Title: Pitot mount, hoses and bottom skin
Wired the fuel sender and installed a knife connector. I'll run the fuselage lead through a small snap bushing, with some sealant to hold the wire and seal the hole. I settled on putting the pitot tube in the outboard bay adjacent to the aileron control brackets and then putting the heater control on the access door. The pitot tube is 6” tall and 10” outboard of the tie-down ring. This is a shallow angle of 30.6�Noting that the tie-down ring will be almost exactly 36” above the ground in normal conditions, the wing tie-down rings are 22 apart and the average airport tie-downs are 25' apart, the angle from the tie-down ring to the tie-down would be about 63�so well clear of the pitot tube. Even if the tie-downs were 30' apart, the angle would be about 37�so still clear. But even more importantly, the tie-downs would go forward, not straight out, so even more clear. The important thing is that the pitot tube and mast will be easier to maintain while being clear of the aileron controls.


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