I too looked at most of the portable GPS's at Oshkosh. The anywhere map ACT would be my choice.
Gordon Smith (JOT) Ill. THE SENILITY PRAYER : Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference. --- On Fri, 8/22/08, kgassert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: kgassert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Panel Planning Thoughts > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, August 22, 2008, 2:18 PM > If you are interested in the AV8OR, it is a copy of Anywhere > Map ATC > but the Anywhere Map is less cost and higher resolution. > > http://www.anywheremap.com/anywheremap-atc.aspx > > > Kevin1 > > --- In [email protected], "eaaflyguy" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Panel Planning Thoughts. > > > > I purchased my 415-C a few months ago, and got through > my medical, > > biannual, and an annual on the plane… now it is time > to get the > panel > > in order. My father and I upgraded a 1966 Cessna with > a very modern > > panel… but it took 20 years to fund all the pieces! > Hopefully I can > > move quicker with this one. The key is long term > planning, so the > > panel does not need to be redone over and over as the > parts are > > eventually funded. > > > > My 415-C has a Univair mod to push the panel out for a > radio stack. > 2 > > old Gyros with venturi's , No DG, no nav, a > loooong icom com that > > barely fits the extended panel, and a older Cessna > transponder. > > > > I gathered every picture I could from the internet, > the Wausau > > convention, and Oshkosh to come up with ideas…. > As much as I > like > > the original two-glovebox and stripes layout, I am > going for a > modern > > light-sport panel (with all the gauges in a row) that > is VFR, with > > the ability to go IFR later. If I can save weight, and > go solid- > state > > on items, even better. > > > > Pardon the long thread… but I would like to hear > from the ercoupe > > guys experience with some of the gear I am thinking > about…. > > > > Headsets / Intercom – I liked the headset hooks and > built-in > > intercoms that mounted between the rear windows. These > get in the > way > > when they are on the dash or yokes.. > > > > Radios – The most popular location is underneath the > original panel > > (which I don't like for inspections), or keep the > claustrophobic > bump- > > out in the panel. I am thinking about a Becker > transponder and com > > with remote heads. I saw one or two pictures of them > in panels, but > I > > have not seen the mounting arrangement for the remotes > in the > > baggage…. > > > > Gyros – I really wanted to save weight and drag and > get a modern > > EFIS… but a certified install is not realistic yet. > With 2 > venturi's > > and panel depth in mind, It seems that the best combo > is the short > RC > > allen AH and DG, and a electric Turn and bank… RC > allen has a > > prototype digital AH coming out soon which looks a > little cheesy, > but > > it is solid-state, certified, and would let me drop a > venturi….. > Any > > other certified brands that will fit between the panel > and the tank? > > > > GPS – Flying next to D.C… I know my way around > well, but NEED TO > KNOW > > where the ADIZ ring is at all times. I am not a big > fan of > external > > boxes clamped in an already tight space in front of > the gauges or > > sitting on the dash. I had a panel mount in the 172, > but it lacked > a > > good map and depth was not a concern then. The > airgizmo snap-ins > are > > promising… the only drawback is cutting a > non-standard panel hole > for > > a gps that probably will be out-of date long before > the next panel > > rebuild. I also have a tough customer (my father) who > needs > daylight > > readability. The little-bitty AV8OR had promise for > least cutting, > > and the big AVMAP IV had promise for best screen… > I'm still > > undecided. > > > > Engine Gauges – There actually are a few > "EFIS" all digital gauges > > that are certified… I am only going to exclude them > because I don't > > see the same weight/drag/reliability/cost benefits > with standard > > gauges. The only unique engine gauge I am thinking > about is a carb- > > ice detector. Thoughts? > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
