Installed the flap motor and began fabricating a protective wire sleeve out of nylon pitot tubing. I attached two Adel clamps to the motor shaft, and the plan is that I will run the tubing down through the edge of the floor, using one of the unused floorboards holes. I'll cut a notch in the edge of the floorboard at that location. The tubing will be mounted so it doesn't touch anything as the motor extends or retracts. The motor wiring will run through the tube and therefore be protected from chafing and repetitive bending.
I also spent some time planning where I'll install the ELT and strobe power pack. More on this in a future entry.
Photo 1: Initial fit required making the armature hole in the armrest a bit bigger.
Photo 2: I tried several ways to mount the flexible tubing & clamps. This was an early, unsuccessful iteration.
Photo 3: Having a laptop computer with a wireless Internet connection in my hangar is very helpful sometimes.