https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/Recent content in Instrument Panel on 4 Sierra TangoHugoen-USThu, 02 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0500https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/planning-the-panel/Fri, 06 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/planning-the-panel/Instrument panels seem to be one of the biggest attractions for scrutinisation of everything on an aircraft. Some are basic, some complex. Some look like som…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2004-08-06/Fri, 06 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2004-08-06/Today, the Proprietary Systems AOA Pro Indicator arrived that I ordered at Oshkosh. I was impressed, it comes with EVERYTHING! Even a video. Looks pretty coo…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2004-08-07/Sat, 07 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2004-08-07/Thunder over Michigan was on at my home airport today. It’s on tomorrow too. Anna, Cameron and I had a quick look at the planes when we went down to find som…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2004-08-08/Sun, 08 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2004-08-08/I managed to sneak some time in today too! Quite a lot of time. So, today, I continued with the glove box, and then I reassembled the whole panel to see what…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2004-08-26/Thu, 26 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2004-08-26/Sometimes I have difficulty deciding whether some of this stuff should be filed under fuselage or panel or electrical… Oh well. So tonight I stopped by the…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2004-08-28/Sat, 28 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2004-08-28/I wired in the AOA indicator today, and listened to the audio come through the audio panel. This thing is pretty easy to install. The instructions are reason…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2004-09-04/Sat, 04 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2004-09-04/It started raining this afternoon, so I took a break from working on my study (look here)and went to the hangar. After getting soaked putting my tools away a…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2004-09-06/Mon, 06 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2004-09-06/Tonight, I finished up connecting the pitot/static lines to the instruments behind the panel, and routed the tubing down through to the opening inthe fuselag…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2004-11-14/Sun, 14 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0500https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2004-11-14/A few days ago, I ordered the FADEC cabin harness kit, with a two light LED health status annunciator. This will be the final thing for the panel Once I get…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2004-11-28/Sun, 28 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0500https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2004-11-28/I found a thing on the web called PhotoEZ, which is basically a silkscreen type stencil maker. With PhotoEZ, it seemed like the way to go, because it’s a pla…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2004-12-03/Fri, 03 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0500https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2004-12-03/I managed to get some bits and pieces today to enable me to do some samples… Some white screenprinting ink, some transparency film, and some grey primer to…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2006-02-02/Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0500https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2006-02-02/Since I found outthat the FADEC ACU doesn’t require panel mounting, it appears that there is now nothing left to go on the panel! Which means… It’s about d…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-02-20/Sun, 20 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0500https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-02-20/Today, most of my day was spent working on panel stuff. I’m at a point now where I really should be getting it ready for finishing. So, I did some of the las…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-02-27/Sun, 27 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0500https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-02-27/Where today went is anybody’s guess! The 7.5 hours spent at the hangar just whizzed by. It was pretty cold too today, so the heater was on a lot of the time.https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-03-09/Wed, 09 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0500https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-03-09/Yesterday saw the arrival of some Letraset rub down lettering from England. I remember using this stuff as a kid for various things, one of which was etching…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-04-08/Fri, 08 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-04-08/As well as the centre console, I spent time tonight wet sanding the panel. I think I’m keeping 3M’s sandpaper company in business single handedly! Anyways, I…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-04-10/Sun, 10 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-04-10/While I was waiting for the fibreglass to set up a bit I primed my instrument panel. I’m in a bit of a dilemma here with how to make this work with the glove…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-04-23/Sat, 23 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-04-23/I figured I’d better do some sanding on the panel, as tomorrow at the hangar I think I’ll bite the bullet and rivet on the glovebox without the door. I’ll pr…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-04-24/Sun, 24 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-04-24/Today, I thought I’d get the glovebox attached to the panel and get it primed, once and for all. So, I that’s what I did. First, I removed the glovebox door…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-05-01/Sun, 01 May 2005 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-05-01/Today, I finished up wet sanding the panel, and took it to the hangar to touch up the areas where I’d got carried away and sanded off too much (down to the m…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-05-04/Wed, 04 May 2005 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-05-04/Well, I decided today would be the day to paint the panel! I got to the hangar, cleaned everything down with wax and grease remover, and mixed up some paint….https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-05-18/Wed, 18 May 2005 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-05-18/Tonight was nothing short of a disaster. It started of really well, I got the panel final wet sanded ready for lettering and clearcoat. I got it done, becaus…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-05-21/Sat, 21 May 2005 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-05-21/Today I decided to attempt to go down my original road of silkscreening the panel myself. So, I dug out all the PhotoEZ stuff, and the enamel. I used the sam…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-05-22/Sun, 22 May 2005 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-05-22/I received an e-mail from Pulsar today. Looks like what they have might work. It’s a whole new type of process, and it will enable me to make my own rub down…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-05-23/Mon, 23 May 2005 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-05-23/I spoke with Frank, from Pulsar today. He’s the man heading up their operation. It really sounds like this thing will work for me, but there’s a small snag….https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-07-01/Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-07-01/Today, my order came from Pulsar! Naturally, I couldn’t resist having a play around with a new toy. Fortunately, in the kit, they send you a sample sheet las…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-07-04/Mon, 04 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-07-04/We were in Chicago this weekend for the 4th of July celebrations with the in-laws. We had a great time. Our Cousin Jack lives on the lakeshore on the 30th fl…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-07-05/Tue, 05 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-07-05/I spent a lot of time flying today. I got my BFR completed and out of the way. This Saturday, I’ll be flying the Diamond DA-40. Now that’ll be a little diffe…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-07-06/Wed, 06 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-07-06/Tonight, I carried on with labeling the panel. This is a lesson in perseverance and patience! While these transfers are initially quite difficult to do, the…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-07-09/Sat, 09 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-07-09/Today, I spent more time doing this labeling. Well, I can finally say I’m done with it. It turned out really well, so I’m pretty pleased with it. I think the…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-07-17/Sun, 17 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-07-17/Bob from the hangar next door suggested using some black fibre washers under the screws on my panel, to help protect the paint some. I took the advice, and o…https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-08-28/Sun, 28 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0400https://www.4sierratango.com/build/instrument-panel/2005-08-28/When Mike came over, he brought with him the GX-60 that he might let me buy. I say might, coz he’s all up in the air as to what to do for the panel in his RV…