Handheld GPS auto mount OK?

"Dave S" wrote in message
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You have an experimental or certified, newps?

I have a 182. You can't possibly be worried about velcro fer cryin' out
loud, can you? For the power I took the cig lighter plug and snipped off
the cig lighter end. Ran the two wires into the electrical bus and used a 1
amp fuse from Rat Shack. Had the mechanic sign off the power cord. My
setup is neat looking because I have an avionics access panel on the top of
the glareshield. The cord just disappears down there from behind the GPS,
you don't even see it from the pilots side.

"Newps" wrote, "... I have an avionics access panel on the top of the
glareshield."

Please tell me more. I have a 182Q. Did you create the access panel
yourself?

Regards,

Jon

"Jon Woellhaf" wrote in message
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"Newps" wrote, "... I have an avionics access panel on the top of the
glareshield."

Please tell me more. I have a 182Q. Did you create the access panel
yourself?

No, I assumed it was standard for my year. I have a 67 182K. The panel is
about 12 inches wide and about 8 inches front to back. Held down with about
12 little sheet metal screws.

Newps wrote:
: amp fuse from Rat Shack. Had the mechanic sign off the power cord. My
: setup is neat looking because I have an avionics access panel on the top of
: the glareshield. The cord just disappears down there from behind the GPS,
: you don't even see it from the pilots side.

I also have an avionics access panel in the top right side of the glareshield
of my Cherokee. I ran my GPS power cord through this opening, as well. It
looks very neat, the cord stays out of the way if I don't want to use the
GPS, and you don't see the cord at all. I glued velcro to the top of the
glareshield to hold my GPS (295) because the extra weight on the yoke annoys
my autopilot. The whole setup is very nice, IMHO.
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Aaron Coolidge (N9376J)