1st power up for electrical system and G3X!!! Everything I've hooked up seems to be working!!

Nice job! Congrats!

Wow! Some serious map on display.

I made the fusable links for the shunt. Aeroelectric says 4 sizes smaller for a fusable link, the sensor wire is already 22 awg. Consensus on VAF said a 24 awg link is acceptable.

I cleaned up the wiring in the center tunnel and installed the push-pull tube.

Flap actuator installed and wired, I might install a flap position thingie so I can display my flaps on the G3X.

I also configured my elevator trim tab on the G3X and confirmed my shunt wires were hooked up properly.

Long day at work, I kinda wondered about the garage for a couple of hours. I was finally able to get something accomplished, finalized the headset jack location underneath the subpanel. I sat in the airplane with a headset for a while and this seemed to be the best place for entry/exit/inflight. The cords hang out of the way in use and I can set the headset on the floor next to the spar for entry and exit. I was going to make a hanger below the jacks bu the floor was out of the way and already done!

My jacks are located in a similar spot. I use the clarity aloft style headset and I mount it on a knob similar to your cabin heat knob when not in use. Works well.

jack location
 

Think you have the right spot. I went to a lot of trouble this winter to add headsets jacks behind the seats. Turns out the cables are more of a pain back there than up front as they get twisted up and tangled with cargo and are much harder to reach especially when in flight. I now use the clarity aloft in my front jacks and find the keeping the cables straight much easier when they are in front of you.

Flap Position Sensor
 

Andy, here is how I mounted my flap sensor. It is the Ray Allen unit. I could not visualize the geometry so I made a dimension sketch to keep the line of action of the slider near as possible. The mount is a fabricated 30-60 triangle shape and located so the slide points to the pivot connection. The pivot needs to be over the top of the weld, so I fabbed a block from a kitchen cutting board by drilling a hole with a hole saw. The other pivot is made from hardware angle, and small bolts from the RC model shop. I drilled several holes to allow adjustment so it would not reach the limit and adjusted the RC model link to the center. I can provide some more detail if you are interested.

I thought about making these to sell, but with the time involved, decided most would just make their own anyway.

Thanks for the info guys!

Safetied the prop bolts, I was putting this off because I know I'm going to need a heavier crush plate to help with an aft cg. Need to finish and weigh it first I suppose.

I soldered the wires to the headset/mike jacks. I used the aeroelectric/Garmin/Stein/Mentor to figure out the wiring for these. I found these nifty angled "Kelly clamps" at Air Parts in KC for $3.50, I've got a straight pair as well and love them for adel clamps among other things.


I only drilled the holes in the jack brackets to 3/8 but I had to enlarge it to 7/16 so the shoulder on the isolating washer would fit. An plastic/fabric isolating washer on each side of the jack is used to insulate the jack from grounding on the airframe (I think).