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Old 08-21-2014, 02:33 PM
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Bruce G, now I just find that very very nice. It might be called steam... I prefer to think of it as precision mechanical devices. Very nicely done sir.
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Old 10-23-2014, 10:16 PM
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Bruce G, now I just find that very very nice. It might be called steam... I prefer to think of it as precision mechanical devices. Very nicely done sir.
I agree, just beautiful
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Old 10-24-2014, 08:36 AM
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There's just something comforting about steam gauges:

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Old 10-24-2014, 09:22 AM
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Default And Just Like a Playboy from the 60's...

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These things are so lovely! This is like Playboy magazine for men in their 60's and 70's.
...Everything you need is right there; you just need to use your brain a little for the rest of the picture. Today's EFIS systems require little extraneous thought. It's all right there in front of you.

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Old 10-24-2014, 09:49 AM
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There's just something comforting about steam gauges:

Oly that looks like a very well built cockpit.
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Old 01-25-2015, 10:18 PM
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Wow these are all very nice looking setups!
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Old 01-26-2015, 06:46 AM
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Yep...steam and an IPmini w/foreflight hard to beat.
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Old 01-26-2015, 10:58 AM
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Default RV-4 Steam Panel with an IPAD Mini

Dave,

Now that you mention it, I do have a cross country package I put in the RV when I'm on my way out of town. I made a sheet metal bracket that clips into the panel and over the top of the Garmin 296 which stays in place. I put some soft velcro on the back of the IPAD Mini mount to protect the Garmin 296 screen. I have a Stratus 2 antenna mounted just aft of the back set on top of the fuselage just inside the canopy. With the recent addition of synthetic vision in Foreflight this is truly a really nice poor man's EFIS. In case you're wondering, yes the stick clears the bottom of the IPAD just fine.

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Old 02-22-2015, 10:41 PM
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My RV4 steam panel, and a cool gust lock.

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Old 02-23-2015, 03:59 PM
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My RV4 steam panel, and a cool gust lock.


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