More wiring
All of the plane’s wiring will funnel to two bundles along either side of the firewall recess and go through two holes in the shelf. I cut those holes and started feeding wires through. I also cut apart some more of the Stark harness and fed those wires around. In order to feed the autopilot wires through the small holes, I had to remove the DB-9 connectors. I wrote down which color was in which spot and then carefully removed the pins.
I also did some more thinking on where to put the holes in the firewall. I think I’ll have one hole off to the right for the engine sensors and one dead center near the top for everything else (alternator, P-mag, main feed, etc.).
It’s a great feeling to finally be jumping into the wiring. Now I just have a ton of wires to run back and forth.
August was a pretty productive month. I put in more hours than I have in over a year, and I’ve gotten the panel well on its way.