Show us your RV-14 panel

[80KnotsV1Rotate]

Originally Posted by Mark33

I am. I’ll be installing the GNC 255 Nav/Comm along with the GPS 175 and the GTR 20 for my second comm. The 255/175 combo will basically give me the same features as a 650. These days, I don’t think a Nav radio is really “needed”, but I guess it’s always nice to have as many tools in the toolbox as possible. The main reason I’m installing the 255 in my -14 is that I’m planning on doing my instrument training in this airplane. I’ve read discussions regarding the “need” for a Nav radio as part of instrument training and testing, and opinions are as diverse as the primer wars. So, in the end, I decided to go ahead and install the 255. I also got a really good deal on a new, in the box, never installed unit. I had room in the panel and needed a second Comm anyway, so for me, this was a fairly easy decision to make and direction to go in.

Where are you mounting the antenna?

[Mark33]

Originally Posted by 80KnotsV1Rotate

Where are you mounting the antenna?

If you have fiberglass wingtips, you can mount the Archer antenna in one of wingtips. I’m going with the new carbon fiber wingtips, so that’s not an option for me, so I’m planning on mounting a “whiskers” antenna under the very rear/bottom of the fuselage….almost under the horizontal stabilizer. You can also mount the whiskers up top on the vertical stabilizer, but my -14 is a taildragger, and the whiskers would be just about eye level, so I don’t want to take the chance of possibly getting an eye injury, so I’ll be mounting it down low.

[Mark33]

Originally Posted by Estevanb

Hi all,
I thought I might share my progress on the RV-14 panel. I have fabricated some backlit "sub-panels" and I am very excited with the results! It's all homemade, using laser engraver paint, acrylic, and flexible LED strings.


[IMG]https://eaabuilderslog.org/showmy.ph...f=IMG_3069.jpg[/IMG]


[IMG]https://eaabuilderslog.org/showmy.ph...4186172857.jpg[/IMG]


[IMG]https://eaabuilderslog.org/showmy.ph...f=IMG_2962.jpg[/IMG]

Wow….that’s very nice!!