The new panel is done, at least for the most part. The placard stickers didn’t make it from the old one (the were tearing when I tried to remove them), but other than that it’s up and running, and there’s a short video below.
In other news the list of sim projects I have underway seems to keep growing, and right now the to-do list of work underway includes:
- Figuring out the final on / off switch config for the new radios (so they light up when I flip the avionics switch on the panel).
- Designing my first home-built airport for X-Plane (KOQN, my home patch).
- Building a center console for the sim that will hold the trim wheel, throttle quadrant, intercom, fuel switch (and perhaps a couple of cup holders) – and I hope to do this today.
- Lots and lots of “How To Simulate” flights and viewer request flights.
And of course, I’m still working on the still-lengthening guild to building a GA home cockpit. Yesterday was good for this, as it gave me fresh recall on a bunch of panel-related items, and gave me the chance to snap some photos that will help illustrate things in the book.
So it’s good the holiday season is here with some time off!
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