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Tony=0Aexcellent idea to think about this. I've been working on an old Clas
sic and several times wanted to check things =0Abehind the panel. Accessibi
lity on a standard plans built Europa is a long way from being good. Factor
y was so =0Astressed at design time that they laft all that to we builders
and there were a few good ideas tried.=0AOne I haven't seen is a hinge at t
he bootom of the panel.=0AMost important is to keep it light, early panel i
nstallations with a lot of steam age stuff in them weighed anything =0Aup t
o 40lbs!=0ADigital stuff has made it a lot easier and engine management sys
tems ease the workload of single crew VFR.=0AGraham=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A_________
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y, 17 September 2013, 1:23=0ASubject: Europa-List: Instrument Panel Sub Pan
ny Renshaw <tonyrenshaw268@gmail.com>=0A=0AGidday,=0AI am interested in adv
ice on what might be considered the best setup for the instrument panel, in
terms of ease of maintenance, removal etc. I am wondering if the main sub
panel could be removable forward on runners, like drawer sliders? Big aircr
aft have these, as was my misfortune one day to realise when I grabbed the
two foot rests D rings either side of the panel and pulled to give my shoul
ders a stretch, but little did I know that during maintenance the locking s
crews had not been actuated, and the whole panel came forward up to the bac
k of the control column! I looked at the other guy with shock, and just gen
tly eased it back in place, hoping nothing had, or would disconnect in the
process. Yes, we were airborne! It left an indelible memory, but has inspir
ed me as to whether such a setup could work on the Europa. This idea is bor
ne out of imagining how unwieldy it might be with all the weight aft of the
sub panel, to remove it forward easily,
especially with plumbing a!=0Attached. Runners would make it a lot easier.
=0AIf there is other options for these sub panels I'd appreciate knowing,
or whether my anxieties are unfounded.=C2- Thanks in anticipation.=0ARega
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