I wrapped up the oil change by installing a steel cap that Greg gave me to replace the aluminum one that I previously had installed. I installed and torqued it down in order to mark where to drill for safety wire, then removed and drilled it. I now no longer have any aluminum fittings anywhere forward of the firewall containing flammable liquids (oil, fuel and brake fluid). I then filled the engine with oil.
While I had the interior out, I decided to install a couple of RAM ball mounts. While the upper side panels were still in place, I marked and drilled through them and the upper channel here. I then removed the upper side panels and installed some NAS1329A08K75 rivnuts.
I reinstalled the upper side panels and then attached the RAM ball mounts. Here’s the one on the passenger’s side.
Here’s the one on the left side.
I’ve been flying with an iPad mini for ForeFlight since I like it as a nav backup and I keep my POH, avionics owner’s manuals, etc. in there. I was just laying it on the seat, but that’s a pain when I want to do some acro. Mounting it should keep it handy but also keep it from flying around the cockpit when inverted.
