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I also bought the auto pilot kit as a safety feature to give me more opportunities in bad weather. I'm fully qualified IMC but even flying VFR with bad visibility is not my favorite thing to do in a small single engined aircraft. When I'm so stupid to fly in that weather the AP takes away a lot of stress. |
I like the "180 to clear sky" feature. I have got into IMC by things slowly getting worse and not being alert enough to notice in time.
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Good to know, us old fellows love to nap you know.
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Thanks for all the good information. Since I'm running the D100 and did not do any pre-wiring, will this cause any problems? Also, if I order thru Vans will I get the wiring or do I have to make up the harness myself? I have the plane apart now for painting and would like to install the autopilot before I put it back together.
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johns4689,
Van's Aircraft will probably sell you any wiring they have in stock. But their harness is made for the control board and the D-180. Assuming that you do not have Van's RV-12 Control Board, the plug and play harness will not help you much and will cost more than just buying the wire and making your own connections. Seven wires run from the instrument panel to the servos. The colors of the short pig tail wires coming out of the servos are: RED, BLK, GRN, BLU, YEL, WHT/GRN, WHT/BLU A 2200?F capacitor is connected between the RED wire and ground at the servo under the seat. Steinair will be happy to sell you the colored wires with or without pins on the ends to match your D-100 and AP74. The hardest part of the installation will be drilling out rivets and routing the new wires. A very small 90 degree drill is required to get at the rivets. The 90 degree adaptor that I bought at Home Depot was too big. A friend loaned me a smaller one that worked. Joe Gores |
This drll will do it, a little pricey from Avery, but maybe you can borrow one for a couple of drillouts.
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Your photos are good and a big help. On a completed aircraft, does the fuel tank need to be removed to gain access for installation of the roll bracket & servo? Art Kressly |
Yep, tank needs to be removed if the aft floor panel and the corrugated bulkhead have not been split.
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McPara, if installing during construction, does your comment re panels apply? Not quite sure of my question, somewhere I've seen about splitting some panel so that the tank does not have to be removed for annuals but can't find the relevant posts.
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