SIZING THE GRETZ PITOT MAST The Gretz pitot mast (linked here to Stein Air) comes with really good instructions. Follow them to save yourself some heartache down the line. There were just a few subtle items that I should have read twice that would have made my life easier. Oh… Read More »Finished up Gretz mast
RUNNING THE PITOT LINES I had a bit of paralysis regarding running the pitot lines recently. I spent some time researching and planning every aspect of these lines. Finally, I settled on an exact length I wanted to use, how much extra to leave so I can remove the pitot… Read More »Pitot/AOA lines and planning
FIRST, THE PITOT MAST I have many things to discuss here, but let’s keep it about aviation for now. I went to the hangar (yes, saying this will NEVER get old) to continue work on the wings. My goal was to work on fitting the Gretz pitot mast to the… Read More »Pitot mast and distractions
DRILLING THE AOA LINE HOLES The QB wings come with one wire run and one tubing run for a pitot tube. These are perfectly sufficient for safe flight and completion of a beautiful RV-10. In addition to these runs, I intend to add one for an AOA system that is… Read More »Pitot/AOA bonanza
FIRST THINGS FIRST – DELAYS It has been well over a month since I have laid a finger on the plane. No excuses beyond everyone’s favorite “life got in the way.” Holidays, family vacation, kids out of school, weather. The usual. Perhaps I am also in what many builders experience… Read More »First Garmin Shipment