Lindy
11/4/2009
I did some more research over the last few days, and found the FAR that states the flash rate of the strobes. I *think* I had mine set too high at 100fpm because the tail strobe will be combined with the wing strobe at some angles. The max for any combo visible is 180fpm, so I changed my flash rate pattern to 70fpm. This way I can run all three strobes at the same time, rather than alternating the wings and tail. This is well within the limit, and it still looks nice.
After that, I got back to working on the loose ends in the cockpit. I ran both the magnetometer wiring, as well as the pitot tubing, to the back of the EFIS.
Here's the pitot connection on the Enigma, green tube-
The magnetometer wire connects with RCA jacks, just like the AHRS unit. I saftied them with zip ties using a hole I drilled back when I put the panel together for just this reason (yellow arrow). The digital camera made the plug look crooked...it's in there nice and straight.
And the last thing I did tonight was start the AOA routing. Getting the tubing thru the wing was much easier than I thought it would be...
There are two lines that need to be run, but I stopped with just one for tonight.