Why is Iron Smiling? Because power is now up on the RV-3?s Main bus, and all of the magic smoke has remained within the boxes!! Note the power on the G3X, GX Pilot, ADI, and the avionics stack between the leg wells.
At 1400 Central time today, we put external power on to the Main, Essential, and Avionics busses for the first time, and everything powered up as expected ? no sparks, no shorts, and no dead units. Of course, it remains to be seen how the boxes talk to one another, but that will come with a lot of configuration work. So far, all indications are good that the wiring works and power is flowing where it is supposed to go. Next up is to finish wiring up a few panel switches and terminating the wires that go to lights and such out in the wings. Firewall penetrations for sensors will have to wait until the engine is in place so that we know where we can drill. And there is still work to be done for the stick wiring, flap and trim systems, etc. but getting the avionics up and running is a great first step!
Paul
