I just finished the fuselage kit and am waiting on my finish kit. I'm starting to look into how to layout the panel, what I need, etc. I have no idea at this point. I have decided on a Dynon 10" HDX for the main screen. I'm looking at the Dynon comms and they monitor the standby frequency as well. Kind of neat. I'm currently flying with dual King KX155s, so I'm used to listening on both active frequencies with a standby frequency loaded on each. 122.8, 122.9 seem to always be loaded somewhere. Towers, atis etc.
I think I would like to keep the capability of having 4 frequencies handy, but not sure how that would work, even if I bought 2 comms. If so, would it monitor 4 frequencies? Is it overkill?
At the risk of being told to RTFM, how did you layout your panel? cardboard cutouts and foamboard? I started using the panel builder at Hangarzulu but need some more time with it. Switches, etc, where do you start? Panelbuilding for dummies? Building so far has been opening the manual, going to the chapter and completing tasks, learning many skills along the way, sometimes ordering new parts and relearning that skill. At this point the panel layout seems daunting. I can imagine the FWF will be similar.
I think I would like to keep the capability of having 4 frequencies handy, but not sure how that would work, even if I bought 2 comms. If so, would it monitor 4 frequencies? Is it overkill?
At the risk of being told to RTFM, how did you layout your panel? cardboard cutouts and foamboard? I started using the panel builder at Hangarzulu but need some more time with it. Switches, etc, where do you start? Panelbuilding for dummies? Building so far has been opening the manual, going to the chapter and completing tasks, learning many skills along the way, sometimes ordering new parts and relearning that skill. At this point the panel layout seems daunting. I can imagine the FWF will be similar.