The Garmin Avionics arrived 25th of November. Paying for them had me somewhat slow in unpacking the boxes due to numbness.

Yes all this is going in the nose of my plane. Insert your favorite expletive here _ _ _ _

Here’s the latest layout. I’ll do a full list in another post sometime. My point is there is not a lot of room.

This shot is a couple of years old but you get the idea its a long time planning and a lot of stuff to go in there. Yes the blue foam are actual sizes of the components that have to all fit.

The way to get this done is to start. We know the goal and the magic of ‘how’ will happen along the way.

We begin with the GTN750 (GPS), the Autopilot controller GMC507 and the main screen of the G3X. The audio panel, GMA350HC, goes below this. You can see the G5 on the right too.

I’ve started with these main three components. The ADS-b remote box will fit behind the big screen.

This might clarify the task. All I need are the boxes in place and then I just load up the components.

At this point I’ve given up working at home on the panel. While its nicer, all my stuff is at the hangar and I always leave something there that I need despite bringing home boxes of tools and then taking them back the next day.

I know you are not impressed but I am very happy with getting this far.

A huge amount of time and thought has gone into this arrangement. About 5 full days work.

Nothing is trimmed yet and I may change the aluminium to better quality. This is lightweight hardware store stuff. The cases are rock solid and lock together with final fixing in mind.

I will keep going but need to do a fit in the plane soon to see where I’m going to fix things from the sides and of course if the depth of the boxes is an issue anywhere. These installs take no prisoners.