It was a good day at the hangar today. I first started by installing the wing lights and the cover to the landing light.
I then did some more adjustments on the canopy as I wasn't completely happy with how it closed. I found some more interference on the UL corner of the G3X and did some adjustments to the canopy bar, canopy, and corner of G3X. I also had to make some minor adjustments to the canopy latch handle to allow it to close without to much strain. It seemed to be positioned about 1/8" too high which caused it to angle down when trying to latch. So I position it a little lower to make it more level when latching. I also slightly hammered with a wood block the left side skin (turtle neck) edge to allow the canopy to close better on the left side. At this point I think I am happy with how it closes now.
I also verified the wing gap that is required for the wing seal. The instructions say to not install seal until after paint to I will delay installation of seal for now. There were a few areas that needed some adjustment.
I then tried in the canopy seal retainer. Small adjustments were made on the retainer and then it was primed and painted.
The N#'s were then installed on the vertical stabilizer.
Then onto the next BIG step: Turning on power. I hooked up the ground cable to the battery. I then turned on the master switch. The G3X booted up and the fuel pump was running. I turned off the master and removed the fuel pump fuse. I started going through some of the steps of PAP G1. I tested the lights. They all work except the Landing light pulse and steady are reversed, so I will have to switch the wiring at the light (should be a simple fix). I then starting installing the config files as per PAP and read.me file. Garmin software version 5.30 was installed and then RV12 base config file R10 and Autopilot R2 was installed. There is more configuring such as the ADAHRS, Magnetometer, etc., but that has to be done after engine start. Oh and but the way, the G3X looks awesome!
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| Left wing light installed |
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| Right wing light installed |
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| Landing light cover |
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| N# placed |
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| G3X first start |
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| Light switches |
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