rmartingt
Well Known Member
Working on some panel layout stuff in the evenings (made a course change and GRT is looking mighty attractive now), and got to wondering... where's the best place to put a standby attitude display? I don't have any personal experience to guide me (I'm not instrument rated yet and I've never flown anything but a sim with standby attitude) so I'm turning to the experience of others.
The plan right now is for a dual-screen Horizon 10.1 system, eventually with an IFR GPS; although the second screen and GPS may not be fitted initially I'm trying to plan for the space.
I keep coming back to one of two possibilities... first one would be to mount it all the way to the left (RV-7 slider), which would be convenient in some ways but is way across the panel from the navigation instruments and radios.
The second is to mount it as high as it will go and just off-center to the left. Thinking there is it's up close to the radios and IFR GPS, plus it's also available for the right-seater to use until the second screen gets installed.
So from those who have fitted one in a -6, -7, or -9... what's worked out best for you, given the limited real estate?
The plan right now is for a dual-screen Horizon 10.1 system, eventually with an IFR GPS; although the second screen and GPS may not be fitted initially I'm trying to plan for the space.
I keep coming back to one of two possibilities... first one would be to mount it all the way to the left (RV-7 slider), which would be convenient in some ways but is way across the panel from the navigation instruments and radios.
The second is to mount it as high as it will go and just off-center to the left. Thinking there is it's up close to the radios and IFR GPS, plus it's also available for the right-seater to use until the second screen gets installed.
So from those who have fitted one in a -6, -7, or -9... what's worked out best for you, given the limited real estate?