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Old 12-11-2010, 05:48 PM
jmitchell jmitchell is offline
 
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Default Point(s) taken.

Thanks for the suggestions everyone.

I agree and moved the radio and GPS to the left side and put the VP-50 and the Transponder on the right.

My flap switch is on my Infinity grip (protected by a Vfe speed switch) and the boost pump switch is on the VP-50 control unit.

As for the G-Meter; sounds like a good idea. I agree analog needles are easier to interpret than a digital value. I have to do more research but I'm pretty sure a whiskey compass is required even for VFR in Canada (don't ask me why). If the compass readout in my Dynon EFIS will suffice I will delete the whiskey compass and put something more useful in it's place.

The radio frequency flip flop feature would be nice on the stick but the Garmin SL40 doesn't support it. The SL30 does, but I don't need the VOR.

My master switch (next to the black trim knob on the right sub panel) is a cam-lock style to prevent inadvertent activation.

Here is a pic of the revised panel:

http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/jeffrey....Dec%202010.bmp

Thanks again!
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Old 12-11-2010, 06:27 PM
scsmith scsmith is offline
 
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Default In practice.....

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... I agree with the other post about putting avionics that require tuning, etc. on the left side so that you can do them with your left hand, while keeping the right hand on the stick.
Early on in my panel design, I had my radio stack (radio, transponder, GPS-nav) on the right. Several people suggested moving it to the left, based on this logic, and I did. I am a more dominantly right-handed stick than most (to the point that I would fly an RV-7 from the right seat!) so this seemed like solid logic.

BUT in practice, I find myself, more often than not, switching to left hand stick and reaching across to the left side with my right hand to tune the radio, set a txpr code, or select a feature on the GPS. It's a matter of fine motor dexterity. The buttons are small, and they are moving around in turbulence. Even though I am not as smooth flying with left-hand stick, my left hand is better on the stick than it is trying to push small buttons.

In hind sight, I wish I had kept the radio stack on the right.
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Old 12-12-2010, 06:28 AM
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That is why I had the GPS and Radio on the right in the first place. I figured I would want to use my dominant hand to fiddle with them.

However, at work I sit in the left seat as often as I do the right so I am accustomed to using my left hand to play with the FMS etc. without any problem.

Putting my GPS and Radio on the left and the VP-50 and Transponder on the right solves a couple of other issues I had with mounting the VP-50 control unit (Red Box) behind the panel so I am going to stick with this plan.

Thanks for your comment.
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