We trimmed and sanded all the excess fiberglass from the cabin cover around the TAS antenna, and then sanded/filled/sanded/filled/sanded it smooth:
Filling the cabin cover around the TAS antenna with resin (using peel ply)
Cabin cover area around TAS antenna, after sanding
After all the filling and sanding, we primed that area, and took the opportunity to also prime the COM ground plane extension and the cabin cover edge around it.
Cabin cover area around TAS antenna, after primer (still with tape covering the ground plane)
COM ground plane extension covered with primer
Once that cured and all the tape was removed, the antenna was finally installed:
Cabin cover area around TAS antenna, showing the buried metal ground plane
Top TAS antenna installed in place
With the antenna in place, we started securing the cables inside the overhead console with Clickbond fasteners:
Clickbond fastener to hold all 8 antenna coax cables inside the overhead console
Clickbond fastener to hold incoming cables inside the overhead console
Next, I'll secure and terminate all the overhead cables.
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