Instruments and Controls:

The instrument panels and controls are circa 1950s.  I rather like how they look.  As is true for the Skimmer's big brother amphibs (the Grumman Goose and PBY Catalina, for example), the engine controls (throttle, prop pitch and carburetor heat) are located on an overhead panel. The hydraulically actuated horizontal stabilizer trim tab adjustment control in on the floor between the seats. Toe brakes (on the pilot's side only) allow breaking and steering. Each toe brake has its own hydraulic cylinder. The airplane can fly with the instruments and controls as they are.

 

Some of the pictures may have been taken before the A&P student's restoration work.  Click on a thumbnail to enlarge a photo.

 

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Instruments and Controls: