Avionics racks
I pulled out all my avionics and made a mess on the dining room table. I assembled the racks for the transponder and audio panel. I stacked all the radio's up and took a snapshot.
What's not on this stack is the engine monitor. Later I measured the height of my stack and the height on my panel and discovered that it's too high! AGGGHH! Stupid ePanel builder website isn't accurate, in my case, not even close. So my tip is to not use epanel builder website for anything more than generalization. Remember, the top 3/4" of the panel is unusable because the support angle and tip-up frame and the bottom 1/2" is unusable because this is where the curve of the panel is that makes the flange on the bottom edge. I think I measure 8.5" of usable height.
So I'll be moving the transponder over underneath the Garmin 196/396 on Sandi's side. That will give me some extra room in the center. Glad I measured before cutting anything.
(Time: 1.5 Hours)
What's not on this stack is the engine monitor. Later I measured the height of my stack and the height on my panel and discovered that it's too high! AGGGHH! Stupid ePanel builder website isn't accurate, in my case, not even close. So my tip is to not use epanel builder website for anything more than generalization. Remember, the top 3/4" of the panel is unusable because the support angle and tip-up frame and the bottom 1/2" is unusable because this is where the curve of the panel is that makes the flange on the bottom edge. I think I measure 8.5" of usable height.
So I'll be moving the transponder over underneath the Garmin 196/396 on Sandi's side. That will give me some extra room in the center. Glad I measured before cutting anything.
(Time: 1.5 Hours)
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