Category Archives: AFS AutoPilot

Avionics Squawk list work and Pilot side Control Stick Wiring

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Mark B Cooper

I started working my way through the squawk list of known issues I was having with my avionics to get everything working. The first thing I worked on was why I wasn’t getting loud enough audio from the Mountain High … Continue reading →

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Auto-Pilot Pitch and Trutrak Auto-Trim Wiring

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Mark B Cooper

Today was a short day of wiring. I routed and worked on the wiring for the Auto-Pilot pitch servo and the associated TruTrak Auto-Trim. The later of which allows the AP to automatically adjust the pitch trim to keep the … Continue reading →

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Panel Machining and Engraving

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Mark B Cooper

So now that the wiring in the panel area is wrapping up, I can get the final panel labeling and machining completed. The center panel insert around the GTN 750 and the XM Radio is fine as is as it … 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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Wire Routing Completed, Overhead Cables, MH Oxygen Harness and AF-Pilot Harness

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Mark B Cooper

Today I completed running all the cables to their general location. Even though there was more conduit room on the right side of the plane, it took quite a bit of effort to get all the wires routed. That is … Continue reading →

Posted in Aerosport Products, AFS AutoPilot, AFS Electronic Flight Instrument System, Antennas, Avionics, Brakes, Canopy Cover, Electrical, Electronics, Finish Kit, Firewall, Firewall Forward, Garmin, Instrument Panel, Lights, Mountain High Oxygen, Vans RV10 Project, XM Radio | Leave a comment

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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Instrument Panel Inserts and Mounting Avionics in Panel

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Mark B Cooper

After being out of town for a couple of weeks, it was fun to get back to the build today. While I was gone I had ordered the instrument panel inserts from Front Panel Express and provided them with the … Continue reading →

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Lots of Misc Projects and Cool Stuff

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Mark B Cooper

Wow, sorry, I hadn’t realized it was so long since the last update. The holidays and short periods of work didn’t remind me to make sure I was posting progress on the plan. So since you last tuned in, here … Continue reading →

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Canopy Repair and Misc Work

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Mark B Cooper

We’ve been out of town for the last week enjoying some skiing in Whistler, so there hasn’t been a lot of progress. Most of what has been hapenning is prepping for the Finish Kit that will be ready around January … Continue reading →

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Flap Completion and Aileron Activation Completion

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Mark B Cooper

Today I was able to get a number of things finalized on the wings. I finished the riveting on the right flap that had been curing the trailing edge. There was about 75 blind rivets that had to be completed … Continue reading →

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