20/10/2012 - Design

Over the time of the project my views on the panle and electrics have changed from simple to complex and back again.  I have toyed with electronic circuit breakers, very piece of glass and all sorts of backup instrument arrangements.

It started here :

Key working assumption:  Light as possible, no IFR needed.  So light VFR instrumentationAh forget that....what about a Grand Rapids Technology Twin EFIS & EIS??......gorgeous.

Anyway its my first idea, and I was experimenting with epanel builder.

29/09/2007 - I have seen a great combined EFIS, GPS & systems monitors.
My second try is to make use of MGL Avionics Stratomaster Enigma.  Two of them linked to one another via USB; standby compass, airspeed indicator and altimeter.  Garmin radio, transponder and audio panel.  I like the programmability of the Enigmas, and with two of them I can always have a full screen moving map running.  They are great value for money too.

However a few things occurred along the way - epanel builder is no more ! I am using a quadrant for engine controls, MGL have introduced an iEFIS touch screen glass setup and I have had to revaluate due to costs.  I wanted to be close to all electrical but could still get about if that failed as well.

So now I have the following in the design:
 

And here it is all laid out on the panel blank: