REFLECTOR: panel screws

[Joe Ewen]

I would not use screws at this point.  Drill 1/8" holes (where the screws 
will eventually go) and use clecos.  You will be taking the panel out and 
reinstalling it a number of times and better to not wear out the nut plates.
Joe

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grigore Rosu" <grosu at cs.uiuc.edu>
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: panel screws


> 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
>>
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