Why not a hinged panel?

: Whatever you do make CERTAIN the none of the wires are getting tangled
: with you yoke arm etc. I've seen where travel got restricted on the
: yoke due to adding some wiring and the tech not taking that into
: account.

I'll second this. Especially with the later-model Cherokees that have the
center radio stack. The bottom of the stack will clear the dual control chain by
about 1/2" is all. If your radio stack is full and the back of the radios drop 1/2"
due to improper support, it will quite solidly remove the last few inches of back
elevator travel. It could really ruin your day on landing, I figure.

-Cory

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* Cory Papenfuss *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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: : Whatever you do make CERTAIN the none of the wires are getting tangled
: : with you yoke arm etc. I've seen where travel got restricted on the
: : yoke due to adding some wiring and the tech not taking that into
: : account.

: I'll second this. Especially with the later-model Cherokees that have the
: center radio stack. The bottom of the stack will clear the dual control chain by
: about 1/2" is all. If your radio stack is full and the back of the radios drop 1/2"

Said Cherokee airplanes have a hanger that is supposed to support the back
of the radios, but it is rarely connected in any meaningful way. I found it
floating loose on my airplane. When I re did the radios I made a little
bracket to support the back end of both sides of the radio stack. The
mechanic said "what are you making that for?" and I showed him. He'd never
seen the hanger bracket used, either.
--
Aaron C.

Get a Saratoga. You can then attack it from the other side via the
front baggage compartment. It still sucks, but marginally less
so........