339A
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After being on the road for a while I have finally made it back to Littleton and my airplane. Upon arriving back home a few items were delivered by Mr. Brown. Most of the parts/equipment that I ordered showed up. So now I can get started on the IFR panel upgrade for 339A.
What I thought I would do is to keep a running post here, of the event as I progress along and throw in an update when something interesting takes place.
I do have a general plan of attack for this project. Obviously I want to limit the amount of down time for the plane. I would much rather be flying than working. So the first step is to get the electrical design done. That is complete and I'll post a link to the drawings when I get a chance. I have been playing around with ePanel Builder for the last year and have a layout that I can live with. One of my objectives is to limit the amount of re-wiring that I need to do. That being the case the placement and reuse of existing equipment had to be worked into the layout.
Here is the panel as it is today. It's had a few upgrades since it was first completed in 2005.
Here is the new panel design. Trying to make use of existing wiring and layout.
Since I'm a cheap guy (just ask my wife), I will be cutting/fabricating the panel myself. Plus this allows me to have the existing panel right where I can look at it and get measurements as needed. I made the original panel in about two nights of cutting/filing. I began this task last night and I'm off to a good start. Note the can of Bush's beans in the upper right corner...just happens to be the perfect size for a 3 1/8 inch instrument.![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
More to follow as I get further into the project.
What I thought I would do is to keep a running post here, of the event as I progress along and throw in an update when something interesting takes place.
I do have a general plan of attack for this project. Obviously I want to limit the amount of down time for the plane. I would much rather be flying than working. So the first step is to get the electrical design done. That is complete and I'll post a link to the drawings when I get a chance. I have been playing around with ePanel Builder for the last year and have a layout that I can live with. One of my objectives is to limit the amount of re-wiring that I need to do. That being the case the placement and reuse of existing equipment had to be worked into the layout.
Here is the panel as it is today. It's had a few upgrades since it was first completed in 2005.
![dsc0005cropped.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg21.imageshack.us%2Fimg21%2F3708%2Fdsc0005cropped.jpg&hash=d29627d937ddb6c778bbdf500554b06f)
Here is the new panel design. Trying to make use of existing wiring and layout.
![panelupgraderev.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg9.imageshack.us%2Fimg9%2F9161%2Fpanelupgraderev.jpg&hash=826b8af70febac7b7f1344ffbf302113)
Since I'm a cheap guy (just ask my wife), I will be cutting/fabricating the panel myself. Plus this allows me to have the existing panel right where I can look at it and get measurements as needed. I made the original panel in about two nights of cutting/filing. I began this task last night and I'm off to a good start. Note the can of Bush's beans in the upper right corner...just happens to be the perfect size for a 3 1/8 inch instrument.
![dsc0009cropped.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg94.imageshack.us%2Fimg94%2F169%2Fdsc0009cropped.jpg&hash=06e5b586ab9d1a36707ffddc3ffa0ecd)
![dsc0011cropped.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg704.imageshack.us%2Fimg704%2F48%2Fdsc0011cropped.jpg&hash=17d2fa2f4a10c2c9e69dea971c22b6f9)
More to follow as I get further into the project.
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