Feb 02, 2024     Finish Wiring and Power Up - (4 hours)       Category: Avionics

Add primary fuse block ground to firewall. Terminate CAN bus at right wing terminal strip. Add 10 ga cross tie wire from secondary fuse block to primary circuit breaker bus via a 20 amp circuit breaker. Install PFD MFD, GTX, GTR, GMA, and GMC units. Apply power and verify all units power up and CAN bus has 0 errors. Roll servo and OAT sensor mounted in right wing were not tested.

  Jan 20, 2024     Connect OAT sensor to AHRS - (1 hour) Category: Avionics

Connect 3 conductor shielded cable feeding the outside air temperature to the AHRS connector. Organize the wiring at the primary avionics fuse block

  Jan 19, 2024     Wire Avionics Bus to Airframe - (6 hours)       Category: Avionics

Attach power and ground wires from all Avionics LRUs to primary and secondary fuse blocks. Mount terminal strip to subpanel for connecting copilot PTT, panel dimmer control line, and TOGA (Connected but not used)

  Jan 14, 2024     Place Avionics Wiring Harness in Airframe - (5 hours)       Category: Avionics

Place the avionics wiring harness in the airframe and verify key connectors to the engine monitor and ADS-B receiver fit. Connect airframe CAN bus to ADHRS. Remove wiring to Lightspeed ignition to simplify wire routing. Move nut plates to better position Adel clamps that attach the harness transiting forward of the subpanel to aft. Rerun wiring from subpanel to the right fuselage floorboard and aft through the carry through spar.

  Jan 13, 2024     Complete Avionics Wiring Harness - (8 hours)       Category: Avionics

Completed creating a new wiring harness for all Garmin LRUs. Performed continuity check for power, ground, and communication busses. The harness is ready to install.

  Jan 06, 2024     Create New Wiring Harness - (6 hours)       Category: Avionics

Depin connectors to remove old wiring harness, Fabricate new wiring harness for GMC 507, GMA 245, GTR 200, and GTX 335. The new wiring harness corrects some flaws in the original wiring. All LRU wires use one common routing to move to the aft side of the subpanel. This allows the harness to be placed into the subpanel collocated with the existing wiring. The new harness allows for longer runs to the displays so that the displays have sufficient slack such that the connectors can be accessed from the front panel.

  Jan 05, 2024     Start Avionics Bus Rewire - (2 hours)       Category: Avionics

Measure LRU locations to establish approximate cable length, and topographic view depicting the cable paths. Start with GMC 507 and GMA 245 CAN bus and power. Fabricate CAN cable connection to the GMC 507.

  Nov 18, 2023     LRU Configuration - (2 hours)       Category: Avionics

Temporarily attach engine sensor to GEA24 engine monitor and configure GEA24 for sensors.

  Nov 09, 2023     Power up Avionics - (2 hours)       Category: Avionics

Apply power to avionics and begin test and LRU configuration task. Fix two CAN bus wiring errors. Verify transponder GPS antenna and ADS-B GPS antenna are receiving signals.

  Nov 04, 2023     Install ADS-B and Transponder Antennas - (5 hours)       Category: Avionics

Mount ADS-B and transponder antennas. Fabricate cables to connect transponder antenna to GTX 335 and ADS-B antenna to GDL 50R. Add connector to Com antenna wire and attach to GTR 200 Com radio.

  Nov 01, 2023     Fabricate and Install Antenna Cables - (4 hours)       Category: Avionics

Attach RF connectors to ELT and GPS antenna cables. Route ELT antenna cable to ELT. Route GPS antenna cable to panel mounted GTX 335 transponder.

  Aug 27, 2023     Wire Copilot Display and Remote GPS/ADS-B - (5 hours)       Category: Avionics

Wire the copilot display and GDL 50R remote GPS/ADS-B receiver.

  Aug 25, 2023     Wire EMS Power/Communication Cable - (3 hours)       Category: Avionics

Wire the GEA 24 Connector providing power, CAN, and engine data to copilot display.

  Aug 14, 2023     Wire avionics power - (4 hours)       Category: Avionics

Mount primary bus fuse block to fuselage with power routed from the load side of the primary battery contactor. Wire avionics boxes power 1, power 2, and ground to avionics primary and secondary fuse blocks.

  Jun 30, 2023     Avionics Wiring - (4 hours)       Category: Avionics

Wire the GSU 25C and Pilot GDU 460 connectors and attach backshells.

  Jun 25, 2023     Transponder Backshell - (3 hours)       Category: Avionics

Assemble and install GTX 335 Transponder connector backshell.

  Jun 24, 2023     Complete backshells - (3 hours)       Category: Avionics

Complete connector back shells for GMA 245 Audio Panel and GTR 200 Comm Radio.

  Jun 07, 2023     Audio Panel wiring - (2 hours)       Category: Avionics

Wire #2 connector except for copilot PTT wire (need to buy).

  Jun 02, 2023     Begin panel wiring - (2 hours)       Category: Avionics

Review videos on Stein-Air website for how to wire connectors. Begin wiring at autopilot control.

  Jun 01, 2023     Panel wiring preparation - (3 hours) Category: Avionics

Review avionics schematic provided by Stein-Air to identify how the individual LRUs interconnect (autopilot control, audio panel, comm radio, transponder, two displays, engine monitor, ADS-B, and AHRS module. Review Garmin G3X installation manual to identify how to connect wiring and shields to LRU connectors. Inventory LRU back shell connector kits.

  May 28, 2023     Fabricate new avionics tray rails - (4 hours)       Category: Avionics

Mount avionics tray mounting rails.

  May 27, 2023     Test fit secondary battery box - (8 hours)       Category: Avionics

Scuff and prime battery box. Scuff and prime all forward upper fuselage subpanels, ribs, and attaching artifacts. Mount battery box to fuselage. Drill avionics support angles for trays. The drilled holes were imprecisely placed and this work was scrapped and new supporting angles fabricated and riveted to instrument panel.

  May 27, 2023     Cut avionics subpanel mounting hole - (3 hours)       Category: Avionics

With avionics trays temporarily mounted to panel mark the location of a hole in the subpanel for access to rear connectors. Cut right side of instrument panel to at the headphone jack and fresh air vent to allow panel to be installed without interference with center section vertical bulkhead. Prior the panel needed to be forced to slip past the bulkhead.

  May 26, 2023     Battery box for secondary bus - (8 hours)       Category: Avionics

Fabricate a battery box to hold the 12 AH battery supplying power to the secondary avionics bus and Lightspeed ignition.

  May 07, 2023     Mount ADS-B receiver and more - (8 hours)       Category: Avionics

Create mount for ADS-B receiver. Create mount for Engine Management System. Rivet Lightspeed ignition mounting to instrument panel ribs,