Featured Projects
As part of a fleet modernization upgrade, Maxcraft teamed up with Conair to transform their fleet of Twin Commanders into a modern workhorse. Used as an aerial command and control station over active wildfires, these aircraft serve a vital role directing both air and ground fire fighting crews. Coming to us with a traditional six […]
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After waiting for over a year for another shop to begin this installation, this duo of pilots came to Maxcraft to upgrade their Van’s RV-7A with a full Garmin glass panel. Working closely with the pilots, we perfected the layout of the custom cut instrument panel. This new layout and our state-of-the-art powder coating was […]
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This customer reached out to us while shopping for a PA46 to upgrade to from his Beechcraft Baron. After finding the aircraft for him, he flew up from California, to our facility in Pitt Meadows where his JetProp would undergo an upgrade similar to the many PA46s we’ve had come through our doors in recent […]
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Maxcraft partnered with the team at Pacific Rim Aviation Academy to transform one of their Cessna 172s used for pilot training from ab-initio, to advanced commercial and IFR this aircraft is ready for anything. By removing the old school gyroscopic instruments and replacing them with solid state Garmin electronic flight indicators, this 172 will be […]
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Air Tindi operates a fleet of DHC-7 (Dash 7) aircraft primarily in Canada’s north. Operating this close to the Earth’s magnetic poles presents an interesting problem for modern magnetometer systems. Together Air Tindi, Maxcraft, and our vendors developed a solution to modernize this fleet with a glass panel avionics solution which is optimized for northern […]
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Maxcraft, together with Langley Aero Structures and Port Interiors, transformed this tired Cessna 185 in an absolute show stopper. The amount of work completed on this aircraft is too long to list here, but what resulted was an aircraft in better condition than when it left the factory in 1977. The best part? This aircraft […]
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If you’ve been following our projects lately, you’ll know we’ve had a steady stream of PA46s coming through our hangar. This JetProp received what has almost become our defacto “standard” avionics package for PA46s and will be a highly capable high-level IFR machine for years to come. JetProp Gets Next Generation Upgrade 1994 Piper PA-46-350P […]
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Maxcraft teamed up with Air Tindi to transform this 1959 Turbo Otter into a modern IFR workhorse. Operating in some of the most remote regions of Canada, Air Tindi has some unique operational challenges. This all glass cockpit will bring an added level of safety to their crew and passengers, along with a fresh new […]
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Maxcraft orchestrated the complete transformation of this privately owned Beech King Air B100 from a swiss cheese panel with mostly original instrumentation, into a modern, one of a kind machine. With dual electronic primary flight displays from Garmin, Dual GTN 750s, and the S-TEC 3100 digital autopilot, this King Air will be a totally new […]
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These EC120Bs owned by Phoenix Heli-Flight out of Fort McMurray, Alberta came to us with a factory original panel which we upgraded to Garmin’s G500H TXi 10.6” touchscreen primary flight display, along with the Garmin GTN 650Xi touchscreen flight navigator. Most importantly, all of the equipment installed was either specially selected, or modified to be […]
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