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Hey Mark,

I will confess to maybe doing this wrong, but I used the standard lacing tape from ACS all over my RV8. The stuff firewall forward has held up well. I use adel clamps on warm parts ...

Hi folks,

I am restoring a 1977 Pitts S1-S.The project has taken about three years. For that time, the radios have been in a box. I re-installed them yesterday. The transponder works fine ...

I hardily second that. I could never have successfully wired my RV 8 without the Aeroelectric connection.

Michael Wynn
RV 8
Livermore

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Hi Art,

I installed a GTN 650 in my RV8 when they first came out. Could not be happier with the unit. It is simple and intuitive to use. Data updates are expensive, but that is the nature th ...

This link is too funny.

Thank you

Michael

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VERY helpful
Thank you.

Michael Wynn --

Hi All,

I am restoring and re-wiring a 1977 Pitts. The radios are a King KY97a and a King 76c. Both have wiring going into a rack and some version of molex pins in a plastic holder at the rea ...

Very good. Thank you for the input. I will keep everyone posted on this.

Regards,

Michael Wynn,
RV8
Pitts S1-S
Livermore, CA

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In looking at the original published plans, the starter contactor next to the battery and no master is what is published. I am working with my A&P to sort out the legalities of the situation but ...

Hi all,

I am rebuilding and restoring a 1977 factory certified S1-S Pitts. The electrical system is pretty basic but there is one aspect that I am trying to understand. The battery is locat ...

Hi Carl,

I built a slow build RV-8 with the James Cowl. Michael's statements about additional build time are correct. On the other hand, my cooling is exceptional and the longer nose looks g ...

I have a VP-X in my RV-8. It has performed flawlessly and I think of as a really good investment. It has some very useful features like setting up the flap travel, trim out of control override, et ...

Congratulations!

I have given serious thought to building a -3. I would like to hear more about the differences and joy of flying it. I am using a GRT HX and am entirely addicted to all the ...

I will wire it up as it looks simplest. I have the grounding and switched power set up. Once I connect the single, I will give it a test and report back.

Thanks,

Michael Wynn

In ...

Lets try that again. For unknown reasons, my computer occasionally sends mail prematurely.

Anyway, I got the ELT mounted, phone line in. The difficult part was fishing the three wire conduct ...

Hi All,

Over the long weekend I got the ELT mounted, the remote mounted, the phone cable in. The really hard part was

In a message dated 8/27/2014 8:31:18 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ...

Thanks Bob,

You are the best.

Regards,

Michael Wynn
RV 8
Livermore, CA

In a message dated 8/26/2014 1:59:33 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, nuckolls.bob@aeroelectric.com writ ...

Hi Bob,

As usual, I appreciate your insights. Looks like this is a little more involved than I had originally thought.

My avionics ground is a thirty-seven pin Sub D that I think I got ...

Hi all,

I am upgrading my ELT to a 406 model. The installation instructions say to use a shielded wire to the GPS output. My ELT is located in the rear (RV8) and the GPS in the front. Furth ...

Problem solved.

So, Bob, your will be gratified to know that you DIY right angle connector record remains intact. Nothing wrong with that.

I started with continuity testing. The pin at ...