Ken the graphics were done by www.twincitygraphics.com

Contacts name was Ashley Martin.

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Ken,

I used AN hose fittings that were bought from JEGS. The race car people use a lot of AN fittings of all sizes and configurations. If you look on line you can find most anything you may need.

Bill 

Ken,

Glad to hear that you are  happy with the Aerotronics folks.  I am not installing an autopilot right now, but may in the future.  I just did an approach to minimums in a twin (I was right seat) while bringing my aunt home and it was done by the autopilot!  I was sold.

Ed

Ken,

Finally home from my trip to help with my aunt.  I can say nothing but the best things about Aerotronics.  They were great to deal with and Jason Smith, who handles most of the experimental stuff was a real help in planning and design.  He gave me lots of ideas to make the panel cheaper, but even better.  Now remember, "cheaper" is a relative term.  My cost was @ $18,000, but when I compared what I was getting with just buying the equipment and trying to do it all myself, I thought it was very fair.  I only have about 9 wires to connect and some antennas to install and the AHARS to mount and I can run the system.  Dynon makes upgrades easy, too.

Ed

Ken,

In answer to your guestions. Yes the stiffener is hollow, the drill bit just cleans out a clean hole so the rod will slip in easily. I used  steel rod on the rear because that what was laying around the shop, I think I used about 8 oz of epoxy, Then I decided to do the front and bought some aluminum rod, this time I used some very good construction adhesive, found at Lowes, its cheaper and more of it. You can drill some 1/16 holes down the stiffener, to see epoxy  oozing  out and let you know you have it down there. taper the end  of the rod,so it wont push all the epoxy out in front of the rod as you push it in. I think one more important thing is to change the location of the hole in the bottom latch for the rear latch pin to give it more travel. This will insure the rear of the door will stay latched.I also added a bracket under the gas strut attachment point to spread the load on the door frame. Too date very happy with the mods, the door is much more ridged, I do not think it will fail again.

Bill

Ken I have been out of the country but will make a point of part numbers etc on Friday.

Mike

Its the only way to go and will take and send pictures next week. mike

I did not end up using those rails.  I'm really liking the ones in this thread.

http://www.zenith.aero/xn/detail/2606393:Comment:141749

thanks for the greeting, yeah i had meet john rizzo yesterday at the local EAA meeting

we chat about the projects however he is way ahead of me as im just begining to build the workbench, hey Congratulation in you Super progress thats alot of accomplishment in just five months

Hi Ken,

I did purchase the vinyl cut-outs locally.  A company called "Adpro" makes them in Claremore, Ok. but every community usually has a sign maker with the same product.  I picked a pattern off his computer and gave him the dimensions of the "print area" on the fuselage and he sized the graphics to fit and cut them out.  It worked very well and has held up exceptionally well.

JS