SECTION 30: Wire Harness and System
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Before You Start
Build Instruction Updates
- Check for more recent updates here
Videos
- Van's RV-15 — Wing Ribs, Wiring, and the Bellcrank Parts Arrive (Episode 12) — Average Joe's Airspeed Acres
- Flyleds Landing & Taxi Light for the RV-15: First Look with Paul — Average Joe's Airspeed Acres
Modifications to Consider
- Flyleds Tail Dragger Seven
- Flush Rivets on Leading Edge (SL-00139)
- Puddle Lights
- OAT Probe (Garmin G3X)
Special Tools / Supplies
General Build Notes
- Wiring pin-out chart: SECTION OP-TBD: Wiring Harness is available for wiring pin out tables.
- Connector gender is not consistent left to right: The four-pin CPC connectors for the landing/taxi and position lights on the left wing are the reverse gender of those on the right wing. Confirm gender before ordering mating connectors for both wings. Source
Revision History
- R2 - Initial release to builders
Specific Build Notes
Page 30-07 (R2)
- Pull the harness from the outboard end inward. This helps keep the connector wires from getting caught on ribs as you route the harness.
Page 30-08 (R2)
- Cinch down all tie wraps after the leading edge is in place (Section 31) — the ribs need to move slightly to align holes, and tight wraps may prevent this.
- The need for a service loop at point E is unclear; there may not be enough slack and there is no access panel in that bay. Consider leaving wraps loose until the LE is fully installed.
- Loop callout at position 'E' may be mislabeled — may actually refer to position 'F'.
- Service loops clarification: The 'service loops' callout refers to pigtail ends of individual wires only — NOT the entire wire bundle looped. (Source: Louise Hose #81, Jan 2026)