It may have been said before, but I cannot stress enough:
"YOU MUST WORK FROM THE MOST CURRENT G3X DOCS!"
Here's my example to help the next person.
I laid out and ordered my pitot / static supplies from Stein. But I was working from my GSU 25 info out of a previous version of the install manual.
The problem? I thought I remembered the docs saying unused ports (the AOA) should be plugged with a proper plug and not the red plastic plugs supplied.
As I went to finalize the installation I refer to the most current install manual ( REV AJ) find that the AOA port should be connected to the static line. In addition, they spec a star washer for the mounting.
For me, using a manifold, I need to make some design changes to add that static line to the AOA port. As far as the star washers, there must be a reason they added them. I have a collection, so not an issue.
Talk about minutia, but these attentions to detail are what prevent the squawks BEFORE they raise their ugly heads.
In a perfect world we would build our airplanes faster and Garmin would have a mailing list to inform of us every doc change. But it's all on us to step up.
Fortunately I have that "retentive" nature that works so well for aviation endeavors.
To paraphrase JFK regarding the moon shot, "We choose do these things because they are hard. Not because they are easy"
"YOU MUST WORK FROM THE MOST CURRENT G3X DOCS!"
Here's my example to help the next person.
I laid out and ordered my pitot / static supplies from Stein. But I was working from my GSU 25 info out of a previous version of the install manual.
The problem? I thought I remembered the docs saying unused ports (the AOA) should be plugged with a proper plug and not the red plastic plugs supplied.
As I went to finalize the installation I refer to the most current install manual ( REV AJ) find that the AOA port should be connected to the static line. In addition, they spec a star washer for the mounting.
For me, using a manifold, I need to make some design changes to add that static line to the AOA port. As far as the star washers, there must be a reason they added them. I have a collection, so not an issue.
Talk about minutia, but these attentions to detail are what prevent the squawks BEFORE they raise their ugly heads.
In a perfect world we would build our airplanes faster and Garmin would have a mailing list to inform of us every doc change. But it's all on us to step up.
Fortunately I have that "retentive" nature that works so well for aviation endeavors.
To paraphrase JFK regarding the moon shot, "We choose do these things because they are hard. Not because they are easy"