5 hours.
In spite of the fact that the EFIS is still in the shop, I was able to produce actual panel work today. Today was the cleanup of the rat’s nest behind the subpanel. I bundled the wires, organized the loose ends, and finally permanently wired the pilot PTT wire. Not only that, I ran and wired the copilot headset and mic, and connected the remote ident wire for the transponder, and it works on both stick grips. A good day.
I picked up another LED and microswitch, with the intention of actually wiring up EFIS power to the switch so I can power cycle it in flight if necessary. Not doing so initially was stupid on my part, but since the thing is in the shop, it’s not that big a deal. The LED is for the alternator warning circuit. Supposedly if the alternator goes funny, it sends 12v to something to let you know.
I didn’t get a chance to wire the ELT GPS power, that’ll have to wait for another day, but it’s a gimme. Should take no time at all. I have exactly two terminals left, and they’re both spoken for, so I want to have the EFIS back in so I can get the wire length right before I crimp a terminal on there.
Of course, without the EFIS howling into the radio spectrum, I can hear SMO ATIS, which is kind of neat. Hopefully this week I can complete the leftover tasks, because a week from today, I go up to Seattle for two weeks for work.
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