Category Archives: Lights

New Glareshield, Oil Change Bowerman Hoqiuam Airport for Lunch, and Minor Rewire on VPX

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Mark B Cooper

Since the plane is getting close to heading in for paint, I have been tracking and managing the aircraft to be prepared. One of the things on my list was to make sure it had an oil change before it … 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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Lower Cowl Grinding and Reinforcement for Skybolts, AntiSplatAero Air/Oil Separator and MH Oxygen Dimmer wiring

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Mark B Cooper

Today I had a relatively short day, but got a number of things taken care of. I marked the 2″ line on the lower cowl to indicate where to grind out the core to allow the cowl to sit properly … Continue reading →

Posted in Avionics, Control System, Cowling, Electrical, Electronics, Engine, Finish Kit, Firewall Forward, Instrument Panel, Lights, Mountain High Oxygen, Vans RV10 Project | Leave a comment

MH Oxygen Dimmer Solution and Cleaveland Tool Tie-Down Ring

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Mark B Cooper

With the assistance of my neighbor, the electronics wizard Chris Robinson, we were able to find a solution for dimming the Mountain High 4-ip Oxygen head unit. Thanks Chris, I couldn’t have done it without you! The MH unit requires … Continue reading →

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It Lives, Wiring is completed and Systems Powered On

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Mark B Cooper

Today was another one of those great moments in the build. I started by finishing up the Navworx and GTX 327 wiring harnesses. As luck would have it I ran a few D-Sub pins short of what I needed to … Continue reading →

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Tail Wiring Begins, MH Oxygen, Aux Power, ELT, Left ADHRS, Starter Switch and Transponder Antenna

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Mark B Cooper

Before my flight out of town today I was able to get some wiring done. I shifted my focus to the tail area and began to cleanup the routing and getting the devices connected up. I connected up the hoses … Continue reading →

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Matching Dials Installed, Door Sensors, Wing Root Wiring and Baggage Lights

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Mark B Cooper

Over the holidays I took some time off from building to spend time with family. But I was able to get a few things completed in the wiring department. I received my order of matching metal dials and found that the … 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

Instrument Panel Bench Work Complete, Panel Mounting, Panel Wiring Continues

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Mark B Cooper

Today was a truly monumental day. The wiring that could be completed on the panel while it was on the bench was completed.  I installed the TNC connector on the RG400 cable that connects to the GTN 750. This will … Continue reading →

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Canopy Interior Paint Finished and Outfitting Overhead Console

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Mark B Cooper

Today was the day I could say I was finally finished painting and preparing the canopy interior. After the last coat of paint had dried, I lightly sanded the interior with 2000 grit wet sandpaper. This gave everthing a nice … Continue reading →

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