I have not received an answer to the location of this mystery bushing Van's' instructions call for in the base of the yoke (it also does not appear anywhere in the RV-12 parts list) so I continued on with the ELT installation. I attached the base and straps to the subfloor in the baggage area and secured, routed the connection from the transmitter housing to the audio alert thing and then tie wrapped that down (Van's supplied tie wraps for this are too short so I joined two together. Then I installed the antenna and tightened it down. I'd like to tighten it more but access here is near impossible because of the fuel tank. I attached the antenna cable and routed it to the ELT. I made a split in a bushing to fit the antenna wire through and secured it to the baggage floor. The next step called for a bushing to be installed in the hole forward of the antenna but the bushing callout will NOT fit that hole.

I went back in the instructions, figuring I must've missed a callout to enlarge that hole but I did not. Perhaps the instructions have been updated. I sent a note to Van's. I hope I don't have to enlarge the hole because the drill will be blocked by the angle of the rollbar.

The expiration date on the ELT battery is September 2026.