KITPLANES longtime contributor Larry Anglisano gets to witness the first power up of Mark Welch’s partially completed Van’s RV-10. A full Garmin G3X Touch suite with a wiring harness crafted by SteinAir centers the effort but there’s still a lot for the builder to do. It’s that integration a builder worries about. So, let’s see how it goes!
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