With the arrival of the kit at the end of the month and the hanger coming to an end it is time to do a little thinking how the aircraft is to be built. The Flying Legend Tucano-R is a 70% replica of the Tucano EMB 312 designed in the '80s and the question is "how far do you go to capture the feel and look of what attracted you to the airframe in the first place."
I am attracted to the utilitarian look and feel of an all painted cockpit, bluntly I have never seen a carpeted and upholstered aircraft that look good to me with some hours on the meter.
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| Factory Tucano T1 Front Cockpit |
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| Brazilian Flying Legend Cockpit |
The cockpit of the Tucano-R captures the feel of the prototype so a panel that tries to achieve the same is a worthwhile effort. Flying Legend forwarded a DXF drawing file off the Tucano-R factory panel that allowed the creation of the panels layouts shown below.
The analogue panel layout is constrained by a current collection of instruments while an EFIS offers lighter weight and simplicity of installation. Examination of the costs has shown that are equivalent in cost so it's really a personal preference to a VFR private pilot.
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| Analogue Panel |
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| AV Map & GPS Panel |
This panel arrangement above represents the upgraded panel fitted to the RS Warbirds Tucano T1 offered in the US private market.
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| RS Warbirds Tucano T1 upgraded panel |
In the end its a personal choice.
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