Panel Planning Stage for 65 Mooney M20E

[JoeM]

I’m getting ready to do this in my E as well. What panel design app did you use?

[someairforcedude]

1 hour ago, JoeM said:

I’m getting ready to do this in my E as well. What panel design app did you use?

I used XPanel

[Utah20Gflyer]

I'm pretty sure you can't mount an audio panel or really anything else that high in the center stack.  I believe you only have 4 or 5 inches depth available because of the steel tubing in that area.  I tried to move a intercom to that spot and got shut down for that reason.  Looks like the current plans have room to move it down an inch and a half which you will likely have to do. 

[someairforcedude]

Final design, now just waiting for the shop to approve it or make me move stuff around... This is with the equipment the shop recommended.  I guess I was spending money for no reason on the 540 for my usage - foreflight flight planning to both the IFD 440 and the Dynon - no need for the larger 540/550 units.  Also since I won't be doing anything complicated in terms of the number of waypoints etc... they told me to save my money for a rainy day.  Good advice from an avionics shop so far.  Just a note - this will become a single panel - no more 3 pieces like it is in the drawing.  The major pieces I am using are listed in the picture.  I hope Dynon really gets their autopilot for the Mooney's taken care of soon enough - really like what they have to offer price point wise at least.  The autopilot controls and the D10 locations are not decided yet.  That will be finalized when everything is in and they can sit down and put it all together.  I think the autopilot controls will be moved to where the D10 is right now but we will see. Thanks for your input everyone, looking forward to getting this project started and getting it knocked out.

Edited October 29, 2021 by someairforcedude

[LANCECASPER]

On 10/19/2021 at 11:48 PM, someairforcedude said:

Lol, I will post the actual drawings from the avionics company when they get done.  This was just me messing around with the panel building app.  

 

Edit, well if you need this to get some good sleep...

Thank you - I woke up refreshed the next morning.