Posted in Systems

Benchtop Electrical System

As a continuation of my last post, I decided to buy some parts and start experimenting with actual electrons. But first, I wanted to draw…

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Rethinking my Panel and Electrical System

So I have a cockpit design page (upper left of the nav bar) and I’m using it as a “what’s my current plan” page. I…

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Posted in Finish Kit Panel

Left and Right Switches Brainstorming

So the title of the post gives away the ending a little, but I fished out some of the old locking toggles I had from…

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Consoles and Panel Nutplates

Well, today I got an order from Van’s that wasn’t really part of the planned build process. A few weeks back I was dreaming about…

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Posted in Finish Kit Painting

Waiting for the Empennage, Let’s dream of Paint

So while I wait for the empennage to arrive (turns out the emp shipping estimates are more like 4 weeks than 2 weeks), I am…

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Electrical, Switch, and Panel Design

So this post is about 15 years in the making. I spent a lot of time dreaming of how I was going to design the…

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