Dynon is coming out with an ADS-B solution in a couple
months. ADS-B allows for both Traffic and
weather to be visible on the Skyview. The
benefit is that it is free with no monthly subscription, the drawback is that
it isn’t fully built out nationwide yet.
But it’s getting there and is the next generation solution, so I am
going with it. The ADS-B antenna is very
similar to the Transponder antenna and Dynon indicates it needs to be at least 2 feet away from each
other. I was able to get two feet
separation with the antennas just behind the baggage compartment. They are fairly close to the outside edge,
but still can’t really be seen from standing next to the plane, although I
think the symmetry makes them look really cool, almost like fins or
something. Anyway, I created some
doublers and drilled them out. Happy
with the way they turned out, of course there is lots of wire cleanup to do,
but all in all good progress. Also Bekah has signed up to help me rivet these in the next week or so. She is going to have to shoot them from underneath while I buck from up top.
I also clean up the wiring a bit and test fit the fuel
pump. My planning works out, it fits
perfectly, so I ran the fuel pump wire up the conduit to the VP-X. My right side conduit is stuffed, since I
didn’t use split conduit I can’t get anymore wires inside. The good news is I have no more wires to run
through this area except for the Nav antenna cable, which can go up the left
side if necessary. That won’t get run
until I am at the airport, so I am hoping to clean this up a bit more and put
in all the covers until I make the big move. 
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