Monthly Archives: October 2015

2015-10  Change in emergency switching relay.

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Sieders Family

I decided to hook up the emergency relay. It was an item that I wanted to do last, since if I did it wrong, I would have a huge issue but could fix it quick. I wanted to work on … Continue reading →

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2015-10  Engine Sensors.

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Sieders Family

This week i installed the last of the engine sensors to the electrical system and avionics. I already was able to read out battery Voltage and Amps through the VP-X as well as trim indications. I am not sure yet … Continue reading →

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2015-10  Firewall items.

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Sieders Family

I had to drill the firewall to attach the Voltage regulator for the main alternator. But it’s hard to drill through stainless steel plate. It took several drills and finally a 3/8″ bit did the job. From there I kept … Continue reading →

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2015-10  Engine control cables.

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Sieders Family

I had received my throttle, prop and mixture cables at the specified length by me from the factory. I decided to start to follow the route as I had planned. I took the micxture cable since it was the shortest … Continue reading →

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2015-10  Connectivity problems.

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Sieders Family

While reconnecting the Emergency bus to the Diode rectifiers, and then testing the system we encountered a few problems. First of all, I had disconnected the emergency bus to test why the VP-X was not showing up on the MFD. … Continue reading →

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2015-10  Plenum installation.

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Sieders Family

This month I got some help working on the airplane. My parents came from abroad to visit, and my dad has been following the progress of the Velocity and wanted to chip in. I always welcome help. After showing him … Continue reading →

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