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Rob's REBVAIR Project
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Date:  2-7-2015
Number of Hours:  12.00
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Brief Description:  Panel paint and switches

I hadn't anticipated how integrated the work on the front and back of the panel would be. Once you wire the switches, they can be installed, but you can't 'final' install them unless you've painted the panel. But you don't want to paint the panel until you've cut all the holes...and so it goes.

In Image 1, you can see the panel coming along with switches, switch guards, and labels. Labelling was with a P-Touch label maker. They are not as slick as the many panels out there with fancy 'ink transfer' technology, and some of these are actually not really that expensive. It's not the money...it's the time. Truth is, I was growing impatient, and this is not a grand champion lancair or RV-10. My cabin interior is exposed and unpainted aluminum, and this is to be a 'working' airplane. Quick and off-the-shelf solutions like spray paint and office labels will ultmately make it easier to maintain the airplane as it experiences the bumps and scrapes of (hopefully) daily use. Label starts to topeel? Slap on a new one. Paint chips off? Plastic bag, blue tape, and some spray paint and you're done in an hour.

Image 2 is a close-up of the left side, with a good view of the switch grouping and the addition of the compass and Winter altimeter. If the EFIS fails, I need some basic flight to keep me safe: compass, altimeter, and eventually, a Trutrak turn and bank instrument.
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