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Another Simple Panel
Here is the panel in my 9a. Mission is Day/Night VFR
http://s232.beta.photobucket.com/use...tml?sort=3&o=0 I tried to resist scope creep for a couple of reasons. I wanted to keep the cost down (it was under 10K) and I wanted to complete the project in a reasonable amount of time. I used Vans wiring harness and switches. Vans Airspeed and Altitude as backup to the Dynon 180. The center stack is top to bottom: Garmin 495, Icom A210, Garmin 327 Transponder, and flightcom intercom. To the right of the intercom is a pot to adjust the volume of the audio input from the D180. Flap and trim are on the panel to the left of the intercom. They are easy to reach just above the throttle. Engraving is courtesy of a Brothers label maker with White on Clear tape. I have a map box on the right side. LED map lights are on the side column, left and right. A fellow builder here took a look at it and said, wow, you still have room to add another 20K worth of avionics on the right side. Everything is right in front of the pilot and very accessible. I have about 70 hours on it now and so far, I would not change anything. I did add an oil cooler shutter with the cable next to the mixture control. Engine is IO320 with Sensenich prop. |
I like it. Want to do something very simular.
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Simple, functional and elegant. Don't need anything else. Good job John!
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Great!
Looks great! Simple, elegant, and very tasteful. The 495 is a great unit, easier to use than some of the "newer" handhelds. I like the panel dock.
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A "modern simple" panel! Nicely done.
I'm working on now :cool: but perhaps not as successfully |
John, can I ask why you added an intercom when the iCom has one built in? Not a criticism, just curious, as you have simplified the rest of your panel very effectively. Nice!
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Hey, that's my panel, John! :cool: More or less anyway. Same mission, same idea as you.
![]() Unfortunately, I cut one too many round holes back in the day when Dynon didn't yet have an autopilot and I was planning for a Trio. As soon as I cut that hole, Dynon announced theirs. And I agree with you that you don't want to rely on the built in intercom in the A210. |
My version of a simple panel. A work in process.
http://kmmvphoto.smugmug.com/Airplan...IMG_1648-M.jpg |
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A second post.
I am still trying to learn how to post pics. ![]() Dynon Skyview (with AP, Transponder,GPS & EMS) and PAR100EX ( Audio & com). External 696 for backup. |
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looks good!
this is how to do a low cost functional panel.
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Nice panels guys. Really the only thing to add is an A/P. The cheapest
Tru-trak would be perfect. I flew my -6 for the first 4 years without it. It was by far the best after build addition I made. Reading charts over Wyoming in the summer time became doable! |
The Skyview and the D180 have integrated a/p's
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My -6 had an intercom in it when I bought it, and I didn't bother re-wiring everything when I replaced the Val radio with the 210. It's interesting to see how others came up with their configurations. |
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Connect the audio out from the Dynon through the iCom radio. It has a few mono inputs for just such things. Your panel is very similar to my first panel. Like you I put in a stereo intercom but mostly so I could play music while I was flying. I put the stereo plug way over on the right side, close to my dual power ports, so my passenger can play with something. |
Saving 20K
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