N546RV
Well Known Member
The time is approaching when I'll have to write a big check for avionics, so I'm getting pretty deep into panel planning. Up until now, I've been careful to keep my 430 positioned where it won't interfere with the forward upper brace. I've got one panel concept I like with dual 7" Skyviews, and now I'm trying to work out a single 10" Skyview concept (saves me $1800 for a second screen and I can get the touch interface!).
I really like the idea of having the Skyview centered high on the panel, and the 430 centered beneath it, but there's not room to mount the 430 down there and still have it clear the forward upper brace:
While staring at my computer and moping about my layout not working, I had an idea: what if I could simply angle the 430 such that the back end would pass under the brace? Assuming my trig is right (debatable), angling it by just 10? would lower the back end by ~1.75", which looks to be more than enough to clear the brace with room to spare. (Actually, I think I could go as low as 5? and still clear the brace, but I'm not sure that the drawings I'm using are accurate enough to be sure)
I feel like I've seen where someone did something along these lines in an -* panel, but my searches have been fruitless. So: has anyone done this or something similar? How difficult would it be to do this? Does it seem feasible? Any other comments?
Thanks!
I really like the idea of having the Skyview centered high on the panel, and the 430 centered beneath it, but there's not room to mount the 430 down there and still have it clear the forward upper brace:
While staring at my computer and moping about my layout not working, I had an idea: what if I could simply angle the 430 such that the back end would pass under the brace? Assuming my trig is right (debatable), angling it by just 10? would lower the back end by ~1.75", which looks to be more than enough to clear the brace with room to spare. (Actually, I think I could go as low as 5? and still clear the brace, but I'm not sure that the drawings I'm using are accurate enough to be sure)
I feel like I've seen where someone did something along these lines in an -* panel, but my searches have been fruitless. So: has anyone done this or something similar? How difficult would it be to do this? Does it seem feasible? Any other comments?
Thanks!