New Instrument Panel

[rocketman]

I have decided to upgrade my Bravo panel with full glass removing my Aspen, KAP 150 AP, JPI 930 and all the round gauges that have been in the plane since birth in 1993. In place of this I am installing the Garmin TXI with AHRS, IFD550 and the GI 275 with ADAHRS.. To do this the 10.5 inch G500 will sit in the center of the pilots panel which means that all of the holes that currently exist on the panel will either have to be patched or to replace the entire panel with a new one. The existing panel from Mooney is curved on the bottom for reasons I was never sure about. This does add some "flavor" to the panel and want this replicated. Is this something an avionics shop can readily do and duplicate it exactly like the copilot panel which I will not be replacing? What are my choices.

I will be upgrading my 1982 201 panel with the instruments I am removing from the Bravo.

[mike_elliott]

5 minutes ago, rocketman said:

The existing panel from Mooney is curved on the bottom for reasons I was never sure about. This does add some "flavor" to the panel and want this replicated. Is this something an avionics shop can readily do and duplicate it exactly like the copilot panel which I will not be replacing?

We talked about this last night. Depends on the skills of the avionics shop, but a sheet metal shop can easily do this.

[StevenL757]

23 minutes ago, rocketman said:

I have decided to upgrade my Bravo panel with full glass removing my Aspen, KAP 150 AP, JPI 930 and all the round gauges that have been in the plane since birth in 1993. In place of this I am installing the Garmin TXI with AHRS, IFD550 and the GI 275 with ADAHRS.. To do this the 10.5 inch G500 will sit in the center of the pilots panel which means that all of the holes that currently exist on the panel will either have to be patched or to replace the entire panel with a new one. The existing panel from Mooney is curved on the bottom for reasons I was never sure about. This does add some "flavor" to the panel and want this replicated. Is this something an avionics shop can readily do and duplicate it exactly like the copilot panel which I will not be replacing? What are my choices.

I will be upgrading my 1982 201 panel with the instruments I am removing from the Bravo.

Ron, did I read that right?  You're planning to remove your JPI EDM-930?  If so, what are your plans, as we may need to talk.  :-)

...unless the JPI is going in the "J"...   :-(

Hope all is well...

Steve

[rocketman]

JPI is going into the 201

 

[Greg Ellis]

20 hours ago, rocketman said:

The existing panel from Mooney is curved on the bottom for reasons I was never sure about. This does add some "flavor" to the panel and want this replicated. Is this something an avionics shop can readily do and duplicate it exactly like the copilot panel which I will not be replacing? What are my choices.

 

When I redid the panel in my C model, LASAR had pre-made panels for my C-model.  When my avionics shop installed them, they did not have to modify anything other than cutting holes for instruments, matching the screw holes, etc... Since my avionics shop is part of a larger full mechanics shop with a sheet metal shop they had no issue with doing this.  So you may want to try LASAR and see if they make them stock for your Bravo.

[PT20J]

Get a new panel made with powder coat and engraved legends. Lots if panel shops can do this including replicating the curve at the bottom. Mine was done by Envision https://www.eapanels.com

I also understand that Greg Baker has a fancy new diamond engraving machine. https://www.bakeravionics.com @Baker Avionics
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[carusoam]

+1 for Baker Avionics knowing Mooney panels…. And all that gets mounted in them…

Let’s invite @Aerodon as well… for his combined knowledge of panel sheet metal and M20Ks…

Best regards,

-a-

[PT20J]

On 3/15/2022 at 11:42 AM, rocketman said:

I have decided to upgrade my Bravo panel with full glass removing my Aspen, KAP 150 AP, JPI 930 and all the round gauges that have been in the plane since birth in 1993. In place of this I am installing the Garmin TXI with AHRS, IFD550 and the GI 275 with ADAHRS.. To do this the 10.5 inch G500 will sit in the center of the pilots panel which means that all of the holes that currently exist on the panel will either have to be patched or to replace the entire panel with a new one. The existing panel from Mooney is curved on the bottom for reasons I was never sure about. This does add some "flavor" to the panel and want this replicated. Is this something an avionics shop can readily do and duplicate it exactly like the copilot panel which I will not be replacing? What are my choices.

I will be upgrading my 1982 201 panel with the instruments I am removing from the Bravo.

You didn’t mention a GFC 500, but since you are removing the KAP, I figure this is in your plan. If so, you might consider the G3X/G5 because they are CAN bus and designed together with the GFC 500 and give some nice redundancy. If the G3X  ADAHRS (GSU 25D) fails, the G3X will use the G5 ADAHRS. If the G3X PFD fails, the GFC 500 will run off the G5. If the G5 fails, you lose nothing.

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