Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Bryan Cotton » Mon Mar 22, 2021 9:20 am

Area 51% wrote:I wish I had purchased whatever brand ELT you have instead of the Artex. The Artex says specifically NOT to attach the unit to the skin (page 40 of the installation manual), which resulted in a week-long fabrication of a bracket.

Mine is a Narco. One of my hangar neighbors gave it to me. He had upgraded to a 406. Fortunately I don't have a manual for it, so no prohibition against a direct mount to the floor. Unfortunately I have nuts on the outside of the skin but at least it's simple.
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Waiex 191 N191YX
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Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Bryan Cotton » Tue Mar 30, 2021 3:21 pm

The tailcone floor is riveted on. A major milestone!
floor riveted on.jpg


This let me screw on my nifty VOR antenna. Boy those AN525 screws in the back were a pain to get by myself.
view under the tail.jpg


A side view of the VOR antenna. I basically copied Nick Sheryka's location.
VOR antenna screwed on.jpg


I've mounted the display for my fuel tank camera.
fuel tank camera mounted.jpg
Bryan Cotton
Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Bryan Cotton » Wed Mar 31, 2021 2:49 pm

Here is my camera mount on the landing counter.
camera mount.jpg


I made a test pattern and taped it to the tank.
tank camera.jpg


On my next Waiex I'll plan the wire routing to go up and over the tank field of view.

Note: landing counter = CDI. My kid's instructor used to use one to count landings.
Bryan Cotton
Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Sonex1517 » Wed Mar 31, 2021 5:50 pm

Bryan,

You really need to slow down! At this pace you’ll be flying in a month!

I’ll come chase you around the test area.
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Bryan Cotton » Thu Apr 01, 2021 10:33 pm

Tank backlight testing:
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Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Bryan Cotton » Sun Apr 04, 2021 8:22 pm

Messy wires:
messy tank wires.jpg


I bent up an 0.016 hat section, 16" long. That's Martha Stewart shelf paper on there.
Martha Stewart hat section.jpg


Neat wires.
hat section wire run.jpg


This came out really good.

This completes the aircraft wiring. Onto other stuff.
Bryan Cotton
Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Bryan Cotton » Tue Apr 06, 2021 2:52 pm

Fuel tank calibration. Ground on the left, Flight on the Right. You may need to click on the picture to see the interesting part.
3 gallons.jpg
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This picture is 3 gallons in level flight. It looks like I will not be able to see 4 and 5 gallons on the ground, and I'm guessing 7 and 8 in flight as they will be hidden behind the wire bundle. I'm ok with that. On my next Waiex that bundle is definitely going up and over.
Bryan Cotton
Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Bryan Cotton » Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:15 pm

Here is my panel, with everything installed.
all instruments installed.jpg


Next session I'm installing and riveting the cockpit floor.
Bryan Cotton
Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Bryan Cotton » Wed Apr 14, 2021 12:33 am

Some GSE:
Waiex GSE.jpg


Adam is at school but I'm saving the last rivet for him.
Adam's rivet.jpg


The floor is riveted on, mostly. Need to yank out the clecoes and rivet the remainder, minus Adam's rivet.
Bryan Cotton
Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby DCASonex » Wed Apr 14, 2021 9:12 am

You also need to leave a missing rivet for the FAA inspector to find. :-)

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