Category Archives: AFS – Angle of Attack

All Parts are Now Painted and Cleared

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Mark B Cooper

Today we stopped by to check out the progress and the paint sure is flying now! Craig completed painting all the remaining parts including the fairings, pitot mount, intersection fairings, etc… They along with the wings were all clear coated … Continue reading →

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NavWorx update, First Flight with Dave, AoA in Action and New Trip Map!

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Mark B Cooper

Yesterday I spoke with Bill at NavWorx about the UAT transmit issue. He was able to confirm that they do indeed see that our N number (N928MT) isn’t populating off the FAA website for them in the software. This is … Continue reading →

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Navworx UAT Work, AOA Calibration and Fuel Leaning Data Collection

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Mark B Cooper

Today I focused on the problem I have been seeing with the Navworx UAT ADS-B transceiver. I have been receiving weather information and occasionally traffic information, but I never seem to “wake up” the ground station if I am the … Continue reading →

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Fuel Leak Resolutions and Prep for First Flight

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Mark B Cooper

Over the last few days I’ve focused on resolving the two fuel leak issues – one in each tank. The right tank was addressed by prosealing in the fluid fitting for the fuel line. As it turns out, I had … Continue reading →

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Wing Root Wiring, CPC Wiring Verification and Update, AOA Connection and Wing Tip Repair/Fill

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Mark B Cooper

I am now at the stage of wrapping up and completing the wing attach and wing root items. I installed tiedown mounts to both wing root bottom covers and secured the fuel sender CPC connections, the main wing CPC and … Continue reading →

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Wing Spar Bolts and Wing Root Wire Routing

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Mark B Cooper

A monumental step was accomplished today, I was able to get the wing spar bolts installed on both side and got them torqued. This means the means should never need to come off again for the life of the plane. … Continue reading →

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Tunnel Wiring and Repair, Red Cube Redux, Static/Pitot lines Redux, P-Leads and Wing Spar Spacers

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Mark B Cooper

Today was focused on the wiring and work in the center tunnel. As I got into the tunnel I noticed that the SCAT tube running from the firewall to the rear passenger area was damaged. The tube was cut almost … Continue reading →

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VPX Wiring, Static, Pitot and AOA Tubing and Instrument Panel Wiring Cleanup

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Mark B Cooper

The last two days I have continued to work on the instrument panel wiring. Now that the majority of the panel signal wiring is done, I turned to wiring up all the power leads to their respective ports on the VPX … Continue reading →

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Aileron Assembly, Installation, and Angle of Attack Final Installation

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Mark B Cooper

Its been a very productive last several days. While I am still waiting for the fuel senders to cure their sealant before testing the tanks, I have moved onto the ailerons. They were assembled and drilled per the plans. The … Continue reading →

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Fuel Senders! Finally Installed!

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Mark B Cooper

Well the fuel senders finally arrived back today. It was a pleasant site to see the UPS man that I could hardly wait to cut open the box. Sure enough, they were there waiting. So I quickly mixed up a … Continue reading →

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