Switch pod and other connections

I terminated the flap wires outside the tunnel:

Flap motor connection underneath the rear seat

The PH motor cable caused a small challenge - it's not Tefzel wire, it's regular copper wire with integral insulation, which was annoying to cut without damaging the wires. In the end, the coax stripper did a good job at it.

PH flap motor wire cutout

I terminated the wires going to the switch pod with connectors - many of the controls there use screw terminals, but having to screw in every wire off and on every time that comes off sounded annoying and error-prone, so I made short pigtails for the insert:

Overhead console connectors for the switch pod

Back side of the switch pod with connectors

Attaching the switch pod, making all connectors and wires fit inside

Switch pod installed in place

Later I still need to get better-looking knobs for those controls (which is annoying to find because each one needs a different inner diameter).

I also finished the passenger center console insert, by installing the heat servo controller:

Rear center console insert with heat servo controller installed

Rear center console insert in place

And finally, I used an Amphenol 031-2381 isolated connector to make a TNC wing root connection point for the wingtip NAV antenna (TNC because it's more weather-proof than BNC), and ran and terminated the cable from the GTN to it:

Wing root coax connector for NAV antenna

NAV antenna cable connected to the wing root adapter

Next up is doing the FWF wiring (mainly, figuring out all the wire routing) and finalizing the overhead console inserts.

Time lapse:

Total avionics rivets: 181

Total avionics time: 381.3h