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Marks Rans Courier Project
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Date: 1-24-2009
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Number of Hours: 4.00
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Brief Description: Fabircate headset jack mounting plates
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I received a lot of good advice concerning the location of the headset jacks. In a lot of S7s you find the mounting plates on the right side of the seats, between the seats and the door frame. This is a convenient spot, but the headset plugs are in a vulnerable location. Most pilots and passengers tend to enter and exit the S7 from the right side. If the headsets are plugged in when someone is trying to either enter or exit, the plugs are positioned exactly where the pilot and passenger have to swing their legs into the plane.
There are a couple of alternative locations for the headset jacks. The first in above the doors adjacent to the two seats. This works well for protecting the jacks and plugs from damage during entry and exit. It does not work so well for the pilot when flying with the left door open. The headset cord whips around in the breeze, which is annoying at best.
A second location is adjacent to the seats on the left side, between the seat frames and the left door frame. This location still has the issue of being exposed if someone is trying to enter or exit from the left side, but it seems that most folks enter tandem high-wing planes from the right out of habit, so having the jacks/plugs on the left isn't too much of an issue. This location is better for open door flying as well, and as I plan on doing a bit of open door work I chose this location.
I fabricated two mounting plates out of sheet aluminum, with cushioned-clamp fasteners. The rear seat mounting plate also has a PTT button/switch for the VHF. The PTT could have gone into the rear stick, but I am making the rear stick removable (quick release) and did not want to mess with accomodating wiring to the grip. I was also advised that this location will also cut down on inadvertent broadcasts.
I painted the mounting plates grey to match the pedals and sticks.
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