balance aileron and rudder

simatos · Post by **simatos** » Sat Nov 14, 2015 4:53 pm

Guys do you need to balance the rudder or ailerons after paint????

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Sun Nov 15, 2015 8:02 am

Nope,

The pipe counterbalance on the ailerons is fixed and the rudder uses the entire lead block as it is.

How close are you now Gary?

Will it fly on sunday?

CJ

simatos · Post by **simatos** » Sun Nov 15, 2015 10:56 pm

Cj
Thanks for balance info

Just about all my machine is done. buffing up parts now for painting then final assembly i hope

Any snow there in the NE??? I will keep you posted. I saw you have several hundred hours already, thats so cool, What do you think about the G3X glass???
Cheers G

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Tue Nov 17, 2015 11:18 am

No snow yet. I'm heading up to my house in Maine soon. We usually get some snow there this early.

The Garmin stuff is great! I just love the way it works! I think you will too. I did a night flight last night and the screens are set up to automatically dim when I flick on the nav lights. I really like that trick!

CJ

simatos · Post by **simatos** » Wed Nov 18, 2015 1:24 am

Thats interesting.......how does the screen know you have selected the nav lights? I know those systems do so much stuff, I'm really looking forward to using it. Talk soon
Cheers G

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Wed Nov 18, 2015 6:37 am

It's all in the magic of electronics!

Diodes, transistors, etc.. Basically there are active highs and lows in your boxes. When you ground something and it turns on, that it is an "active low". When you give something power and it turns on, that is an "active high".

The GDU's have active highs for the displays. Give (I forget which) the pin power and it dims the screens for night. I just hooked it up to the nav lights and VIOLA! Automatic dimming!

My AFS AOA system uses an active low for the LED displays. so, I just got a relay box that should be able to convert the high pulse to a low one for that circuit. UGH! Trials and tribulations! I am still tweaking the set up, but pretty much have the plane where I want it now.

For me, the wiring was the most fun!

CJ

simatos · Post by **simatos** » Wed Nov 18, 2015 8:57 pm

yes when I saw the screen and wiring diagram i flipped. but once i got it wired and flashed up it was like a giant video game. I haven't gotten too deep into the setting stuff yet but I think it will be interesting to do once I get there. put the wings on twice today to convince myself they are ready for paint and I'm pretty sure they are complete. I'm up to Edmonton Alberta tomorrow for my fisrst taste of winter. Hey while you are on the phone do you have a picture of your panel? Would love to check it out if you don't mind, Cheers G

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 2:37 pm

Gary, here you go!

What do you think?

CJ

simatos · Post by **simatos** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:08 pm

OH YEAH, that looks great

You have the remote autopilot head too. Have you used that much?
Great job CJ

Hope to show you some painted parts shortly, Cheers
Gary (forecast here says minus 25 tomorrow)

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 11:50 am

I use the GMC 305 remote ap control all the time!

I never even researched how to do ap functions the other way.

The control head is great!

CJ

simatos · Post by **simatos** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 2:15 pm

yes i got that in my panel too. I was having "Glass Screen" anxiety and decided i wanted to have tthe dedicated box as opposed to going thru the screen. Nice to year it works well.
Surprise only minus 15 this morning talk soon G