logansc
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Finally got my new (third) panel finished. Not the best pictures in the world, but I'm hoping they will be adequate. I wanted steam gages AND glass; I really like the looks of round gages in a modern reincarnation of a WWII fighter (?), but some of the refinements and information available with a moving map system are hard to turn down. Otherwise, I have an approximation of Tom Martin's IFR setup.
It's fully IFR capable with a PMA6000MC, Garmin 530W, SL-40, and a Levil 8" display running Anywhere Map Pro/Pocket Plates and XM Wx. It will eventually also take a feed from the bullet camera mounted in my right wingtip but I don't have that operational yet. On the pedestal is a Garmin 327 and an EDM 900.
I really had to cram the steam gages in there, they take up a lot more room than glass would, but I just like the looks of them. The Levil would not fit any where but in or close to, the center. The flap switch is on the left just aft of the throttle quadrant (can't be seen in these pictures) and there is a single row of switches on the right fuselage side-panel. I'm running a Plane Power 60A alternator and a B&C 10A b/u off the vacuum pad. It's wired up very close to the Aeroelectric Z-13 schematic including a main bus/endurance bus configuration and dual mag switches (no key).
A big PC925 battery (in the back) helps with W&B and provides a third heavy duty source of power (thru #2 braided welding cables). I don't have any c/b's, just fuzes under the floor (where I can't fiddle with them in the air). Everything in the panel except the SL-40 is multi-purpose; there just isn't enough room for round gages and single purpose avionics if you're going to have reasonable redundancy in a "single-wide".
This is probably more info than anyone wants to hear, but I guess I'm just trying to be helpful to the few guys out there who are still building. The guys ahead of me are the only way I got mine built, so I figure to pitch in a little too.
During:
and, After:
Still working on my upgraded wheel pants. They are giving me a fit (as are the 100+ degree temperatures in my hangar!). Next up is a trip back through the cockpit with masking tape and an airbrush to spruce things up again. I've managed to scratch up a lot of the interior with two different panel upgrades. Huge thanks especially to Homer, but also to Dennis and Tom for all their help with this project. That's my friend Dennis in the front seat handling the switches for the photo. I'm still learning how everything works!
Regards,
Lee...
It's fully IFR capable with a PMA6000MC, Garmin 530W, SL-40, and a Levil 8" display running Anywhere Map Pro/Pocket Plates and XM Wx. It will eventually also take a feed from the bullet camera mounted in my right wingtip but I don't have that operational yet. On the pedestal is a Garmin 327 and an EDM 900.
I really had to cram the steam gages in there, they take up a lot more room than glass would, but I just like the looks of them. The Levil would not fit any where but in or close to, the center. The flap switch is on the left just aft of the throttle quadrant (can't be seen in these pictures) and there is a single row of switches on the right fuselage side-panel. I'm running a Plane Power 60A alternator and a B&C 10A b/u off the vacuum pad. It's wired up very close to the Aeroelectric Z-13 schematic including a main bus/endurance bus configuration and dual mag switches (no key).
A big PC925 battery (in the back) helps with W&B and provides a third heavy duty source of power (thru #2 braided welding cables). I don't have any c/b's, just fuzes under the floor (where I can't fiddle with them in the air). Everything in the panel except the SL-40 is multi-purpose; there just isn't enough room for round gages and single purpose avionics if you're going to have reasonable redundancy in a "single-wide".
This is probably more info than anyone wants to hear, but I guess I'm just trying to be helpful to the few guys out there who are still building. The guys ahead of me are the only way I got mine built, so I figure to pitch in a little too.
During:
and, After:
Still working on my upgraded wheel pants. They are giving me a fit (as are the 100+ degree temperatures in my hangar!). Next up is a trip back through the cockpit with masking tape and an airbrush to spruce things up again. I've managed to scratch up a lot of the interior with two different panel upgrades. Huge thanks especially to Homer, but also to Dennis and Tom for all their help with this project. That's my friend Dennis in the front seat handling the switches for the photo. I'm still learning how everything works!
Regards,
Lee...
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