jim plaster
Well Known Member
I didn't build my RV 6a but feel 34 years in aircraft maintenance could help a new builder out there. My advise in building any airplane is locate your components so they'll be accessed for maintenance in the future! I've seen items from a J3 thru a Boeing 757 located in horrible places when it comes to maintenance. So far one of the smartest RV mods I've seen is having access panels aft of the firewall for maintenance on avionics. Mine has a electrical load center that appears the airplane was built around! The vacuum filters , as well as the starter relay are mounted so high up on the inner firewall that removal/replacement is extremely difficult. A removeable panel here with nut plates would have been extremely helpful without too much time added to the build. I may modify mine in the future. My advise is take your time and do it right...it will payoff later!