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Buck's RV-8
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Date: 7-11-2009
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Number of Hours: 3.90
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Brief Description: Cockpit / panel planning
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Today, I temporarily attached the instrument panel, throttle quadrant, flap switch console, map pockets, mid cabin covers, and avionics access door -- all in an effort to finalize the position of some key components. Among other things, I discovered that the smoke-system arming switch will not work where I had planned it on the instrument panel. The switch-guard will interfere with the forward upper longeron. I resolved some other minor issues, too.
I also temporarily attached the right brake line so I could determine a good location for mounting the Approach Fast Stack avionics hub on the back of the nearby bulkhead. It appears the right side of the bulkhead will work best, and I’ll mount it as high up as I can.
I also laid out paper images of the major instruments to finalize everything. I've made several changes in the past six months, based on the lengths and sizes of some components. For example, I wrongly assumed the GTX-330 transponder was the same depth as the GTX-327. The 330 is WAY deeper -- in fact, at 11.25", it's the longest item on the panel, and now becomes the limiting factor for the rest of the panel. In the RV-8, the upper gear tower z-channel cross-brace limits the usable depth enough that you usually have to place a typical Garmin stack as high as possible.
I also moved the ELT remote monitor and several circuit breakers off the main instrument panel.
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Time to get down to the nitty-gritty of the cockpit layout.
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My semi-final panel payout. The Garmin stack was moved up because of the transponder depth.
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