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Old December 9th 15, 04:24 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Jonathan St. Cloud
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Default 'Canopy Wire Deflector Bars' - Past experience and current thinking

Stuka bombers were German, they would never look like your panel! Looks more like the Mir space station toward the end of it's life.

On Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 8:13:06 AM UTC-8, Sean Fidler wrote:
Lol! Well gee thanks!

Those are, of course, the Flarm and ADSB antennas. That was a quick and dirty test installation (wanted the ability to move them and find the best signal) with cheap plastic brackets and industrial Velcro. I was planning to update the entire panel shortly after that. I have simply not had the time or, frankly, the need to change it. It works perfectly fine (2-3 mile range usually, sometimes a bit more) and I like the "rugged ambiance" it creates. Somebody once said to me, "this kinda looks like my Grandpas Russian Stuka bomber cockpit from the war." I kinda liked that! No fancy instruments here. Just a big window and a steel cage! I do hope to pretty it up but don't see a lot of free time ahead. Thanks for the "encouragement!"