Limited panel depth for radios

I installed a Becker 6201 at the bottom 2 1/4 hole in my panel. Very happy with the radio.

I used to make the drive to Kent, OH regularly - that's in the same area if I remember correctly. Small world.

Well, if you get desperate enough to fly out to Maryland... I bet we could get that radio installed in a day or two and I my A&P/IA would probably sign off on it after inspecting the work. I just got done doing mine and he had no issues with the installation. I'd just want to double check with him beforehand and make sure we have all the little bits and pieces ready to go for you.

Portsmouth, Ohio home airport KPMH approx. 100 miles from Cincinnati avionics shop with Ercoupe experience. Eastern Cincinnati Avionics (owned by Sporty's

Where are you, Jim?

I appreciate your advice and suggestions, Now, to locate an avionics shop nearby without a 9 month waiting list. Small county airports (like mine) are becoming very disadvantaged form the unavailability of AP AI or Avionics technicians and mechanics. Jim K.

The STC is the kicker. You can try to do a 337 field approval.

These days your FAA types aren't looking for a reason to say yes. They are predisposed to say no.

My avionics guy used to do 337’s a couple times a week. Then he got burned. He was working on a Bell helicopter that could have come from Bell with the option of a particular box. The original buyer didn’t and the current owner wanted to add the box.

It cost him a couple weeks fiddling with the FAA about a 337:feild approval that used to be routinely approved. They wanted the technical data that Bell didn’t want to share in order to approve.

Not all FSDO’s are that way. The workaround is to hire a DAR/DER