to complete. In those cases I split them out into even more subtasks.   Here's what I'm looking at-

  • Wire ACS Starter switch
  • Wire Mag ½
  • Wire Cowl Flaps
  • Wire Door Sensors
  • 44-2- Bevel lower corners
    • 44-4 Install K1100-08 nutplates
  • Mount flaps Position sensor & run wire
  • Wire Headset Jacks
  • Wire USB Chargers
  • Control sticks
    • Install leather wrapping
    • Mount sticks
    • Wire Pilot/CoPilot – DB connectors
  • Mount Antennas
    • Comm #1 Comm #2
    • Nav #1 – Bob Archer Wingtip (Run cable)
    • G3X GPS – GA56 Tail
    • GTN 650 GPS – GA 35 Tail
    • G5 GPS – GA 56 Front
    • Transponder
  • Magnometer install
  • Engine Control Cables
  • Fabricate new Mix bracket.
  • Install Interior Nutplates
  • Refinish all plastic panels Interior
  • Air-condition
    • Mount evaporator to shelf
    • Crimp hose to fittings
    • Install return airflow
    • Install cabin flood and overhead duct
    • Wiring rotary switch
    • Wire Panel to Evaporator
  • Secure Aft FWD Skin and backing strip
  • Review and collect parts for final assembly
Posts without pictures aren't as fun so I decided to include a picture of my panel all powered up.  I took this a few days ago, however nothing is really going to function until I add the antennas and magnetometer.  I am slightly concerns though because when talking to Stein prior to ordering my antennas he mentioned that he's had problems with the transponders blowing a fuse or something when they're powered up without an antenna.  I really hope this isn't the case but to be safe moving forward I disabled all the avionic breakers in the VPX.


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