Joshua's RV-9A Project

Worked on a couple things from the big list tonight, as I had to stop by the hangar to pick up some tools anyway.

Bolted up the backup airspeed indicator to the spare hole on the panel.  I’ll need to order some longer screws, since the case flange is quite thick.  Drilled holes in the subpanel for the pitot and static lines, and installed snap bushings.  Crawled under the panel and connected the lines to the manifolds that are installed back there, then to the instrument.  A quick-and-dirty blow test on the pitot tube seems to indicate it’s all working fine, and the analog gauge and the EFIS agree.

Stuck a foam strip to the subpanel, that the canopy frame will squeeze when it closes…another attempt to keep out as much water as possible, and/or divert it to the sides if it does enter.

Cut 3″ off the end of the passenger stick, drilled a new hole for the retainer clip, and removed the powdercoat so it will slip into the socket.  I want to do the same thing on the pilot side, if I can figure out how to get the grip off; that glue is stuck good.  Passenger side was quite easy, since the stick is removable.

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