Title: Avionics tray, Pitot static, GPS
I received the avionics tray from Midwest Panel Builders, it took me a little bit just trying to figure out what goes where. After that I disassembled the rack and even drilled a few rivets to get it fully apart to deburr. I was a little surprised that there were some large sharp burs all over the rack. I also had to manufactur a forward leg that went from the forward part of the rack down to the floor to add a little rigidity. Its a nice solution that Midwest came out with and I am glad I purchased it. Next I worked on the GPS antenna some more. I installed some nut plates and drilled the holes for the screws. With the antenna mounted it was time to install the coax. I was a little concerned as as I needed to soldier the 90 connector and I have never done it before and the connector is not that large. But it went rather quick and I had no problems. I did a continuity check and check for shorts and everything was as it should be. I also feel like I got lucky becasue with the location that I choose and the 90 connector I will be able to cover where the antenna is on the interior of the aircraft without and kind of bulge, the cover will sit flush, just barely but ill take it. Lastly, I installed some pitot and static line connectors mid fuselage. I was thinking about using a bulkhead connector but ended up running the lines from the wing into the fuselage and then connecting them in the center channel. This was I avoid one more connection and potential leak. When that was done I installed the static ports. The location was changed by the factory a little while back and there is ongoing discussion if it is accurate or not. I elected to mount them in the new location 40mm forward of the NACA ducts. I am trusting in the system here and hope I dont regret it later. It is also an easier location to install.


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