CUSTOMIZATIONS
Inertial Reel
2/6/2018: Installed the inertial reel portion of the seatbelt harness. Updrilled the Sonex mount plate to a 3/8" hole and used AN6-7A Bolt and nuts to hold it all together. It is solid and fits perfect.Inertial Reel Extended
2/6/2018: The inertial reel is extended and connects via a standard seatbelt connector to the harness. At this point the spring is a little weak and will need to be tightened to give it better pull back. But it locks like a standard automotive seatbelt with any sudden jolt.Harness
2/6/2018: This is the harness attached to the inertial reel - the lap plates still need to be secured to the frame but I have it mocked up to see if it will actually work.The beauty of building your own plane is making the customization choices you want. I plane on doing a number of things differently on this plane and using more technology to make a state-of-the-art aircraft that is fun to fly and also the envy of those at the field.
This section is dedicated to tracking the progress of these customization's and how I installed and implemented them.
Some of the choices I am making are:
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Decided against inertial reel seatbelts.
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In wing auxiliary fuel tank.
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Baggage door on pilot's side fuselage.
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In-wing LED auxiliary landing lights.
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Completely electric trim with older legacy trim tab.
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Gas strut for holding open canopy.
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Panel mounted iPad.
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Panel mounted dual cupholder.
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Laser etched custom switch panel.
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Handmade leather interior with heat seaters.
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SiriusXM Radio with External Antenna
The inertial reel seatbelt was scrapped because the spring was not strong enough and wouldn't be an adequate application in the Sonex. I will be using a standard racing 4-point harness.