Shiny Spinner

We completed the wiring of the panel mounted Garmin 396, programmed the JPI, installed the alternator fail light on the panel, re-installed the nose gear doors that I managed to install incorrectly, and polished the spinner. We have lots of paperwork to catch up on and our mechanic needs to sign off, but we're very close to flying.

Notice the piano hinge. It was a late night after a long day and I couldn't get my head around why the landing gear truss was scraping the gear door. I continued trying to fit a square peg in a round hole by adjusting the tie-rod, then finally gave up. Glenn had the aha moment on Saturday and realized I had attached the wrong side of the piano hinges. After we flipped the hinges and re-adjusted the tie-rods, the doors worked perfectly. Now about that ugly scratch, we'll touch it up.

The GPS is wired and mounted and the JPI is programmed. We'll record our exact fuel usage for a few flights the old fashioned way and fine tune the electronic fuel usage accordingly.

The spinner is shined and mounted. Nice work, Glenn. More photos next time.