Exterior View
Here's the Archer in the staging area in front of the hangar.
Instrument Panel - Left View
The instrument panel from the pilot's side at 3,500 feet, wings level, full fuel, and all indicators in the green. COM1 is set to Latrobe Tower and NAV1 is set to the ILS at KLBE. We must not be far from home!
Instrument Panel - Center View
Here's a good view of our Garmin 430W GPS in flight. We're doing 124 knots and are 47.4 n.m. from our waypoint. You can see the Storm Scope on the right and the DME in the bottom center.
Instrument Panel - Right View
Here's the view from the right seat showing that the Piper is equipped with dual controls. Have you ever carried a passenger who didn't rest his hand on the instrument panel at some point during the flight?
Instrument Panel - Full View
The full instrument panel photographed from the rear seat. This photo was taken on the ground but it gives the appearance that the pilot has abandoned his post and the aircraft is in a steep descent.
From the photographer's position the fingerprints on the GPS screen really stand out, but with the unit powered on and from the pilot's seat they're not visible. We'll add wiping down the GPS screen to our post-flight and our pre-photography check lists.