Mounting the pitot heat controller - 3 hours

One of the ideas that I liked while researching other builds was mounting the heat controller in the bay beside the aileron bellcrank. I figure the best way to align things was to cut out a template and use that as a drill guide on the wing rib rather than try to work with the actual heat controller.


Once I was satisfied with the alignment and the position, I drilled holes for #6 screws. Next I had given some thought to how I wanted the controller to be mounted to the rib. Most have screws but are accessed from the inside. I figured if I installed nutplates on the controller, I could easily install/remove the controller by having screws accessible from the access plate. So that's the direction I headed.