chriscalandro Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 Minus some blank panels and sorting out how I want my yoke switches wired, I’m done. I have over 3 long weeks into the build of this project and probably another month of planning and cad work. I completed all the work completely by myself (with IA supervision of course) im not going to say it’s as good as pro shops, it’s not, but it’s functional, looks decent, and has everything I wanted for the cost of equipment only + some tools I didn’t have. I’ll go through it and clean it up as time allows. The big benefit of doing it yourself is if there is something I don’t like about the placement I can cut new panels and do what I want. 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 Nice work, Chris! How’s the studying going? Is there a lot to become familiar with, with all that power? Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriscalandro Posted June 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 It's pretty straight forward really, I got all the numbers and parameters dialed in quickly from the POH. I taxied it around and I'm figuring out how I like the layout to be. I think I'm a full screen map on the right screen kind of guy and a full screen PFD on the left with Engine in the bottom bar. Still have some odds and ends to tie up and get the paperwork done, so I have some time to play before the maiden voyage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMooney Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 Giving me IDEAS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldguy Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 That looks wonderful! My favorite projects are those that force me to buy new tools. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLCarter Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Oldguy said: That looks wonderful! My favorite projects are those that force me to buy new tools. Force? For me it might be justify, but very little force is needed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbridges Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 On 6/11/2020 at 10:17 PM, chriscalandro said: Minus some blank panels and sorting out how I want my yoke switches wired, I’m done. I have over 3 long weeks into the build of this project and probably another month of planning and cad work. I completed all the work completely by myself (with IA supervision of course) im not going to say it’s as good as pro shops, it’s not, but it’s functional, looks decent, and has everything I wanted for the cost of equipment only + some tools I didn’t have. I’ll go through it and clean it up as time allows. The big benefit of doing it yourself is if there is something I don’t like about the placement I can cut new panels and do what I want. Those screens look great. They seem pretty reflective in the pics. Is glare much of an issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriscalandro Posted June 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 51 minutes ago, rbridges said: Those screens look great. They seem pretty reflective in the pics. Is glare much of an issue? I think a lot of it i the angle you look at it. I haven’t really noticed any issues with glare. I think the screen brightness was turned down in the picture as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVandelay Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 Those screens look great. They seem pretty reflective in the pics. Is glare much of an issue? There is protective plastic on them, look at the top right of the screens, I assume the screens are anti glare. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriscalandro Posted June 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 Turns out the Real cost is the insurance hit after the increased hull value! Oof! 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59Moonster Posted June 19, 2020 Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 On 6/17/2020 at 5:34 PM, chriscalandro said: Turns out the Real cost is the insurance hit after the increased hull value! Oof! No joke. How much did yours go up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriscalandro Posted June 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 400/year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffb Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 Chris, I've been trying to understand the architecture of the Dynon system. Ignoring the D10 backup, I see the two 10-inch displays, the KX-170 and the ICOM nav. I'm assuming there's more, remote equipment. Care to detail what all is in the system you put together and how it's all intended to play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59Moonster Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 3:41 PM, chriscalandro said: 400/year I raised mine from 45 to 75 and got dinged 1amu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriscalandro Posted July 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, geoffb said: Chris, I've been trying to understand the architecture of the Dynon system. Ignoring the D10 backup, I see the two 10-inch displays, the KX-170 and the ICOM nav. I'm assuming there's more, remote equipment. Care to detail what all is in the system you put together and how it's all intended to play? Behind the left display is the adhars, a backup battery, the Dynon network hub, and the engine monitoring module. Behind the right screen is a backup battery, transponder, and adsb in module. The magnetometer is in the back behind the access panel mounted to the horizontal support. some things are serial and some things are on the Dynon network. Edited July 1, 2020 by chriscalandro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukemzzz Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 Looking good! I for one am glad you did this project because I ended up with a good deal on a transponder and some starting cad files! I’m about a week out from finishing my panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriscalandro Posted July 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Nukemzzz said: Looking good! I for one am glad you did this project because I ended up with a good deal on a transponder and some starting cad files! I’m about a week out from finishing my panel. Looking forward to seeing it! How did those files work out? Edited July 2, 2020 by chriscalandro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukemzzz Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 3 hours ago, chriscalandro said: Looking forward to seeing it! How did those files work out? Good. I made some adjustments to the shape based on some test piece fitting. I felt like the pilot side was a little tall when tiled to vertical and trimmed around the outer edges to gain some wiggle room. Hopefully it all fits well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffb Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 (edited) So no gps or nav radio? I though you needed something external for navigation. IFR that is Edited July 2, 2020 by geoffb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 7 hours ago, geoffb said: Chris, I've been trying to understand the architecture of the Dynon system. Ignoring the D10 backup, I see the two 10-inch displays, the KX-170 and the ICOM nav. I'm assuming there's more, remote equipment. Care to detail what all is in the system you put together and how it's all intended to lay? It's integrated. If you go with the ADSB/Transponder... There is a screen for that. If you put the VHF radio in then it can suggest the airport freQs. It has boxes to fly to if you hook up a Approach certified GPS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 Just now, geoffb said: So no gps or nav radio? The GPS is ADSB level of certification. and is used for the VFR Moving map Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 Also has Engine monitoring. and engine and blackbox recording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danb Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 Awesome job, sweet looking panel, must be cool to have the skill, knowledge and intestinal fortitude to complete such a wonderful panel. My hats off to you, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 3:41 PM, chriscalandro said: 400/year So why insure the Avionics? I look at it this way. If the plane is really totaled I don't care because I am totaled too. If the plane gets kind of totaled, I can buy the plane from the insurance company and pull the boxes out and stick them in something new. Is this a silly way of thinking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy95W Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Yetti said: So why insure the Avionics? I look at it this way. If the plane is really totaled I don't care because I am totaled too. If the plane gets kind of totaled, I can buy the plane from the insurance company and pull the boxes out and stick them in something new. Is this a silly way of thinking? I'm doing some upgrades so this is a really good question for me, too. ? @Parker_Woodruff ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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