Tonight I installed the panel inserts and mounted the G3X screens. This is a temporary install to measure distances and clearances behind the panel, and to confirm my suspected lack of clearance between the control stick grips and the panel.
It really starts to look like an airplane cockpit with the screens in place! Unfortunately, as I suspected, the stick grips are just touching the screen bezel in their forward most position. I’ll need to shorten the sticks by approximately 2 inches to allow them to clear the bottom of the panel.
Panel and G3X screens temporarily installed. I didn’t install the G5, G750, autopilot, or switch panels, as the main concern is the space behind these G3X screensThe space where the remote mount modules will be installed. This is the passenger side
Over the last few days I’ve been researching different approaches to locating the various remote mount equipment that comes with the G3X system I’m installing in the airplane. The wiring harness and panel itself have been made by an avionics shop. The decisions I need to make are, where to locate the various equipment, and how to mount it on, or around, the sub panel. I decided to make some cardboard mock-ups of the components so I can work out clearances and try different options. I measured each component that needs to be installed, and then used some scrap cardboard to make each of the boxes.
Last night I started by locating the main wiring hardness that connects all of the components together, and connects to the fuselage wiring harness. The hardness itself is extensive, and heavy, and just untangling it and orienting it correctly took a few minutes. Once I had it in about the right place I zip tied it to the bottom of the panel. As I start installing the components, I can start connecting the pieces together.
Right now I’m still missing the actual panel plate and a few components. Still, I should be able to make a decision on where and how everything will be mounted, and then I can start fabricating some trays and/or brackets.
Most of the remote-mount boxes that need to fit behind the panelTrying to organize the main wiring harness. I was able to get this sorted out and temporarily zip tied in approximately the right place
