There are lots of pictures on the members section of the Europa Club Website
including
showing the sub panels.
Basically they are an aluminium version of the Panel shape inside the lips of
the
fibre console.
Leave enough room when you cut out the fibreglass to fasten the number of
captive
nuts for the retaining screws. See the old sheets.
Check, and check again, the clearance behind the panel for what you are
mounting,
some radios are quite long and you need clearance for the cables which usually
attach at the back. If you have existing cables installed make sure they
will reach the new instrument location and also leave room for you to pull the
panel forward during construction and future repair.
Trace the shape of the panel full size on to paper and draw out your intended
layout
and check the instrument widths, the facia and also the box behind.
If you have standby instruments make sure they are in the best place to use them
if needed and not in a far away part of the panel because you ran out of room,
in other words have a look at several layouts and decide what works for you.
If you have warning lights, you need to see them but, placing them in the
eyeline
when your flying will bring it to your attention but will also be a major
distraction if your are then trying to sort the aeroplane out and making a safe
landing.
Weight is not your friend. Place the instrument on the scales and if they read
more than zero think seriously if you need it. Any changes to the panel may
affect
weight and balance as well as compass calibration.
And finally, measure three times and cut once.
Alan
G-OBJT
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> On 29 Oct 2017, at 21:12, William Bliss <william@wbliss.co.uk> wrote:
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> Hello All
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> Does anyone have any tips, experience etc of retrofitting the mod 63
> instrument
panel cut out? I cannot even find pictures of the blanks that Europa sell.
Mine are steam gauges which I do not plan to change. I'm about to remove the
panel
and fit a Trig Radio and Transponder into G-WUFF so thought now is a good
time for the mod.
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> Thanks William
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