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What do y'all recommend for a canopy cover? I had a lightweight cover, but it isn't waterproof and got a bit ripped in the wind.

The little spacer between the aileron and fuselage looks like it was the culprit. I pulled it off and it had clearly been rubbing. I sanded it down to increase the clearance.

Howdy folks, The left aileron sticks when deflected up, it takes a small bit of force to dislodge it when it enters that state. There seems to be a scratching noise. It doesn't quite sound like metal on metal, and it seems to be coming from the inboard side of the aileron. I flew the plane probably about 3 weeks ago and this issue wasn't present. The plane is tied down outside and it did rain a bit. My hope is just that some dirt or grime is interfering with the hinges, and it just needs to be cleaned and lubricated. Has this happened to anyone else? Is there anything I should try before taking things apart?

The Aeroelectric Conversion is what gave me the idea to put the cabin lights on the hot bus. Though, in the age of led flashlights built into cell phones, cabin lighting is probably less of a concern that it used to be.

My plane has an electrically dependent engine, currently the ignition power comes from the main bus. This means that a failure in 1. the battery, 2. the master solenoid 3. the master switch and 4. the ignition switch could cause the engine to stop (not the most ideal). What I plan to do is run a second wire from the main battery to a small hot bus which could then power the ignition and cabin lights. This cuts my number of switches that can fail the engine down to 1. My ignitions have 3amp fuses (only one is ever active at a time) and my cabin lights use an additional 2amps. I'm planning to use 18 gauge wire, which is a little bit bigger than what's strictly necessary, but if I ever did have another component I wanted on the hot bus (unlikely but you never know). I'm curious if this seems reasonable, or if there is something else I'm missing.

Thanks for the reply! Definitely lots to consider. It may be worth just slotting a G5 in for now doing the full IFR upgrade later since that'll likely take me quite a few months to get everything installed.

My dragonfly has all steam gauges, and I'd like to upgrade the panel to something little more modern. Things I'd like to have A heading indicator An engine monitor A com radio with dual watch (a necessity in busy bay area airspace) The ability to add a Garmin GPS 175 later on I don't care too much about having an autopilot The panel won't fit a 10" PFD, but the 7" landscape g3x or dynon screen should fit. Between those two it seems mainly just a question of which interface I prefer. Is there anything else I should consider?