Jeff asked:

> Can you tell me where you got the molded
>glareshield, and the toggle switch guards?

 

The glareshield is the factory one.  I made the carbon fiber rolled lip on the edge facing the pilot for three reasons:

 

1.  I didn't feel comfortable with the glareshield's knife edge so close to my face

2.  It provides a place to hide instrument panel LED floodlights

3.  I like the look of it

 

My Legacy is kit #257.  I think the newer ones have a different shaped instrument panel frame and a different glare shield.  Like everyone else, glareshield didn't fit and required major rework.  As you can see in the photo I previously posted, I also reworked the instrument panel frame so that I could install the Cheltons side by side in front of me.

 

The red guarded toggle switch cover is from Aircraft Spruce.  The guards for the electronic ignition and magneto toggle switches are from http://www.periheliondesign.com/switchguards.htm and are NASA surplus from one of the X-plane programs.

 

Regarding the mag compass installed in my instrument panel, I've been surprised at how little it moves when I turn electrical things on and off.  I wouldn't feel comfortable navigating across the Atlantic using that as my only heading indicator, but for the type of flying I do, it provides adequate accuracy.  Installing it on top of the glareshield obstructs vision and is still close to electrical devices, so I guess like so many decisions about building an airplane, it's a tradeoff of one thing for another.

 

Dennis Johnson