Tailbeacon on a Waiex

[Bryan Cotton]

The perils of working behind the panel on a Sonex. Nearly impossible to add a wire. I haven't succeeded yet but still trying.

Adam has made the first aluminum lock ring. Needs work but looks really promising.

[Bryan Cotton]

News flash: my wire is terminated. Now I just have to hook the 167 things back up that were in the way.

[WaiexB22]

Looks great! I would love to see some overall pictures with it when you're done.

[BobDz]

News flash: my wire is terminated. Now I just have to hook the 167 things back up that were in the way.

I DEFINITELY need new glasses!!!
I thought your wife was terminated.

[Bryan Cotton]

Robert, I'll definitely post pictures. We are getting close. Adam may have a good lock ring today and then will work on a mold for the tailbeacon mount/fairing. We plan to make a conical-ish 3D printed male mold, lay up glass on the outside, remove the plastic, slice the tail tip and bond it in.

Bob, though I did not write what you thought you saw, it's backwards WRT who terminates and who gets terminated.

I got about 152 things put back. Smoke test successful. While I had the convenience of the seat, baggage area, and stick out I replaced the right brake line. It had failed near the wheel due to rubbing on the gear leg fairing and I did a temporary splice fix a few weeks ago.

[WaiexB22]

152 is better than 167..keep up the progress.

[Bryan Cotton]

152 is better than 167..keep up the progress.

167-152=15 things to go.

[flyguy0609]

News flash: my wire is terminated. Now I just have to hook the 167 things back up that were in the way.

I DEFINITELY need new glasses!!!
I thought your wife was terminated.

Same here, Nice to know I'm not alone.

[Bryan Cotton]

[Bryan Cotton]

Next up we need the fairing/mount in the tail. We have printed a male mold. The fairing will sort of be a cone shape, but stretched along the trailing edge where the screw holes are. After we make the cone, we will hack up the tip and bond it in.