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Our Blog is about Wallace and Karen upgrading our 2010 RV-12 912ULS. Our 2010 had the basic factory equipment Dynon D180 EFIS, Garmin 496, Garmin SL40 – no lights or autopilot. This upgrade is to the latest glass Dynon Skyview HDX dual 10″ screens with strobe/nav/landing lights and autopilot. We will also be painting the cabin interior gloss almond.
We are also building a RV-12is.-
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Carburetor Vent Line Correction
Walt a fellow RV-12 owner showed me this great upgrade. Bing 64 carburetors used on my RV-12 with the 912ULS engines use atmospheric pressure sensing via the vent lines to control a diaphragm that moves a needle within a jet … Continue reading
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Paint Interior
We did a full paint job on the interior. It never had any paint just primer and we picked gloss almond for the color. Karen did the full mask tape off and I did the painting. It turned out well!
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Panel
Panel Time! Installed the (3) honeycomb wrapped avionics panels with chrome slot headed screws today.
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Avionics Install
Started installing modules and the Garmin GTR-200B COM tray.
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USB Outlet
Well….these days everything basically runs or charges by USB connection. This install upgrades the old cigarette lighter outlet to the new USB outlet.
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Stick Grips
Big upgrade from our old single Push-To-Talk grips. This new grip on the pilot side has (5) buttons – (2) trim up/dn, (1) AP disconnect, (1) frequency flip-flop and PTT. It will be nice to have this on the stick … Continue reading
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Antennas
All antennas – COM, Transponder, GPS and ADSB get replaced in this avionics upgrade. The tough one to remove and install is the COM. It has an inside mounting plate, (4) small washers and nuts, that you have to screw-on … Continue reading
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Fuselage and Wing Connector
You have to upgrade the earlier legacy RV-12 fuselage to wing electrical connectors with the new current ones from Van’s Aircraft. I like the new ones and it’s a nice improvement. The connectors allow you to remove/install the wings easy … Continue reading
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Landing Light
Our RV-12 had no lights, so we purchased the retrofit light kit from Van’s Aircraft and started from scratch. The big thing was, the original builder was suppose to have run strings in the wings through all the snap bushings … Continue reading
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Strobe Lights Retrofit
It takes a little time to read and re-read to understand the directions. It will finally become clear. The strobes are part of the “RV-12 LIGHT KIT-SV“, which include Wingtip LED position and strobe lights for both wings tips, the … Continue reading
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