7 – Avionics & Wiring – Leonard's RV-7A Build

W & B Programming and Tire Valve Access

Drilled wheel pants for tire valve access. Programmed Weight and Balance in airplane.

Measured wheel position for Weight and Balance.

Time: 4 hours.

Calibrated fuel tanks, tapped right sender to free it. Added keep alive to MFD.

Time: 4 hours.

Fixed aileron trim short, weighed the airplane, filled it with fuel and calibrated senders.

Time: 6 hours.

Fixed wiring error copilot control stick, installed wing walks, tested GPS, aileron trim causing error message.

Time: 4 hours.

Fixed wiring error copilot control stick, installed wing walks, tested GPS, aileron trim causing error message.

Time: 4 hours.

Finished wing root fairings, tested radio with call to Felts Tower (loud and clear), cranked engine (177 rpm).

Time: 4 hours.

Hired a wrecker truck to move the airplane to my hangar at Felts Field.

Time: 4 hours.

Designed and fabricated Control Stick Boots and installed them with Velcro to the cabin floor.

Time: 8 hours.

Installed all of the Avionics Units and tested installation. All working!