Last night and tonight I worked on the G750 installation. This is the IFR nav radio unit, where flight plans are entered and managed. It sits above the autopilot module, and extends a long way back into the subpanel.
This unit has a rack much like the other Garmin equipment. The task of mounting the rack was a little tedious as I was trying to ensure the frame of the unit fit nicely on the panel, so I did numerous test fittings and fine adjustments. The forward attach points were challenging because of access, and proximity to the sub-panel. In hind-site, I should have moved the unit aft slightly to improve the location of the forward mounting holes, but I’m happy enough with how it ended up.
The aft edge (the front of the unit) frame attach holes. I ended up creating slots so I could adjust the height of the unit, giving the right amount of clearance The forward (back of the unit) attach points, with screws temporarily installed. This side was relatively easy, the other side was hard because I have permanently installed shelving that blocks access. Lack of planning on my partThe backing plate on the left side. I decided to rivet this into place on the left side to act as a doubler, increasing strength of that area. This was too hard to do on the right side, so I didn’t rivet the plate into position on the right side One of the many test fittings of the rack. In must have installed and removed the G750 unit a dozen times before finalizing the mounting location for the rackRacks finally installedHow it looks with the autopilot and G750 installed. Note, the 750 screen has a plastic protective sheet on it, and the screen is not scratched
