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See also [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vEu1YbSozM John's YouTube]<br> | |||
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** If you have the Stall Warning installed, you have to decide if you want to keep it or not. It is mounted to the splice rib anyway, so you can just move it out with the rib. But you will also have to cut the hole in the leading edge for the tap to stick through. You can measure that out from the existing piece that already had the hole. The most work is really to cut another hole for the access panel you need for the Stall Warning. It is possible to reuse the old dobler. It seems a lot of builders drop the Stall Warning all together in general, and just rely on the [https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/avpages/garminG3X-touch_11-11449.php AOA GAP 26]. Just personal preference it seems. | ** If you have the Stall Warning installed, you have to decide if you want to keep it or not. It is mounted to the splice rib anyway, so you can just move it out with the rib. But you will also have to cut the hole in the leading edge for the tap to stick through. You can measure that out from the existing piece that already had the hole. The most work is really to cut another hole for the access panel you need for the Stall Warning. It is possible to reuse the old dobler. It seems a lot of builders drop the Stall Warning all together in general, and just rely on the [https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/avpages/garminG3X-touch_11-11449.php AOA GAP 26]. Just personal preference it seems. | ||
** Finally there may be a little bit of fine trimming / filing when attaching the tanks. The back edge of the tank skin can interfere with the top skin that is already attached to the wing. Not a big problem, just know you need to keep an eye out and maybe use the file a bit to get it to fit. It will be a little bit of a "tank on - tank off" exercise. | ** Finally there may be a little bit of fine trimming / filing when attaching the tanks. The back edge of the tank skin can interfere with the top skin that is already attached to the wing. Not a big problem, just know you need to keep an eye out and maybe use the file a bit to get it to fit. It will be a little bit of a "tank on - tank off" exercise. | ||
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