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Date:  2-21-2018
Number of Hours:  7.25
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Brief Description:  Started Fitting Control Panel to Aircraft

Having received a link to a video on the installation of the Aerosport Products center console and throttle quadrant, began the process of fitting these to the fuselage.

Cut the opening in the carbon fiber center console for the throttle quadrant. Drilled holes in each corner first, then used the dremel with diamond cutting disk to cut out the opening. Filed and sanded the opening.

Determined best I could the location for the quadrant friction lock shaft, and drilled a hole in the side of the arm rest for this shaft, making it large enough for the handle shaft to fit through. Checked the quadrant in the console and cut a short slot upward using a small grind stone in the dremel tool until the friction lock knob was in the right position. (The Aerosport installation video recommeded cuttng a long slot from the shaft down to the end of the depresion molded into the console for the friction lock knob. I found that I didn't need to cut the slot that long in order to get the quadrant to fit into the console with the friction lock shaft in place.

Disassembled the control panel to remove the panel frame. Started fitting the frame to the fuselage using the nut plates installed by Van's as part of the quick build. Found that the center brace hole was 1 inch off, and the bottom of the frame hits the bottom horizontal angle I installed months ago per the construction drawings.

Called Jason Smith of Aerotronics to discuss how the frame should be mounted.
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