AndyRV7
Well Known Member
I got around to sizing up the job of installing my Gemini AP this weekend. I had a Pictorial Pilot in the plane already so the roll servo and some of the other connections were already taken care of.
The builder had told me he had installed the pitch servo bracket (the way I remember it anyway). It turns out, he did not. So I hadn't even considered this part of the project when I was rehearsing the workflow in my mind. So I have a couple questions.
The bracket is made to rivet to the bell crank side of the "support" (longeron??
) on the belly of the tail section. But the angle that is riveted to the top of that piece is on the same side as the flange and rivets (see pic). So it looks like there is no simple way to use those rivets now. I've seen other people with the same set-up but I can't tell how they mounted the bracket??
A little more info. The builder left one of the holes in the angle piece near the bell crank without a rivet. He also chose to bolt the 3 adjacent rivet holes I presume so the owner wouldn't have to drill out rivets to install the bracket in the future.
I guess this should make for an easier install, and in hindsight, there probably was no way to install a bracket during the build without knowing what AP would be used in the future.
I have a rivet squeezer and some gauges but no experience whatsoever. I am tempted to just have someone do the install for me, but I would love to hear any advice on the job, so I can learn what from it anyway.
I am in NJ. Does anyone have any suggestions for a RV friendly avionics shop in the area? I guess my range in about as far as Florida. Any other advice?
Thanks!! Andy
Oh, and while I am at it, can anyone tell me what this unit is? It is mounted in the tail section and hangs down on a small shelf/bracket. Thanks!!
The builder had told me he had installed the pitch servo bracket (the way I remember it anyway). It turns out, he did not. So I hadn't even considered this part of the project when I was rehearsing the workflow in my mind. So I have a couple questions.
The bracket is made to rivet to the bell crank side of the "support" (longeron??
) on the belly of the tail section. But the angle that is riveted to the top of that piece is on the same side as the flange and rivets (see pic). So it looks like there is no simple way to use those rivets now. I've seen other people with the same set-up but I can't tell how they mounted the bracket??
A little more info. The builder left one of the holes in the angle piece near the bell crank without a rivet. He also chose to bolt the 3 adjacent rivet holes I presume so the owner wouldn't have to drill out rivets to install the bracket in the future.
I guess this should make for an easier install, and in hindsight, there probably was no way to install a bracket during the build without knowing what AP would be used in the future.
I have a rivet squeezer and some gauges but no experience whatsoever. I am tempted to just have someone do the install for me, but I would love to hear any advice on the job, so I can learn what from it anyway.
I am in NJ. Does anyone have any suggestions for a RV friendly avionics shop in the area? I guess my range in about as far as Florida. Any other advice?
Thanks!! Andy
Oh, and while I am at it, can anyone tell me what this unit is? It is mounted in the tail section and hangs down on a small shelf/bracket. Thanks!!
