I love your 696 installation. Pretty ingenious to use the inner tracks. I move my seat to those tracks once in a while so that won't work for me.
I have scoped out all of the possible mounting places...from the floor, on the center column by the compass, replacing the flipcards, etc. I have finally decided to mount it on my left side using the windshield bolts. It is just in front of the pilot's door post, and to the left of my left thigh so it is out of the way of the cyclic and my legs. I have a friend who has a 496 mounted there and it works great. He makes all entries with his left hand which in turn keeps his right hand free for the cyclic.
I hope you like my cardboard box 696. <gr>
Chuck
