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Chris. The control column is coming pretty close to the instrument panel. You are facing space problems here too. Plus I like the extra leg room that I have when flying alone. When you put a radio stack right in the middle, it'll be always very tight and crampy there. Why don't you think about your flying needs first and decide then. If you don't fly IFR, a basic VFR instrumentation is enough to have. Maybe a gyro and a GPS - what else do you need? Of course a good radio and transponder should be part of it. There are some good models out there that fit right into your panel and are even short enough too. See this http://www.airplanegear.com/microair.htm http://www.mcp.com.au/xcom760/ http://www.chiefaircraft.com/cgi-bin/air/hazel.cgi?action=serve&item=/Avionics/MfgAI/Becker.html I know, the Microair is not TSO'd , but I heard of some satisfied Ercoupers that are using them. The Becker radios might be just a tiny bit too long for the use in the Ercoupe, but that needs to be verified individually. Main idea is to have the instrumentation ready that supports your style of flying. Not to have all instruments possible. One does not need the information overload that comes in the way when situations need clear and fast decisions. Also modern instruments are a very good substitutes to old style mechanical gyros for example. If you own a handheld GPS that is able to display a compass rose, your mechanical gyro becomes useless ballast immediately. The GPS shows you exactly your heading regardless of wind components and instrument errors. It is just superior to a DG - it is like an HSI. And all with so little weight. If you think it trough, you will be able to fit all instruments and radios into the panel and you and your passengers will enjoy the leg room. Hartmut N3330H ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ercoupe List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 4:18 AM Subject: [COUPERS-TECH] Radio Stack......... > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > Hello everyone, > > I am going to upgrade the panel in my 415C. I am > leaning for a Forney panel to house the gyros (all > electric). For the radios, I have seen a few radio > stacks that were put in a center console that went > from the bottom of the instrument panel to the floor. > I would appreciate any input for such a design. > > Sincerely, > > Chris > 99674 project. > > ___ > // ) / > // /_ () > // // )) //)) // ( ( > // // // // // / / > ((___ ) // // // // ) ) > ============================================================================ == > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/ > > > > ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/
