Last October I decided to use Advanced Flight Systems for the Avionics. They were great to work with and were able to take my hand written sketches, various CAD drawings and models, E-mails, and verbal descriptions and turn it into a coherent package of avionics and panel insert designs.
I signed off on all the drawings after about a month of dialog and more or less forgot about the whole thing until a wooden crate arrived here today containing the panel and avionics. AFS did a great job of packing it all up properly and everything arrived in pristine condition.
With all the avionics now in hand, I can finally work out where to mount the various boxes behind the panel, and do the necessary sub-panel cutouts and reinforcement. Between all the avionics and the SDSEFI equipment, there’s quite a lot to pack in behind the panel.
Apart from checking that everything arrived OK, I temporarily mounted the TFT display bezel on top of the LH panel insert. It took quite a bit of CAD work last year to ensure this bezel would squeeze in above the AF5600T EFIS, and match the contour of the panel insert. It fitted perfectly. I need to buy some black S/S #6 screws, so that the four mounting screws melt into the background rather than shine in my face.
