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    Senior Member Pilot4Life's Avatar
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    Looks good TJay...I see you have lightening holes on the sides...are you planning to remain as is without a center console to reduce completion weight as well? Love the CF panel! Looks really clean.
    Chris Holaday
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    nah Ill build a small console in there to to hide everything, Thanks

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    Still wiring,simple panel, 796,G-5,305 A/P, EI,egt,cht fuel,oil,volt, 240 audio,comm1 gtr225,comm2 sl40,327 transponder,composite electric panel and a couple steam. Lots of work. Going all glass on my rv-9a
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    Panel is finally installed! I might swap out the ugly silver placard for a more discreet version.......
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    That's beautiful, Mike! Very professional job... you've got "glass" in more ways than one - what kind of finish is that? Very nice. What did you do on the glareshield?

    Gizmos - I really like your's too!

    I should have started to pay more attention to all these works of art in this thread before forging ahead with mine.
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    Hi John,

    Thanks for the compliments. I used Ranthane paint for the plane and panel. I set the panel perfectly flat and loaded it up with paint!

    For the glareshield I used black microfiber cloth.
    -Mike Kraus
    RV-4 built and sold :-(
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    KitFox SS7 built and flying and now on amphib floats!

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    Oh man, another guy I won't be able to park my Kitfox next to! Nice job Mike very professional and clean . A well thought out panel indeed. Bruce N199CL

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    Yes indeed, that is one beautiful panel. My only concern would be reflection you are going to get, especially since the KF has the full skylight. I get plenty of reflection off of my screens alone.

    Have you thought about making the placard with white font and black background?
    Phil Nelson
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    Quote Originally Posted by PapuaPilot View Post
    Yes indeed, that is one beautiful panel...
    I have had similar panels (gloss black) in all my planes.... RV-4, RV-10, and now the KitFox. It has never been an issue for me, even in the bubble canopy of the -4...... I did order the white lettered dry transfer placard/decal from AS&S, it should arrive tomorrow. I may swap it out, we'll see.
    -Mike Kraus
    RV-4 built and sold :-(
    RV-10 built and flying
    KitFox SS7 built and flying and now on amphib floats!

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    G'day Mike,

    That panel certainly does look very nicely planned out and executed and I'm sure it'll be a pleasure to fly behind.

    Can I ask where you got your switches and what model/type they are. I much prefer those to the 'normal' toggle switches and like the way you've incorporated them into the panel. I am quite willing to steal the idea of anybody who comes up with a design like yours

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