REFLECTOR: panel screws

[Grigore Rosu]

Kurt,

Thanks for the input.  You are way more advanced than I am.  I only 
finished the speed brake, the keel and the master cylinders, so I got to 
the panel fitting following the building flowchart provided by Velocity. 
I sended it (it took me more than 3 hours of caferful sanding until it 
eventually fit) and now, following the manual, I'm supposed to drill the 
eight holes.  However, I don't know the size of those holes and the manual 
doesn't say anything about it.  So I was curious what people typically do.
I'd like at least to know what would a minimal size be, because I can 
enlarge them later.  3/16"?

But probably I should do what John suggested: leave it for later (though 
this is hard, because, after all these hours of sending and fitting, I'd 
really want to see how the panel would look like) :-)

Best,
Grigore

On Sat, 4 Mar 2006 NMFlyer1 at aol.com wrote:

> Grigore,
>
> I put Button Head Cap screws in my panel. They are hex drives, and I like
> the way they look in a finished panel. They come Black, and go quite well with
> what I have done.
> I decided against the removable panel for the throttle and mixture controls,
> but I am not yet flying.
>  One thing for sure. If you go with an alternative engine, as I did, it will
> take you much longer to build. Given that extra time, many things change as
> you are building. New products, new ideas, etc. So, you can either wait and do
> those things at the end, or you can try to allow for some modifications to
> your original plan.
> I ended up changing a couple things in my panel, just due to new products
> and innovations.
> I took the CD player out, and installed an input for MP3 or Ipod. I have the
> Garmin 340 audio panel, but will probably slide in the PMA8000 with Satellite
> radio once I am flying.
> I installed a TCAD in that CD spot. I also took out my number 2 nav, and
> replaced it with a SL-30 (since they became somewhat affordable). I also added a
> Tru-Trak altitude auto pilot (I already had a navaid devices AP installed).
>
> Have fun.  This stuff is a blast!.
>
> Kurt
>