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Buck's RV-8
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Date: 4-23-2008
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Number of Hours: 3.10
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Brief Description: Avionics planning; horizontal stab mounting
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A momentous and productive day! Last night, I researched the dimensions of all the avionics I plan to install, just to verify the suitablility of their locations in the panel. I'm glad I did this, because I soon realized that if I placed my radios and transponder where I'd originally planned, it would severely limit my ability to mount items on the avionics access door. The Garmin 430W GPS/nav/comm, SL-30 nav/com, and GTX-330 transponder are very deep units. These will have to go on one side of the panel, not separated like I'd planned. The audio panel is a much shallower unit, and will fit on the right side of the panel while still leaving plenty of room for the electrical buses behind.
I decided to take a big step today. My horizonatal stabilizer has been hanging in a cradle on my hangar wall for over five years. Its presence in my hangar was a constant reminder of my uncompleted airplane project. It has silently marked the time since my airline employer's bankruptcy and has been, in a way, a symbol of all my career frustrations. Despite my employer's continuing financial difficulties and my career's instability, I decided to jam a stake through all the demons.
With the help of a friend, I leveled the fuselage, removed the horizontal stab from the wall, and clamped it in place on the fuselage. I spent an hour studying the tail-mounting process in the assembly manual and reading the plans. Very satisfying. I now know I WILL finish this airplane, no matter what happens to my career.
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Two of the buses, pushed far to the right on the access door to make room for the avionics stack.
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An improved layout, with the Schottkey diode positioned above the buses.
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The horizontal stabilizer, clamped to the fuselage at last.
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