Figured that it's time to start working on the GPS antenna mount. Did a whole bunch of work to make a "cradle" mount out of aluminum, only to realize that mounting it on this would block the signal to the sides. Whoops. I'm 95% sure that I can flip this upside-down and mount it on the canard and still use it. More to come.
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Marked for bending.
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Bent into shape. I don't have a brake. Just used some angle iron, a bench, and clamps.
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Here's how I was going to mount it.
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I then moved on to installing the outside air temperature (OAT) probe. Per Garmin, these need to be mounted in free flowing air. I've seen a few spots for these, and this is the one I liked the most. It's mounted in the fresh air NACA scoop on the co-pilot's side. I Installed a piece of aluminum sheet here for two reasons. 1) The fresh air scoop was not stiff enough. 2) Garmin calls for this probe to be grounded to the airframe. On an aluminum plane: done. On a composite I need to provide a path to ground. I placed a ring terminal under the probe that grounds the plate that will come back to ground.
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Here's the probe in the plate. I installed the plate with structural adhesive and then squished it all together with the probe. Cured very strong with little to no flex now.
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Here's what it looks like from the outside. Nice and tucked in.
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I also installed the static port in the factory standard location, but realized I don't have any pictures of that. Just a standard Cessna style port. Based on the location, I know I'll likely need to move this or install trip strips or something to get the readings right based on others' experiences.
That's it for today!
- Jeff
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