Article: Common Mistakes on Home Cockpit Building

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So true ;)

All very true. I am in the final stages of a very simple build - a GA instrument and control panel. I made sure all the component parts operated independently before I started to combine them in the panel. Nonetheless, I have still had some false starts where the actual design hasn't worked because I'd overlooked some factor and I've had to take a few steps back and redesign. The big thing is that we learn all the time and more importantly, by building for yourself you end up with something that is closer to what you had in mind in the beginning than you would get from buying off the shelf products.
Good article.