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This section is a Reference Library for documents, articles and other
materials I have found useful. First is a link to the FAA website which has the entire edition of 43.13
Acceptable Methods, which should be every homebuilder's bible. There is also a Canadian version of this I do not have,
but I think they are very close in content. The Skunkworks Reference Guide, is a two page synopsis of very useful
information that you should post in your shop as, I guarantee, you will refer to it all the time. Also listed are other
informative articles/documents.
Advisory Circular 43.13 Acceptable Methods, Techniques And Practises - Aircraft Inspection And Repair:
The Skunkworks Reference Guide has a little bit
of everything: drill bit sizes and decimal dimensions, torque values, rivet designations, max amp rating per wire gauge, etc.,
etc. Print this and post it on your shop wall, you will refer to it all the time:
Skunkworks Reference Guide
This is a PDF version of my Electrical Schematic which was
developed with lots of help and input from many. I did a lot of research on the Aeroelectric Connection and embraced many of the principles recommended there. I used Microsoft Visio to create the drawing, if you want the
Visio version just email me and I'll send it along.
N2C Electrical Schematic
You will often be trying to determine what rivet to use in
a certain application. The plans are very good about identifying which rivet goes where but you'll be making
changes and doing some things differently, so it's always nice to know that you are using the proper rivet for the thickness
of the material you're working on. Print this out and keep it on the shop wall, I use it a lot.
Avex Rivet Grip Range
These next two items are very handy. A guide to
AN Bolt Dimensions that lists the grip and length for every size bolt you will encounter. Second is a chapter from
the Coast Guard Sea Cadets text book on Aircraft Hardware that is very informative:
AN Bolt Dimensions
Aircraft Hardware
It's not easy to drill out solid rivets without enlarging the
hole. Vernon Little is a Canadian RV-9A builder who has a pretty good method, which should limit the damage.
Drilling Out Solid Rivets
Full credit for this type of Sight Gauge has to go to
Bearhawk Builder, Peter Stevens, from Utah. I did modify them to fit the Bushcaddy, and also added a few other things
that make them a little more user friendly.
Sight Gauge Instructions
Here are two excellent articles from the EAA Library.
One by Ron Alexander on Hardware, again very informative and the other by Tony Bingelis on Safety Wiring. Tony is the
author of several books for homebuilders and perhaps is best known for his Firewall Forward and Engines books. Although
somewhat dated as they were written prior to the advent of the internet, nevertheless, they are loaded with good
information regardless what engine you plan to install. Anyway, here are the two articles:
AN Hardware, EAA Article By Ron Alexander
Safety Wiring. EAA Article By Tony Bingelis
Here's a good manual on how to attach coaxial cable
to BNC fittings. Good info for antenna and comm cables. This document was provided by fellow builder, Marin Streeter.
Coaxial Cable Instruction Manual
This is a very cool weight and balance graph. For the
R120 and R80 leave the values in blue alone and change the values in yellow to match your airplane. For another
type of airplane you must know the Arm and Moment numbers for your plane and change the blue values accordingly. You
can drag the graph to the side by clicking in the upper right area of the graph. This will expose the values for the
axis and you can change those to match your envelope, then drag the graph back. Good luck with it.
Bushcaddy R120 Weight & Balance Graph
You need to figure out where to solder the wires for the Mic
and Headphone Jacks. This very helpful picture shows what goes where. Basically you will have an Audio HI and
Audio LO. The LO always goes to the "GND" or "Base" and the HI goes to "Tip" or "Ring".
Typically the PTT wire for the Mic Jack does not need to get run to the jack, it would go to the PTT lead coming out of your
wiring harness or radio.
Mic & Headphone Jacks
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