Thanks John.

I could possibly shoehorn the PF box below my seat as is the Trig and my
Streak might function as a display. There's no more room for wiring
from anywhere aft of the forward bulkhead to the panel and, believe me,
I've tried. For my gear and spoiler switches I had to rip out
upholstery, lay the wires in the glue and replace the upholstery. I
don't want to go through that again. A mouse with a small display might
work but, for now, the PCAS serves me well.

On 7/1/2015 9:12 AM, John Carlyle wrote:
Dan,

I agree that blocking your view is to be avoided. I also agree that if you fly in airline congested areas you must have a transponder, and if you fly in contests you need a PowerFlarm.

I have a LS-8, which has a cramped panel like your LAK-17. But I've managed to shoehorn in both a Mode S transponder and a PowerFlarm core, and the only thing that shows above the glare shield is the 1" tall 3/16" diameter top of the Flarm antenna. Average Flarm range is 7 km, with maximum distance out to 25 km, so I'm quite pleased.

It's true that figuring out where to put things isn't easy. It took several trials until I was able to figure out where to put the boxes for the Trig and the PowerFlarm core! Later, when I installed a Butterfly Vario, the inertial unit had to go under the seat.

-John, Q3


On Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at 10:12:12 AM UTC-4, Dan Marotta wrote:
Panel space is extremely limited in my LAK-17a and I feel that
sticking something on top is more of a risk due to blocked view
outside. Many folks disagree with me. I chose instead to install a
Mode S transponder under the cockpit floor(!) with the control head
in the panel and a Zaon MRX PCAS on top of the panel. It has a much
smaller frontal area than the PF units I've seen. I've looked at
the PF Mouse but, where I fly, being visible to airliners is more
important to me.

--
Dan Marotta