Beechcraft Bonanza This week on the project page we’ll take a look at a Traffic Advisory System (TAS) upgrade for the average GA pilot. Our example is a Model 36 Beechcraft Bonanza with an existing Aspen EFD-1000 primary flight display and Garmin GNS 480 WAAS GPS/NAV/COM. The owner is a long-time friend of Maxcraft and […]
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Sikorsky S76C++ S76C++ With New Paint Our client in this project was National Helicopter Services Limited (NHSL) — a joint venture between the government of Trinidad and Tobago, and The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago. Our client’s business involves providing offshore helicopter service to the Trinidadian oil and gas sector as well as […]
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New Panel with Apsen Last time on the projects page we mentioned coming into possession of a trade in (yet unused) Aspen EFD-1000 flight display. Orphaned components like this are not an uncommon phenomenon in the world of avionics, and we can end up with them for any number of reasons. Sometimes we upgrade brand-new […]
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The Aircraft and Owner This de Havilland DHC-3 Otter is owned and operated by Ookpik Aviation out of Baker Lake, Nunavut; where it provides service including much-needed off-strip charters, moving goods and people to remote locations in the roadless Nunavut. The DHC-3 Otter is a long-time mainstay of Canadian bush operations, having been in service […]
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The Project For this project Maxcraft’s Overhead Console STC for the Twinstar (SH09-20) was reissued to include the Eurocopter AS355 N model. Our modification addressed many electrical issues by replacing large elements of the electrical distribution system. The overhead console circuit breaker panel wiring was carried out to a very high standard We installed Sunlight-readable […]
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The Aircraft and Owner A private individual upgraded from a Robinson R44 helicopter to this sleek modern looking Eurocopter EC130B4. One significant feature of the EC130 is that it has a very large cockpit with excellent visibility for all 6 passengers. The aircraft was previously used for law enforcement in LAX It was then sold […]
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The nature of avionics installation is that almost all work is custom work. Every aircraft is different; every owner is different. This is exciting, not only because of the variety of work, but also because it means we’re often doing things that have never been done before, and in many cases developing unique STC’s (Supplemental […]
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The Aircraft and Owner Phoenix Heli-Flight is a very professional safety conscious heli-operator which does work supporting various industries in Fort McMurray, AB. This project was the installation of multiple avionics systems into one of Phoenix’s AS355 Twinstar helicopters. The Need Our customer has a very high standard of safety, and in keeping with these […]
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The Aircraft and Owner The aircraft is a homebuilt Murphy Moose kit-plane. The Need The owner arrived with his recently completed aircraft. What he came for was a very modern, previously discussed panel with top-notch equipment. Maxcraft fabricated the panel, completed fairly extensive equipment installs and also corrected some equipment wiring and configuration problems. The […]
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The Aircraft and Owner Helijet Airways operates two LearJet 31-A aircraft as EMS air ambulances based at Vancouver International Airport. These modern well equipped jets are capable of transporting patients for long distances at a fast cruising speed of 515 mph (448 knots, 829 km/h). The Need A modern FMS capable of WAAS LPV approaches […]
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