JackinMichigan
Well Known Member
I've had to tear the interior out of my RV-10 to diagnose a malfuctioning fuel flow sensor, which is down in the tunnel up against the firewall. While I'm doing this I'm going to add some access panels in the side of the tunnel down in the footwell.
I've been thinking of just keeping these as open holes with no covers, just covering them with carpet. I'm trying to think of why that would be a bad idea. If anything it would aid in cooling the tunnel (apparently RV-10 tunnels are known to get really hot).
Can anyone think of a reason I would need a metal cover down there? There's no moving parts in that area and I feel everything would be reasonably well protected with a layer of carpet velcroed over the holes.
I've been thinking of just keeping these as open holes with no covers, just covering them with carpet. I'm trying to think of why that would be a bad idea. If anything it would aid in cooling the tunnel (apparently RV-10 tunnels are known to get really hot).
Can anyone think of a reason I would need a metal cover down there? There's no moving parts in that area and I feel everything would be reasonably well protected with a layer of carpet velcroed over the holes.