Mooney65E Posted November 12, 2009 Report Posted November 12, 2009 Thought I'd share some pictures of the panel I just finished machining and engraving for a fellow in Iowa for his 66E. He and his partner want to use the plane for IFR flying , but found it difficult scanning the panel in it's original configuration. The panel doesn't look like too much now in it's raw state, but once painted and filled with instruments, it should look pretty sweet! I'll see if I can get some "after" photos from him to share. (Note: N numbers blanked out for owners privacy) Quote
fantom Posted November 12, 2009 Report Posted November 12, 2009 Are you fabricating new instrument racks also? Quote
eaglebkh Posted November 12, 2009 Report Posted November 12, 2009 I like the way you handled the side of the panel that folds near the radio stack. Mine just has a separate piece cut at an angle. Nice work... Quote
mjc Posted November 12, 2009 Report Posted November 12, 2009 I agree; that panel looks great. My 69C already has the instruments arranged in the six-pack pattern, but I've never been a fan of the circuit breaker panel on the right side. The breakers are split into two separate sections and hidden behind spring loaded doors. I've often wondered what it would take and what it would cost to create a new aluminum right-side panel with a better breaker layout. Do you know what it would take to do that? The furthest I got was creating a paper template of it, but I'm not sure how to convert that to a spiffy-looking (and installable) panel. Quote
Mooney65E Posted November 13, 2009 Author Report Posted November 13, 2009 Quote: mjc I agree; that panel looks great. I've often wondered what it would take and what it would cost to create a new aluminum right-side panel with a better breaker layout. Do you know what it would take to do that? The furthest I got was creating a paper template of it, but I'm not sure how to convert that to a spiffy-looking (and installable) panel. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted November 16, 2009 Report Posted November 16, 2009 AMUs? I don't need it nailed down -- just want to know where the ballpark is for one typically like the photo. The only differince I see is my electric gear would need to go somewhere. Thanks, RFB Quote
flight2000 Posted November 16, 2009 Report Posted November 16, 2009 Looks like about $700 for half panel. There's a photo on his website that shows one with the electric gear. He's getting an email from me as soon as my airplane makes it back to Kansas after getting a new 201 windshield installed. Brian Quote
MHale Posted January 11, 2010 Report Posted January 11, 2010 So how long / difficult / expensive would it be to do the field approval/337 to install one of these? Quote
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