Painted battery box
I painted some hi-temp Krylon on the battery box and associated parts. They turned out great.
I installed the handle on the top of the canopy frame. I was going to order slightly longer bolts, but couldn’t find them. Instead, I just countersunk the plastic block slightly deeper and used 10L light washers. Turned out great.
I received some parts I ordered from Aircraft Spruce including a T-handle for the parking break. It works pretty slick.
I’ve got a bunch of stuff on order including strobes from CreativAir, some wiring tools from SteinAir, and some bolts from Spruce. The parts from Spruce-West are actually taking 5 days longer to get here than the parts from Spruce-East. FedEx Ground is letting me down. Once all of that gets here I can really dive into the wiring.
Speaking of wiring, I spent an hour or so figuring out exactly how to hook up the trim system. I have wire running between a coolie hat on the pilot stick, back-up/co-pilot switches on the dash, relays, and of course the trim servos. It’s a bit confusing, but I think I have it all figured out now.