Busy life, busy little plane….
As the pilot is owner of several aircraft, a Pipistrel dealer and a president of a company, this pilot had limited time to work on his aircraft. With great intentions and fabulous ideas, he had to put the plane down and brought it to Maxcraft.
What he wanted in his Cessna 182
What he wanted was more navigation, more music, more and more in the air! So with that, Marty brought in his 1968 Cessna 182 to do his major avionics installs.
Starting with the removal of a:
- Â ADF receiver
- ADF indicator
- Audio selector
- and the flight com
Going forward with the challenges of a small space, Will the lead, was eager to install the new avionics. A Garmin GTN750 GPS Nav Com system, Garmin GMA 350 with 3D audio capabilities and ICS System. Following that a new avionics master switch with provisional 406 ELT wiring, which was a minor modification. To top it off, new lighting using a UMA strip light placed under the glare shield.
Some maintenance was done by the aircraft owners request….airspeed indicator accuracy check and replacing some bulbs here and there. With a little weight and balance this little green machine is ready to go!
Upgraded panel for the Cessna
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Maxcraft Avionics is a leader in airplane and helicopter avionic system upgrades like the Garmin GTN series, including installation of everything from a basic VHF Radio and simple Garmin portable GPS all the way to TCAS, EFIS, and autopilot systems. We have the largest avionics facility in Canada and we have over 20,000 unique part numbers in our in inventory to repair your aircraft or upgrade your cockpit.
