- 13.4.3 Pitot Tube Installation
- 13.4.2 Static Port
- 13.2.1 Instrument Panel Mounting
- 13.3.2 Ground Power Plug
- 13.0 Electrical System Documentation
- 13.0 Wire Labels
- 13.2.2 / 13.6.2 Aft wiring complete
- 13.8.1 Magnetometer connections
- 13.9.2 Autopilot Roll Servo Wire Routing Modification
- 13.7.1 Avionics Shelf
- 13.8.1 Magnetometer Mounting Bracket – Completed
- 13.8.1 Magentometer Bracket
- 13.1.6 Transponder Antenna Ground Plane
- 13.5.1 Navigation/Strobe Wing Root Connectors
- 13.0 Electrons are flowing
- 13.9.2 Autopilot Roll Servo Mounting
- 13.3.4 Overhead Switch Panel Wiring
- 13.2.2 Engine Wiring
- 13.6.2 Primary Alternator Connection
- 13.7.1 Avionics Shelf
- 13.8.1 OAT probe
- 13.2.2 EIS wiring
- 13.2 EFIS and Instrument Panel Layout
- 13.6 Ground Block – Part II
- 13.7.4 Headset jacks
- 13.3.4 Overhead Switch Panel
- 13.6 Ground blocks
- 13.8.2 Annunicator Panel
- 13.8.2 Annunicator Panel
- 13.8.2 Annunicator Panel
- 13.6 Electrical supply lines
- 13.6.3 Ground Power Receptacle
- 13.2 Instrument Panel Layout
- 13.3.5 Avionics Wiring
- 13.9.2 Auto Pilot Pitch Servo Mounting
- 13.7 Avionics and Wiring
- 13.7 Wiring
- 13.2 Panel painting
- 13.2 Panel installation
- 12.3.5 Minor setback on Avionics wiring
- 13.8.2 Annunciator Panel Problem
- 13.1.9 ELT Installation
- 13.6 Power Supply
- 13.7.4 It’s always something…
- 13.0 Wire routing
- 13.1.8 GPS Antenna Shelf
- 13.7.4 Audio Panel Relocation
- 13.0 Wire Routing (Remediation)
- 13.6.1 Battery Hold-Down
- 13.2.1 Instrument Panel – Final Install
- 13.3.3 / 13.5.3 Trim & Landing Light Test
- 13.8.1 EFIS alternate power
- 13.5.2 Cabin Lighting
- 13.1.4 Glideslope Antenna
- 13.3.4 Overhead Switch Panel
- 13.99 Instrument Panel overlays
- 13.99 Installing Engraved parts
- 13.99 Instrument Panel Lighting
- 13.4 Pitot/Static Remediation
- Static Port Conundrum
- GPS Replacement
- Secondary EFIS Power
- 13.99 Electrical System Diagram
- 13.99 – Current Sensor Repair
- 13.99 – ADS-B in antenna
- 13.99 – Switch panel update
- 13.4 – More Static Port Fun
Now that I (finally) have an IFR capable GPS, I need an antenna. I could have purchased one from Grand Rapids for $550, but I decided to check with the manufacture of the antenna they sell. Sensor Systems sold me the same antenna for about $425. Sweet!
Usually the antenna is mounted top of the fuselage. On aluminum aircraft, you have to put it outside otherwise the metal blocks the signal. That’s not an issue with a composite aircraft.
Most Velocity builders put the antenna on the canard under the cover known as the “doghouse”. Other builders create a shelf under the doghouse.
Me and Malcolm went back and forth on the best approach. Under the doghouse and you have lift up the doghouse and reach in to disconnect the antenna before removing the doghouse completely. On the canard and it’s one more thing competing for space in a very busy area with things that move (trim motor and autopilot pitch servo). And it’s got to be elevated to allow for the antenna cable.
In the end I decided to put it under the doghouse.
So Malcolm did what Malcolm does best: Create things out of resin and fiberglass.
Here’s the GPS Antenna Shelf.
With the antenna installed
Attached to the underside of the doghouse.
With the doghouse installed on the canard.