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RickWoodall · #**491** 12-03-2010, 06:30 PM

Making good progress lately. Just have to figure out the wiring for a cessna split switch, lightspeed one side, and acs key ingnition. Getting close though... :-)

Vlad · #**492** 12-03-2010, 06:58 PM

That's one impressive cockpit. I like that movie theater on a ball joint.

RickWoodall · #**493** 12-03-2010, 10:32 PM

It took a long time to plan the panel. I may add a second dynon skyview to the copilot side down the road. To be honest the ipad...with inflight movies, all vfr and a/d charts layouts weather etc and built in moving map gps....just not sure I need to spend the money. Simple day night vfr for me. Pretty light and inexpensive panel really.

Will see how it works this spring.

holbrog · #**494** 12-07-2010, 07:41 AM

The panel looks great, definitely not your standard deal. Can you tell us how you did it?

Thanks

RickWoodall · #**495** 12-07-2010, 08:04 AM

Early in my build I saw a panel that Mike Schipper had on his 9a and really liked it. I tried that supplier but no love. Finally a year or so ago, a builder on here had made a modular panel and did a couple extra lay ups that he was willing to sell. Not sure if he is going to make some more (pm me if you want his contact info)...but it was just what I had been looking for. I bought the shell,cut it all out, got some metal inserts, plate nuts etc and got going. It did take a LOT of work, but it came together very well. Thanks for the compliments. The carbon fiber is simply a sticker over the metal, and the decals were just done up by a local sign maker and I put them on (they do have a protective coat on them so they dont scratch off like stickers would. The paint is some fancy new titanium metallic stuff that rustoleum makes in a fancy spray bomb at Home Depot. It was amazing...I could not believe how well it went on and how good the paint looks in person. How many cans would it take to shoot the whole plane?

Mark C. · #**496** 12-07-2010, 11:11 PM

Rick, did you use the Rustoleum to also paint the interior panels? I have used their metal primer and have been very impressed with their product... Mark C.

Joe Parish · #**497** 12-26-2010, 09:12 PM

Finished up the HS today. A small milestone. Feels good to have it done. On to the vertical stab.

IowaRV9Dreamer · #**498** 12-31-2010, 02:08 PM

Now all I need are a couple of wires:

RickWoodall · #**499** 12-31-2010, 02:29 PM

Hey Dave that looks great. Nice work. Mind if I ask about the defrost? I have heard of people doing that before...just wondered what you went with/plumbed?

Good luck with the spaghetti.

IowaRV9Dreamer · #**500** 12-31-2010, 04:08 PM

"defrost" is really just 2 small 12V fans in the upper forward skin. The idea is to blow air onto the inside of the windscreen to keep breath from fogging/icing up on there. I'll have 2 heat muffs and I have 2 cabin heat boxes, so if I have to plumb scat tubing up to a fan, I will be able to.