Garmin Panel Install (Scrappy Bush Plane 25) 

A normal person during COVID shutdown: "I cleaned my house, I feel accomplished. Break time." Mike Patey: "I built the craziest cub ever. Back to work!" I've known some real workaholics in my life, Mike is, by far, at the top of the list. 🤠

"A little more than necessary" should be the tagline for every aspect of this build, and what we should all aspire to in everything we do. Mike is a life coach. ;)

The level of imagination and passion Mike has is extremely rare. This guy is a creative genius no doubt.

That brake fluid light is super cool but more cool than that is that you’re encouraging people to come play with your airplane and touch it and get close! So many people with that airplane would put a fence around it and a “don’t touch” sign. Thank you for being so open to everyone being interested and allowing them to get close! You’re an amazing ambassador to the aviation community!!

16:00 I've never seen Mike so tore up about Draco. When it happened and he owned up to it, he was still in shock. I almost cried when I saw this in this video. HANG IN THERE MIKE!!!

"How much more horsepower?" lol I saw what was written on the starter button...

I cannot resonate enough what Mike is doing with the backseat, we just finished our Lockwood Aircam build and we placed a G3X in the back that is linked to the G3X in the front. At first, I thought it was overkill but after flying the airplane around 90 hours I can tell you its the best thing we did. The Garmin is so user friendly that even non-pilots in the back seat can learn to use the system within an hour-long flight. The best part is when you have a pilot in the back, they can run all the systems while you focus on flying in the front. Most flights in the Aircam are below 500ft AGL so this is super nice. After owning a G3X I am sold on Garmin for life, I will not use any other system out there. They just do it better. Fun Fact- Initially the G3X was only single-engine capable, I hear that a "certain" Aircam got them to make it multi-capable;)

Did anyone else just spend the entire day binge watching this series? Got i can't wait to see this thing JUMP into the air!

I don’t know about anybody else, but I would love to see a best tugs factory tour.

Mike, thank you so much for sharing your build with us. Most of us will never be able to afford the experience of building our own airplane but because of you we get to enjoy the experience as if we were there passing you wrenches. You have a lot of good friends that you’ve never met out here! Thanks for the ride!

That panel looks like it could compete with SpaceX's Dragon

Your attention to detail is immaculate! Such a clean and thoughtful build. I can't wait to see it fly.

Really looking forward to finding out that Mike is putting rocket engines in his wingtips to take off faster

Garmin: How many screens do you need for Scrappy? Mike: Yes

Mike, I have to say that you are truly one of the most genuinely happy men I have ever seen. Your enthusiasm is evident in every minute of every video. It is infectious. Thank you so much for the wonderful positivity you have for your aircrafts. Your name should go alongside the Wright Brothers' Memorial as you are surely another one of aviation's amazing geniuses.

Your enthusiasm is so infectious. You and the other cowboys have helped this 51 year old Chicago garbage man decide to go to aviator school and move to the desert and love life.

I'm a fabricator and car builder. This may be the greatest thing I've ever seen constructed. It's perfect.

Love to see this stuff and how you customize everything! Fun to watch - but WAY outside my wheel house :)

Every single screw on this plane has about 40 "what if" scenarios behind it. The thoughtfulness behind this is staggering.

I think we stepped out of the realm of "General" Aviation awhile ago.

“Push for 600 HP” now THATS bad ass!! 😎

I will always remember Mike holding up a few pieces of round pipe welded together and introducing us to Scrappy

Mike, I just found the video of 913MP's suspenseful flight where you lost partial engine failure. I have to tell you, it brought back memories of a flight I took in 1968. my pilot was not so professional. we actually ran out of gas over L.A, It was only by the grace of GOD we survived. It was 11PM pitch black, i wont bore you with the details. You handled it so professionally. I felt the drama so real it had me sitting on the edge of my seat. I could feel the genuine concern the ATC guy had. Kiddos to him. I am so glad you made it. where else could a schmuck like me get the excitement that all your projects give us. I love all that you and Mark do for GA, thanks and know that we all are so proud of you.

Dude that is seriously the coolest cockpit I've ever seen. What a panel. Love the screens, the lights, the color, just everything about it. Just discovered your channel, keep it up!

Draco: "Scrappy, I am your father." (And the DNA to prove it). ;)

Mike, You’re the only guy I’ll drop everything I’m doing to check out your build. I love running my own business. Freedom to enjoy my fellow entrepreneurs.

This is so incredibly impressive. When you are in the air you know you did it right, and you know the people who worked on this baby put their heart and soul into making it as near perfect as humanly possible.

I watch your video because of how passionate you are about your project and your love for engineer and your thoughtfulness about every little detail. Thank you for sharing.

YESSSSS. Another episode. This makes my day every time. Thank you Mike for documenting this for the world to see.

All I could hear when Mike was playing with the cockpit wiring was a Foghorn Leghorn voice saying "I have these feathers numbered for just such an emergency"

One word.... WOW!!!!! I'm tired just thinking of the amount of work you put in to your projects whether you're building Scrappy or renovating your shop/hangar. You my friend is just outta of this world with how you do things and your attention to details. One of this days I'll have to stop in when I'm in Utah and hopefully see Scrappy and shake your hand. Thank you for the updates updates!

I watched back at one of the first Draco videos and noticed that the quality and detail of the videos improved dramatically. Thank you for giving so much to the community!

Watched the "in the hanger" interview with Mike and Mark this morning, now a new scrappy video!!!!!!!! Like christmas in July! Back to work!

"You'll pick up your RIO when you get to the ship, and if you don't, give me a call I'll fly with you".... in that G3X equipped rear seat!

Thank You for taking me back 60yrs to my Uncle's garage and his Stits Sky-Coupe, sitting watching and even helping​ once and awhile.👍

Mike, your enthusiasm in this video has encouraged me to get Back To Work on my project for soaring avionics! Thank you so much for sharing your love of aviation and the building process. Seeing you enjoy this build inspires me.

This guy has to be one of the smartest and most productive people on the planet! I'm in awe over his engineering, creativity and build skills. I feel like such a loser... LOL!

reveals the worlds most amazing panel ever: states "I could not be happier right now". uhhhhhhh, you better be, the rest of us are feeling extreme jealousy. lol. just unbelievable. I'm so stoked for you right now. you truly are a visionary and the effort that goes into building your toys is astounding. you deserve every bit of the excitement you're feeling!

I love an instrument panel that is designed just the way you built this one. I like it when everything is evenly spaced out and everything is built based on the center of the entire panel. To me the way you designed and built this panel is perfect in every way. Couldn't be better. Everything screen and switch and knob is easily accessible and easy to learn where everything is at. Everything is laid out perfect.

Mike the little button on the side should also play an audio “Back to Work!” 👍😂🤠

Hey Mike congrats on the DMS! I work at Viking Yachts and we have a DMS and a much larger PAR. We use them to cut all of our plugs for our large and small molds. We have years of knowledge in the best foams, and coatings to use to bring finish hand sanding down to a minimum. Feel free to contact me, and I can give you all of that info to save you some trial and error!

I've never been more invested in watching a project come together. This is such a fantastic thing to see unfold, and gives me a ton of little ideas for my car builds; even the simple little things provide great insight into the overall build quality of this thing. Truly spectacular piece of engineering, probably going to be a tear in my eye seeing the "first flight" video!

Mike, Been waiting all day here in New Zealand after seeing the video drop this morning NZ time. Wow. Attention to detail is amazing. Can't wait to see you out flying and enjoying the flying as much as you enjoy the build. Always lifts my day to see your videos and see your Attitude for sharing Aviation with others. Yeah, that's a cool panel, good work! You can always pop Scrappy in a sea container and bring to NZ to take a few of us flying!

Your a inspiration to us all. Not only on the builds but family as well. Thanks for all you do.

Good lord. I have never seen a more beautiful panel. Thats incredible. I shouldnt be suprised.. its mike patey. Wow.

I just have to let you know our 3 year old daughter has been going around the house all day saying "Back to work" gesture and all 😁

I’m not an engineer, not an aviator, don’t much make stuff, but I am essentially qualified to find your rare mix of passion, compassion, and brilliance utterly compelling: I’m a thinking human! Keep them coming, please.

I'm a retired aircraft mechanic and have worked on so many planes, most of the Piper and Cessna lines to Airline type but really, these video's showing your creative and skilled fabrication and design applications are so rewarding. That panel for Scrappy is the most beautiful and functional small plane panel that I've ever seen. WOW!! Your channel is my favorite plane channel. Thank you!!!

Everything is perfect on this plane. Can't wait to hear it roar up for the "first" time.

These videos are becoming like episodes of Game of Thrones, ...they start and they are over way too soon....Great stuff Mike!

Great work once again Mike. The finish line is just over the hill. I think I am getting just as excited as you are and can hardly wait until the engine is installed and the wings fitted.

Mike, you are, by far, the only person I know who can induce the excitement of getting "back to work" in anybody. Your energy is exuberant and unprecedented. The decision to build Scrappy from scratch, a hand made masterpiece, and to take all of us along on this swashbuckling journey, man, you are phenomenal. Your positivity permeates through these videos and it utterly smokes the field with happiness. Keep being awesome, brother. 🙏🏻👍🏻

"On Draco, I made my own batteries". I had to laugh at this. People have asked me over the years, "Is there anything you can't do??" because if I need something that I can't buy, I'll build it. I am decended from a long line of engineers. Building and creating is the most rewarding pastime in the world for me. Right now, I'm building an experimental aircraft. It's no Draco, but it'll be fun! Back to work!

YES!! ANOTHER SCRAPPY VIDEO!!! Mike, are there any plans on making a 3D scan of Scrappy like you did with Draco? For those of us in model aviation, it would be excellent to be able to build a scale Scrappy or even 3D print a model Scrappy!

Really impressive Mike, love your attention for detail. Thank you for finding time to post your vids. 🇬🇧

If only I had a glass cockpit layout like that with all the technology whilst flying in Niu Guinea and New Britain, in the 60's and 70's , it would have made life less stressful and infinitely safer. Great work Mike.

Thanks I needed this! My day got a hole lot better when I got the "New scrappy build video" notification!

Did anyone else get a little tear in their eye when seeing the completed panel?

Just binge watched the scrappy build. I built a couple kit planes back in the mid 80’s. Makes me want to do another.

Spectacular build. I'm in awe watching every video.

I would put the foil on the engine side where the heat in form of IR radiation is coming. I would also put foil on the side of the battery facing the engine. BTW, I love lithium starting batterys, I have used my Beltenick for 5 years now without it ever missing a beat. Weights 1,92kg. Built stainless overkill bracket for it too.

The Ironman of aviation Mike Patey! 👊🏼 back to work!

Thank you so much for taking the time and explaining the guss lock system. I love the fact that you will likely be able to "pop" start this high comp. beast. And the fact that you can get to the microswitch wires fairly easily makes me super comfortable and impressed with your setup. The cockpit looks gorgeous by the way. The fit and finish of all your work is better than today's super cars and it makes me want to engineer/build something of my own!

Loved the ending shot of you STILL filling the oil cooler lines. This is an amazing project Mike. Thanks for building some cool a** stuff.

I just wanted to let you know how much I love your vidio’s. I used to fly and just watching your videos brings it all back to me. I’m 76 and haven’t flown in 20 yrs, this makes me want to go up again. About starting your big block 8, back in the 70’s - 80’s we used to put 6 volt coils in our 12 volt race car starters because we had 12 to 1 compression. This will make your engine start in any conditions but you can’t over crank it or you’ll burn the starter up. Just a thought! Thanks again, Frank the old guy 🤪

Mike please show us how your passenger is going to get in the back seat!!!!! I have twin 16 year old boys that are working to get their privet licences now and thew love your videos. I love when they watch because you are a role model I hope they will follow throughout their lives. Thanks for all you do to inspire us to do our best!!!!!!!

The panel looks amazing. The whole plane looks amazing. Great job.

People like this are what make RU-vid great. Seriously what an amazing, positive, smart person - keep it up Mike! Cheers m8

Mike Patey is a national treasure. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed watching anything as much (and learning as much!) as his Draco and Scrappy videos. I never thought I'd see another plane as cool as Draco again, but it looks like scrappy might even top it. I've always been interested in aviation, but never "did anything" about it, and I think that is going to have to change, and these projects are much of the inspiration. Thank you!

I love the "push for 600hp" start button!!

What incredible craftsmanship! I love all the engineering mastery that’s been put into this plane! I can’t imagine the cost of the panel, let alone the entire project that he calls Scrappy. Keep up the awe inspiring work Mike! Thanks for sharing!

Some people are just naturally talented engineers and builders! You’re awesome Mike!

THE most beautifully thought out panel I've ever seen!!! WOW!

Some of the best content on RU-vid. I’m in school for engineering of all your explanations and processes are so interesting. Great work can’t wait to see it fly.

My head is spinning, so much incredible work done on this absolutely amazing build.

I absolutely love , these videos, you give in detail, what it takes to make everything happen, and why ! Can’t wait to see it fly , once again thanks for making them !!

Genuinely one of the best things on RU-vid and I don’t fly but this bloke is soo cool o can’t stop watching! Massive thank you for sharing

Draco was fantastic ! and I have loved this whole series but when I saw that panel come to life It was jaw dropping ! To dream it design it have the ability and the tooling to build it and the resources to make it happen space ship in a bush plane should make you think Dec 17 1903 now look at this ...This is human innovation at its best Thanks mike for including us!!

So. Awesome 😍 That panel 🥰 Another epic build! Congrats Mike and can’t wait to see the first flight and all Scrappy’s characteristics!

Mike you are so talented and inspirational. Really enjoyed meeting you at Stearman Field. Congratulations on your rewards.

Mike - I’m in love with that plane. Something I’d love to see you build next time.... an electric plane!! Thanks for the great videos.

There is no reason for Mike to feel that he is being excessive in building Scrappy. How else can someone build the most ultimate flying fun machine than to fit it with all the dream accessories and fitout options. Well done Mike and team.

GREAT panel...love it. You can never have too much info as we engineers know. Rudder pedal lights...really...wow!

That plane Scrappy is coming along nice!! I wish I could visit your place. That would be so cool. That blue LED showing through the door is very cool. That is my favorite color!!

"Is scrappy going to be IFR capable with this panel?" Mike with 5 Garmin panels in a two-seater: Y...yeaaaaa I think I'll be good for IFR 😂

13:35 If only you had some sort of cool zip tie that wont vibrate around on your wiring harness, instead of using electrical tape...

Thank you so much for sharing this with us. God bless you and may All your days be happy, healthy and full of flights!

Mike, Chandra and Best Tugs, I've only recently discovered your channel this weekend but I really appreciate your dedication to GA and to the classic Denver Broncos colors from way back when the team had both a decent offense AND defense...and players stood for the Star Spangled Banner without thinking twice. Never did I imagine GA and old school Broncos would merge yet here it is and it is so good! Best wishes from Colorado to your entire family, the team in the workshop, and the company.

I've never been more excited about a build of any variety than this one lol LETS GO

This is the high energy motivation I needed to go build something today, quality as always thanks Mike

God Bless America! Wow, I swear I got teary eyed looking at that panel. You rock!

Love you work, and the light you shed on aviation, keep it up!

Owe Boy my OCD is loving this panel layout! Wiring is beautiful, quick disconnects, component pullouts, quick easy access to repair upgrade and so forth. INSANE BRAIN OCD OVERLOAD. Mechanic and pilots dream airplane to work on and fly. Sunglasses at night Lol. Freakin Awesome! Space Shuttle layout. WHEW!!!

I can’t be the only one checking every day for a new Scrappy video....

Just binge watched this entire playlist in the last 2 days, holy smokes I’m a massive fan of your work! What a pleasure to watch such a enthusiastic professional work. Love your engineering and attention to detail, thank you for the free entertainment!

No one is going to say anything about the built-in pulse oximeters!?! Mike, your ingenuity knows no bounds and nothing about this build is unnecessary. Thankful to be along for the build and eager the smile on your face when it gets airborne.

And they said renaissance men don't exist. The amount of skillsets Mike uses to build these planes is incredible and inspirational. Keep it up man!

I use that Aluminized tape for almost everything. I’ve found it lifts pretty regularly when exposed to extreme temperature.

The more I watch, the more amazed I am. One word that comes to mind, Outstanding!

Sir Im just watching your whole project with my mouth open. Such prescision and nice work. And you seem that you enjoy it so much. I wish every person to be so happy and positive as you are. Thank you