I'm having a hard time learning the lesson of NOT doing anything critical at the end of the day
Last evening I was trying to figure out how my Garmin Gap 26 heated Pitot/AoA tube tubing was going to be routed around the aileron pushrod. I successfully bent the pitot but may have over bent the AoA tube.
What the consensus? Build on or shorten the AoA tube. The Garmin manual recommends a minimum of 8 inches before any plastic is used due to heat.
Here's som pics:
Last evening I was trying to figure out how my Garmin Gap 26 heated Pitot/AoA tube tubing was going to be routed around the aileron pushrod. I successfully bent the pitot but may have over bent the AoA tube.
What the consensus? Build on or shorten the AoA tube. The Garmin manual recommends a minimum of 8 inches before any plastic is used due to heat.
Here's som pics:
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