"Show me your instruments panel and I will tell you who you are" 
(Michel Therrien, July 2001)

Personalization of an aircraft is observable mostly in two areas: Instrumentation and finishing.  Many experienced pilots will opt for a simple panel while other "techno wiz" (like me) will want many toys in their plane.

This section will be divided in several sub-sections for design, instruments and avionics selection, construction, wiring and finishing. 

Part I - Design