Today I visited my friend Mike who is also building an RV-14. Mike is about a year ahead of me, and is about to mount his engine. It was great to see his plane on it’s gear, and to look at how Mike did things.
I borrowed a rotisserie that Mike had finished using, which will be helpful in the near future.
Tonight I worked on cleaning up the wiring around the autopilot servo. Following Mike’s example, I drilled and stepped up a new systems hole that allows me to route the wiring in a more direct path.
I couldn’t finish that job as I’m waiting on some longer AN3 bolts, and some Adel clamps.
Next I worked on the aileron pushrods. Using some spare nuts, I installed the rod end fittings in the drill press and sanding them down slightly until they fit snugly in the steel tubing. Then I drilled and primed the tubes. I only did this one one, as I’m waiting on replacement parts for the other one.
Pushrod with end fittings temporarily attached.
Post-script… I did receive the bolts and re-routed the wiring, the result was a much cleaner install and wiring routing.
