I started my panel design on a plan piece of paper with a pencil. After awhile I moved to MS Paint where I would cut and paste things together in a Frankenstein manner trying to get something that made sense. Yesterday I decided to step it up to Visio and include it in my Electrical plans book.
This allowed me to show a bit more detail and move things around without trying to cut and paste a JPEG. I'm at a point now I thought I would share it out and solicit any feedback. Visio allows me to show quite a bit of detail that I wasn't able to do in paint. Should note this isn't to scale per se.
Here are some design considerations/features
Anyhow that's what it looks like for now... high probability that things will change before my final install.
This allowed me to show a bit more detail and move things around without trying to cut and paste a JPEG. I'm at a point now I thought I would share it out and solicit any feedback. Visio allows me to show quite a bit of detail that I wasn't able to do in paint. Should note this isn't to scale per se.
Here are some design considerations/features
- Slightly different starting system. You will push both Mag toggles up (Momentary) to ground the right mag and engage the starter. Once started both mags remain running. The VPX disengages any future starting attempt while the engine is turning. I may add a temporary hidden relay or wire it in with the strobes as an added precaution.
- Gave each Alternator it's own switch. Again the VPX prevents both from being on at the same time, so figured I would use two switches.
- Using illuminated Custom labeled rocker switches. A bit bigger than a traditional switches but they should all fit as shown.
- The Ram Air switch opens up the Rod Bowers Ram Air to by pass the filter. Used in cruise or as an Alt Air source.
- Prefer the AP Panel above the MFD.
- G5 will act as an additional HSI in normal flying. In an emergency if the IBBS fails then it will be the PFD.
- Can do a remote audio panel but I like the buttons.
- TOGA button fairly easy to get to if I have to go around. Might be a better spot once I get the throttle quadrant just don't know.
- Stick mappings are shown as well. I'm foregoing any pilot disconnect function right now. I'm close enough to that person riding right seat I can slap their hand. If it was a tandem I could see it being much more useful.
- The far right area as well as the bottom center area I kept clear for now. Possibly might use that space for a paper pad or Ipad mount or something like that.
Anyhow that's what it looks like for now... high probability that things will change before my final install.
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