Haven't drilled any holes yet, just wanted to have somebody else look at my panel and see if they have any great ideas I haven't thought of.
I am a day VFR pilot, so no sense in making a plane that is anything else. So, no lights, no gyros. My fighter pilot fantasies are 1940's so, want to have a minimum of blinkenlights. Navigation is looking out the windows, and maybe a hiking GPS set on the glare shield. Going cheap is also a priority. Older radios that don't have LED panels would be preferred, but cost more and are less reliable. The blue square is Van's map box, the rectangle next to the airspeed is a AOA gauge made acording to plans in Sport Aviation a few years back. Fuel level is down by the fuel switch.
I plan on having a panel electrical bus attached to the back side of the blank area below the map box, maybe put some placards in that space (N number, spin recovery?) At some point in the future will need ADS-B radios, that will probably end up replacing the map box.
So, any thoughts? suggestions?
I am a day VFR pilot, so no sense in making a plane that is anything else. So, no lights, no gyros. My fighter pilot fantasies are 1940's so, want to have a minimum of blinkenlights. Navigation is looking out the windows, and maybe a hiking GPS set on the glare shield. Going cheap is also a priority. Older radios that don't have LED panels would be preferred, but cost more and are less reliable. The blue square is Van's map box, the rectangle next to the airspeed is a AOA gauge made acording to plans in Sport Aviation a few years back. Fuel level is down by the fuel switch.
I plan on having a panel electrical bus attached to the back side of the blank area below the map box, maybe put some placards in that space (N number, spin recovery?) At some point in the future will need ADS-B radios, that will probably end up replacing the map box.
So, any thoughts? suggestions?