Most planes have the top of the switch labeled "DOWN", like you have it. I know it seems counter intuitive, but the way that I remember it is that pushing the top of the control stick causes the nose to go down.
The practice comes from years of "rolling" the trim wheel forward to produce nose down trim. As you roll the wheel forward, your thumb goes forward toward the panel. It's as if you are "rolling" the trim switch forward.
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Tony
Howdy, I have the baggage mod kit ready to install. But just ordered the two pieces for the floor and the kind lady at vans said that’s all that is coming. So, how do I mod the floor ? Do I make mounting flanges to screw the two floor pieces in to or is there something else to order from vans??? Thank you, Doug in IL
Tony Howdy, I have the baggage mod kit ready to install. But just ordered the two pieces for the floor and the kind lady at vans said that’s all that is coming. So, how do I mod the floor ? Do I make mounting flanges to screw the two floor pieces in to or is there something else to order from vans??? Thank you, Doug in IL
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Originally Posted by Tony_T
I am in the middle of an annual and have taken this opportunity of complete the mod to the baggage bulkhead and rear floor inspection panel that has been pioneered by others to allow inspection access without having to remove the fuel tank. Will also be doing the fuel tank reinforcement SB and installing a Moeller gauge on top while the tank is opened. Gad, this annual is getting to be a lot of work!
And this is the access with the covers off:
Many thanks to those who have gone before on this. Life should be a bit easier now. I hope to not take the tank out from now on except for cause.
The only issue I see is that Van's has never indicated whether these panels are structural or not. If they are, the mod may be a case of junior engineering a good design. If they find me face down in the trees somewhere with the tail cone a half mile from the wreck, you will know what happened and it will be all my fault and not Van's .
I don't think you need anything else. The two floor pieces should screw right to the original nut plates, no mounting flanges should be necessary.
Just understand that is an old post of mine and those floor pieces in my pictures were made by me BEFORE Van's changed their design to two floor pieces, so I have never seen the floor pieces that you will be getting.
I had the old screw head and prong set up for Nav lights and stall warning. Always had issues with poor connectivity so I installed a quick disconnect canon plug for both wings using about 16" of wiring encased in a protective sheath. All I do now is pull the wings out about a foot and disconnect the plugs, works great...That's what I wished they'd done designing it in the first place.
It only seems counterintuitive to a non-pilot.
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