X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 12:44:04 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from BAYC1-PASMTP02.bayc1.hotmail.com ([65.54.191.162] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c1) with ESMTP id 683973 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 27 Aug 2005 12:13:30 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.191.162; envelope-from=ian.crowe@sympatico.ca X-Original-Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [69.159.75.227] X-Originating-Email: [ian.crowe@sympatico.ca] Received: from crowe ([69.159.75.227]) by BAYC1-PASMTP02.bayc1.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Sat, 27 Aug 2005 09:12:43 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <001401c5ab22$28388e40$65c4fea9@crowe> From: "Ian B. Crowe" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: WL for top of360 panel X-Original-Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 12:12:41 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0011_01C5AB00.9F9503A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Original-Return-Path: ian.crowe@sympatico.ca X-OriginalArrivalTime: 27 Aug 2005 16:12:44.0271 (UTC) FILETIME=[2843FFF0:01C5AB22] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C5AB00.9F9503A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I used two criteria: 1. Could I get a wet compass on top of the glare shield without fouling = the canopy. 2. Could I get my knees under the panel. Could my passenger get his = knees under the panel. The right hand side of my panel is lower than = the left and has a recessed portion which is tailr made for switches. = However you have to be careful to get it high enough for knee clearance. I would say that the higher you can get it the better. If I was doing = it again I would not put anything on the glare shild and would keep the = panel as high as I could without spoiling my view of the instruments. I used the panel from Lancair as the the attachment to the plane and = fabricated left and right aluminum panels to carry the instruments and = circuit breakers. These panels are secured around the periphery of the = fibreglass panels by machine screws. The majority of the fibreglass = panel is cut away and the periphery is the only portion that is load = bearing. It carries the attachmnt points to the rest of the plane and = also carries the Al. sub panels, which as as well as carrying the = instruments act to stiffen the periphery of the fibre glass panel. Ian Crowe ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C5AB00.9F9503A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I used two criteria:
 
1.  Could I get a wet compass on top of the = glare shield=20 without fouling the canopy.
 
2.  Could I get my knees under the panel.  = Could my=20 passenger get his knees under the panel.  The right hand side of my = panel=20 is lower than the left and has a recessed portion which is tailr made = for=20 switches.  However you have to be careful to get it high enough for = knee=20 clearance.
 
I would say that the higher you can get it the = better. =20 If I was doing it again I would not put anything on the glare shild and = would=20 keep the panel as high as I could without spoiling my view of the=20 instruments.
 
I used the panel from Lancair as the the attachment = to the=20 plane and fabricated left and right aluminum  panels to carry the=20 instruments and circuit breakers. These panels are secured around the = periphery=20 of the fibreglass panels by machine screws.  The majority of the = fibreglass=20 panel is cut away and the periphery is the only portion that is load=20 bearing.  It carries the attachmnt points to the rest of the plane = and also=20 carries the Al. sub panels, which as as well as carrying the instruments = act to=20 stiffen the periphery of the fibre glass panel.
 
Ian Crowe
------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C5AB00.9F9503A0--