Well today is my birthday and for my birthday I did what I like to do best and that is work on my plane, for like 4 hours, not a record by any means but nice. Continuing with the wing I wanted to get the pitot controller installed. I was going to have to make an order from Spruce for the nut plates but last night while visiting a nearby EAA chapter I realized there is an Aviation Supply place call Spencer’s. So I left early and went to pick up a few items.
I then match drilled the Dynon pitot controller to the wing rib just outboard from the aileron bell crank. Then I drilled the rivet holes for the one lug #6 nut plates I picked up. These have the rivet spacing closer than typical. Just for extra corrosion protection I hit the mating surface of the controller with primer.
I still needed to prepare the pitot for the AN3 fittings that will be the transition to the SafeAir fittings so I cut and flared the aluminum tubes coming out of the pitot. By now the primer had dried so I riveted on the nut plates to the pitot controller and test fit it to the rib. I need to pick up some #8 washers. I think this will work out nicely, I will be able to unscrew the controller through the inspection hole if it ever needs to come out and it is should not interfere with the aileron bell crank if it were ever to work lose. Last thing I got to was to mark the 4 holes that need to be drilled into the pitot; this is what holds the tube in the mount. I have to drill and tap these holes for #6 screws, I picked up some ½” stainless screws but these are too long.
