Thanks!
Great input all, thank you.
It seems that there is little problem in sticking it under the longeron, so no downside there, and the upside is more room in the center, so side it is
The thought of having the other side available is nice as well.
I just found 100 of the zip tie bases for $9.50 in the electrical section of Home Depot. I'll probably scrape off the sticky pad and use Shoe Goo. Seemed like a deal.
I am putting a few extra conduit runs under the seats and baggage floors "just in case". They'll run both laterally and longitudinally.
I'll also be sure to insulate the pitot and LRI tubing as it comes up near the heater manifold - hadn't thought about that. Isn't there a fuel line there too? Is there an easy way to route them along the sides of the forward fuselage? (haven't gotten there yet)
My preliminary thinking is:
Fuselage
- strobe, position light, and pitch trim servo in the tail
- autopilot pitch servo at the bellcrank
- probably a magnetometer above the bellcrank (GRT/Dynon/AFS/?)
- elt in the baggage compartment
- flap motor at the rear spar carry-through
- ptt swich on each stick
- comm. antenna under the left seat
- seat heaters for each seat
- transponder antenna just aft of firewall
Left Wing
- strobe and position light at tip
- marker beacon antenna at tip
- taxi light nearly at tip
- pitot at bellcrank
- fuel quantity at root
- fuel vent entirely in root
Right Wing
- strobe and position light at tip
- VOR/LOC/GS antenna at tip
- taxi light nearly at tip
- autopilot roll servo at the bellcrank
- LRI (two smaller tubes) at 1st insp. cover
- OAT wire at 1st insp. cover
- fuel quantity at root
- fuel vent entirely in root
I'm leaning pretty heavily towards the Thor strobe and light system which is very lightweight and puts the power supplies out by the strobes themselves. This current plan doesn't include any cockpit, map, or panel lighting yet either.
I'm trying to keep all wiring and plumbing to a minimum, and also working towards an ambidextrous cockpit. Thus I am planning to use panel switches only for trim, flaps, and autopilot, and to put the headset jacks on or near the panel at each side. I have no problem using my throttle hand to control things, and I actually like an uncluttered stick.
Opinions and experience, of course, are welcome.
George