Category Archives: External Trim

External Trim, Fuel Tank Calibration, Glare Shield, Sensors

Wednesday 24th July 2019

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Music: Turin Brakes

Today I finished off the fuel tank calibrations and Ian did some inspections and sign offs so I could add some trim and send some paperwork to the LAA.

Starting again with the calibration screen,
I repeated the method described yesterday but the battery went flat as it had been run the night before for quite some time but I’d forgotten to turn the batter charger on. So I lost the calibrations., which meant…
I had to drain the tanks and start again but on the second run the third fuel add didn’t register so I had to drain the tank and start again. I’m not sure if by this time the heat was getting to me as it was up in the 30s by this time with the sun blazing into the workshop. Luckily the third attempt went well and the I managed to finish off the calibration – thank god…
I’ve added a couple of trims to the rear of the plane. First the top…
…and then the bottom. The trim motor cover will be added after we’ve done all the control surface checked.
Last on the agenda today is to fit the glare shield as I won’t need to take that off again as all the electric have been checked and signed off.