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Instrument Panel

Monday 20th May 2019

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Music: Elton John and ELO.

Time to cut the main panels out. It’s crucial to get this right otherwise the panel will look terrible so lots of time measuring and marking and repeating the process before any cutting takes place.

Dynon don’t supply a template for the HDX screens which seems strange so I made one up out of cardboard and then measured it against the rear of the panel to make sure it was the right size. There nothing worse than measuring, cutting and then realising that you’ve cut the wrong size!
The panel is made from glass fibre so I cut the first one out using a fine toothed jigsaw. It was ok but there was a fair amount of vibration when cutting it.
I decided to cut the other side out with a Stanley knife which took a bit more time but gave a good result. Both sides needed cleaning up with wet & dry to finish them off but both sides were spot on.
I cut the air vent hole out with a 51mm holesaw.
The Aveo air vents, Skyview HDX screen and some switches installed. It’s taken some time to get this far but I have to make sure it’s right. Tomorrow I’ll continue cutting holes for the G5, prop controller and Dynon sub panels.