Cool
Mods!
(please contribute cool stuff you find!)
Hat Shelf
Overhead Ventilation,
Lighting, and DVD Console
Solving the "Tunnel Heat
Problem"
Custom Heat Boxes
Seat Adjustment Lever
Parking Brake
Rudder Trim
Elevator Trim Cable
Attach Brackets
Wheel Fairings Done with Class
RV-10 Axle Extension Upgrade
Dan Lloyd's Dual-Battery
Box Modification
Tim's PC925 Battery Box Modification
Tim's Aux Battery Pack
How LoPresti improves cooling and speed with
their Cowls
Safety-Trim Dual-Speed Trim Controller with Runaway Prevention
A Hat shelf -
Thanks Michael S.!
Mark Phillips did this and it looks
very neat.
http://websites.expercraft.com/n51pw/index.php?q=log_entry&log_id=4960
Overhead Ventilation,
Lighting, and DVD console
Check out this great console - By Accuracy Avionics
Overhead Console
Overhead Vent Inlet
Solving
the "Tunnel Heat Problem"
A write up I did to help you guys figure
this out
Custom Heat
Boxes
Paul Grimstad gave this link to the company that makes some of Van's
SCAT fittings. They do custom work and may be able to provide you
with special parts as you try out new ideas.
http://www.aviacompworldwide.com/connectors.html
--- More from Chris Hukill ---
I concur completely that Don at Aviacomp is
the man to see about anything for your heating system. At my request,
he redesigned the T that goes in the forward tunnel to direct the heat
to the forward footwell areas, to include a selector valve. It is a
drop in replacement for the original, and with the use of a cable, I
can now mix the forward heat to either side, a must have requirement
for my cold blooded other half, flying partner. It was a true pleasure
working with Don on this very simple, yet useful mod, that Vans should
offer in their accessory catalog. If you need to see a picture, email me
Seat Adjustment Lever - Thanks
Jim Wade
The seat adjustment lever is in an inconvenient place in the RV-10.
If you adjust yours a lot, you may find this mod useful.
This seat adjustment lever is great. Just bought if from Greg, I was to
busy trying to finish to build one myself. His is well made and a good
design. So much better that having to reach beside the seat and pull
the lever. Here is his website, check it out for yourself.
http://www.nwacaptain.com/
Parking Brake
- Thanks Zack and Albert
Check this link for a good
parking brake install
Rudder Trim
Check this link for Vic Syracuse's
Rudder Trim mod - great stuff!
Check this link
for Tim's write-up and shameless copy of Vic's Rudder Trim
Check this link
for Tim's write-up of the Safety-Trim system controlling the rudder and
Aileron Trim
Check this link for some photos
and info on a Rudder-Pedal based Vernier rudder trim Don Orrick Made
Elevator Trim Cable
Attach Brackets
Whatever you do, you should probably not leave
your Elevator Trim attach brackets as-is. These are p/n WD-415.
There have already been cases of breakage both during construction, and
during flight. The original ones from the factory were not
consistently made with stainless material, and the welding is not
thorough enough to ensure safety. There are a few good ways to
deal with this.
Check this link for more.
Wheel
Fairings Done with Class!
Check this link for photos of a
couple of RV-10's with above-average wheel fairing construction.
In one case, they're made slightly different than the plans show,
but they look much better.
RV-10
Axle Extension Upgrade
Here's my write-up
of this issue and some possible fixes. The RV-10 has had a small
handful of cases of the extension stem that holds the outer side of the
wheel fairing breaking and damaging the fairing. It's a worthy
item to upgrade and fix, and for those who are currently building it's
a definite "should highly consider" modification.
Dan Lloyd's
Dual-Battery Battery Box Modification
For those of you wanting dual main batteries in your RV-10, you'll
definitely want to see THIS.
Here's another pic
from Bob Condrey of his dual batteries.
Tim's PC925 Battery Box
Here's a page
showing my PC925 Battery Box for the RV-10. It's just a couple
extra pieces of angle used to widen the existing tray. Simple and
sweet.
Tim's Aux Battery Pack
Finding a good place for an Aux Battery can be tough, but I found a
great spot using some completely wasted space. It uses four 6V
batteries, 2 in series, and then those pairs in parallel, to provide a
good amount of AH of backup. It runs a long time, and the best
part is it has a negligible effect on your CG, which is an important
part of the install.
Follow this link
to a page with photos.
How LoPresti improves cooling and speed with
their Cowls
These are notes taken as presented at a
LoPresti Seminar by John Cox explaining how and why cowls can be
improved.
Safety-Trim
Dual-Speed Trim Controller with
Runaway Prevention
Not sure if this is a "Mod" or an "Accessory", but it's
something that
I believe should be standard on all RV-10 kits. Check out the
write-up from my install.