Show us your panel

[Dave S]

Hey Tom,

Panel looks great....Nothing wrong with prop paint.....FWIW.....I used some left over body lacquer I had from a '87 Merc Grand Marquis.....proper application gives it a nice satin, non reflective surface (post # 5 on this thread). Also used it for the seat pan, glareshield, custom baggage bay...oh crap!...what didn't I use it for?

BTW - what did you use for the markings on the panel?

Cheers,

Dave S
KF7 TRigear

[Tom Waid]

Hello Dave,
I used a Brother Label Maker with black letters printed on 1/4" clear tape.

See more here!

All the best,
Tom

[jiott]

Tom,
I have been following your build website and noticed you have installed your panel and are now wiring it. FWIW I found that it was MUCH easier to install all the panel components and then prewire as much of them as possible on the bench. Then install the panel in the airplane and finish up the wiring. In fact I came up with a way to pivot the panel down 90 degrees so the backside was facing up, which made the final "in-place" wiring much easier.

[Tom Waid]

I gave serious consideration to prewiring the panel on the bench but, in the end, I decided to wire it in place. My avionics-rocket-scientist friend is coaching me on assembling the harnesses on the bench and then installing then in the panel. I'll probably have to remove the radio mounting bracket to install the molex connector and antenna lead.

It goes without saying that I may regret my decision. If this happens I'll "fess-up" on the website.

At the moment my avionics-rocket-scientist friend is on some South Pacific Paradise Island fixing a radar station. I hate it when he abandons me like this.

[Olle1975]

My panel by a kitfox III with rotax 582

[SkyPirate]

as of today thanks to a couple on field friends

[SkySteve]

Chase,
That looks nice and clean. Good layout.