Bernie you are a Five Star General in the panel wars so I expect no more hacking from you! ;-)
- Peter
- Peter
get to Eau Claire on a clear Saturday morning!!........
since i last posted quite a while ago,
here's a lit up version of the panel
almost the same level of integration as the g900x (nice job by the way, peter but at a lower cost and with more custom/self-fun-developed stuff ;-)
rgds bernie
p.s. mission is "personal airliner", we know, it's way overkill for vfr... but having fun at it...
the garmin is nice but you're dead if you lose your electrical system in IMC
My wife would kill me if I spent $75,000 on my whole plane!Mike, my wife would kill me if spent $75,000 on my
panel.
the garmin is nice but you're dead if you lose your electrical system in IMC
Brian -
Glad to see you're moving along on your project. Post some pics of your trim tab when you get it finished up!
Thanks for your concern about me when I'm flying in IMC! To put your mind at ease I have battery back up's along with dual P-Mags as well as a 3rd GPS unit on board that operates completely indepenant of any of the ship's power. I figure if all that fails while I happen to be flying IFR God wants me for something pretty bad so I better just go!
- Peter
PS - Daniel and Mike are right about the homework that goes in to an electrical system and panel to be used in IFR. Planning is an important and fun part of the process!
Sorry if my comment was taken as an attack of sorts, just thinking outloud-
Does lightning/static discharge not concern you?? You mention a independent GPS but getting lost wouldn't be my concern, not knowing your airspeed, attitude/bank would be my main concern if I lost electrical. Call me pessimistic, but I'm still thinking about the panel layout which is probably very pre-mature for me at this point, I can't seem to give up a vacuum system or traditional gauges completely. Perhaps my instructor scared the begeezus out of me with all the what-if's during training your panel looks great btw!
This thought process can go both ways... A properly built electrical system should have no problem with lightning / static discharge. Airliners do it all the time... just use the same standard. As far as knowing pitch, bank, airspeed, etc... Even the hand held garmin gps' have a simulated 6 pack that is alot easier to follow and read than trying to do it all on a partial panel due to the loss of a vacuum pump!! Look at it like that... your flying in IMC, lose a vacuum pump, and then ur partial panel! Fly in IMC behind a proper glass setup, and you atleast have a backup that is capable of displaying everything as if nothing had happened.
Either way, both are a proven technology, both have pros and cons, and both are expensive!!!
yeah i think glass (done properly) is out of my price range, so maybe i'm mentally justifying the steam gauge setup, who knows
Glass done properly (for RV IMC) does not have to cost an arm and leg and your first born...It can easily be done for less than steam.
You can buy two full EFIS units each with their own battery backup systems for less than $3200....
RV7 flown two days ago after 3 year build.
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That's a nice looking panel Mike, and pretty close to plan.
That red split switch on the LH side interests me, I have been looking for something like that. Can you tell me where you got it and its part number?
That's a nice looking panel Mike, and pretty close to plan.
That red split switch on the LH side interests me, I have been looking for something like that. Can you tell me where you got it and its part number?