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Negative, I don't have any creativity. Wife picked the exterior colors and I picked the interior colors, which was the easy part - all black (seats, carpet, trim, headliner, everything).

Thanks Possum. They originally had me on the schedule Q4 this year and claimed 8-12 week turn around, but they called in April and said they could squeeze me in if I wasn't in any big hurry to get it back. Their main business is A&P work maintaining a string of dusters/banner planes (and they...

Thanks RP and Mike

Plane is fresh out of the shop with new paint and plexiglass all around, and I'm thinking about applying Ceramic on the gear doors, front of cowling, leading edges, etc., and am also wondering if the Ceramic coating will harm the plexiglass. Please share your experiences! Paint and Plexiglass...

Join the local EAA chapter and pick the brains of those who have installed avionics in their experimentals. Also, there's lots of good reading and Youtube videos (lots on the EAA site (https://video.eaa.org/category/videos/electrical) showing connector assembly, etc. I've attached a document...

The RV-10 would be the perfect plane if it had its wing on the top instead of the bottom.

Have you ever taken off with Carb Heat ON, or on one magneto? Forget to remove the pitot cover, pull chocks, or remove the tiedowns? Ever forget to push the mixture and/or prop forward on final? These are tasks just like the gear (but without the heavy consequences), so if you ever forgot one...

In my old plane I'd sometimes make a phone call to home through the audio panel (PMA 8000BTi). My wife claimed it was much clearer than calls made from within our sedan (also bluetoothed). Audio panel is the way to go. Totally hands free - you can answer and hang up using buttons on the audio...

Last time I did my Cardinal it took half a day. How do you do it in an hour? Is the customer giving you the plane with the wing/fin/rudder tips already removed?

Thanks Mike

Anyone know a source for these for aircraft? Like this one:

Very nice Doc. I admit I also use a third cable straight down, but I really like the dexion piece you're using. I think I''ll borrow the idea Thank you.

Thanks 172 Guy, good to know.

Thanks Jesse. We're going to be talking as soon as the Cardinal gets added to the AML. Very impressive.

Great writeup Carey. I didn't know the Lynx would display on the HDX. I thought Dynon only allowed their own ADS-B IN source to display on the Skyviews. Can the Lynx also [simultaneously] display FIS and TIS on the IFD540?

RH, Not sure what your experience level is with planes, but you should know that plexiglas can't be treated like glass - never use glass cleaner like Windex, which contains ammonia. Use cleaners specifically made for plexiglas, or use time proven methods and materials (like Pledge).

Good topic. I've always used Plexi-Clear from Spruce and it appears to work fine, but since I have new plexiglas, I'd like to use some of that wax type paste that also protects and makes it easier to get the bugs off. Anyone know what it's called? BTW, I've always used Pledge on the leading...

Doc, The wing jack pads sit 88" off the floor when jacked, and the tail tiedown ring is 48" off the floor when the aircraft is jacked. For a low wing which doesn't require space between the tire and cement, I would think 3' should be plenty. Problem with the Cardinals is that the mains come...

Comp Air 6 Is an experimental that will do what you want.

I drilled two 1/2" holes completely through the 3.5" slab about 4' directly to the side of the tail tiedown ring on both sides of the empennage. I drilled the holes at a 45 degree angle, drilling inward toward the plane. I bought two 1/2" x 12" steel eyebolts at Lowes (couple of $ each), and...