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Hello Dean, I'm building LEG #201 and the pump is behind the rear bulkhead. I'm 6'3" so doing anything back there is a pain. Hopefully the pump will require little maintenance. Just test it to make sure there are no leaks prior to bonding the baggage tunnel. I built-in a StarFlight Air Conditioning Condenser behind the co-pilot's seat and a Step behind the pilots seat so there really wasn't any other place for the pump to go. I will put the Primary Battery behind the pilot's seat and the Aux Battery on the Avionics Shelf. One nice thing about the StarFlight AC is that they offer a cover that hides everything behind the seats. Living it Austin Texas, not having an air conditioner wasn't an option. Stan Fields L2K/RG #201 www.lancairlegacybuilder.com -----Original Message----- From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Dean Whiting Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 8:01 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Legacy Hydraulic Pump Location I am trying to decide where to put the gear hydraulic pump in a Legacy. The original manual called for it to go behind the aft baggage bulkhead but later manual revisions moved it to behind the copilot seat. The 2 big things I have been thinking about are CG and serviceability. Can anyone tell me what they did and how it is working out? Is your CG good? Is checking/adding fluid or servicing the pump a pain if it is aft of the bulkhead? I have also been thinking about if I ever had to disconnect the lines running across the baggage floor under the closeout that this would be a real pain because of the closeout. It seems that having the pump behind the seat makes it much more serviceable. If you did this, where would the batteries need to be located? Any thoughts at all on the subject would be much appreciated! Dean Whiting L2K #110 -- For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html