90 degree BNC

[rv8ch]

How much RV8 builders wouldn't pay for an extra two inches between the panel and the baggage area...

[dan]

Originally Posted by rv8ch

How much RV8 builders wouldn't pay for an extra two inches between the panel and the baggage area...

Pardon my naivete about the RV-8 fuselage...but couldn't you just mount your panel an inch or two aft of the stock location?

[rv8ch]

Originally Posted by dan

Pardon my naivete about the RV-8 fuselage...but couldn't you just mount your panel an inch or two aft of the stock location?

Yes, you could do this, but like everything in life, it's all interconnected. The top skin that holds the panel on is pre-punched. The stick will now be mostly under the panel. You'd probably want to move the seat back just a hair. Now your stick is too far forward...and on it goes. I have no intention of doing it, but I do know that when planning out the location of the radios, there were several times when I said "if I had two more inches..."

Of course, I could direct my moaning to the avionics companies. Why the heck does a radio or transponder need to be a foot long in 2006? (Rhetorical question)

[Kahuna]

Originally Posted by dan

Pardon my naivete about the RV-8 fuselage...but couldn't you just mount your panel an inch or two aft of the stock location?

The biggest drawback there would be stick clearance. There is already not enough room for a full travel. The other comments about the pre punched stuff do apply too.