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airlincoln(at)sbcglobal.n
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Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:18 am Post subject: Z-13/8 question

I'm planning on initially equipping my RV-7 for day/night VFR flight with one magneto and one Lightspeed electronic ignition, turn coordinator, one VHF radio and transponder.  Once I get comfortable in the airplane (and the budget allows), I plan on buying all the goodies to make her an IFR bird and re-doing the panel with a GNS-430 and Dynon D-100 (or similar).

   

  Bob describes the Z-13/8 architecture as "dual-layer" so my plan was to build the "Z-13" part of the system initially and leave the "/8" part of it out until I get to the point where my bank account and experience allow me to make her IFR.  It looks like everything on the "/8" side of the system is in front of the firewall (except for the wires running to the "AUX ALT" switch and the additional loadmeter/ammeter) so I'm thinking this is a good plan.  By buying big enough fuse blocks for future expension and sizing the main alternator appropriately, it  seems doable.  Anyone ever do this, think about doing it or have advice one way or the other?  Please feel free to shoot holes in my thinking.  I did a search on the site but came up empty.  Thanks.

   

  Lincoln Keill

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nuckolls.bob(at)cox.net
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 5:19 am Post subject: Z-13/8 question

At 11:09 AM 1/31/2008 -0800, you wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		  I'm planning on initially equipping my RV-7 for day/night VFR flight with 

one magneto and one Lightspeed electronic ignition, turn coordinator, one 

VHF radio and transponder.  Once I get comfortable in the airplane (and 

the budget allows), I plan on buying all the goodies to make her an IFR 

bird and re-doing the panel with a GNS-430 and Dynon D-100 (or similar).



Bob describes the Z-13/8 architecture as "dual-layer" so my plan was to 

build the "Z-13" part of the system initially and leave the "/8" part of 

it out until I get to the point where my bank account and experience allow 

me to make her IFR.  It looks like everything on the "/8" side of the 

system is in front of the firewall (except for the wires running to the 

"AUX ALT" switch and the additional loadmeter/ammeter) so I'm thinking 

this is a good plan.  By buying big enough fuse blocks for future 

expension and sizing the main alternator appropriately, it seems 

doable.  Anyone ever do this, think about doing it or have advice one way 

or the other?  Please feel free to shoot holes in my thinking.  I did a 

search on the site but came up empty.  Thanks.


	


   Sounds like a plan . . .



   Bob . . .

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