Cessna Caravan Fleet Modernization The Maxcraft avionics panel you see here is out of a Cessna Caravan, and is part of our ongoing fleet upgrade project for Seair Seaplanes. Incorporated in 1980, Seair provides aircraft charters and regularly scheduled service to the Gulf Islands, with eight flights daily and service to Nanaimo with up […]
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Bombardier Challenger This first generation Bombardier CL-600 challenger was delivered to Maxcraft for a TCAS installation. We were, in fact, rather surprised to learn that TCAS had not previously been installed in this aircraft. The current ICAO standard for TCAS II is Change 7.1 however the version we installed on this aircraft is compliant […]
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Cessna 185 Firefighting Operations In aviation, conventional wisdom dictates that some models of aircraft are more common to industrial and commercial operations, while others are more likely to be owned privately and for personal use. Individual aircraft that fall outside of these norms are uncommon and therefore have avionics configurations that are atypical to their […]
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S76 Cockpit Voice & Flight Data Recorder The Sikorsky S76 is important for us here at Maxcraft. Over the course of twenty-five years in business, Maxcraft has completed more than fifty major avionic projects on commercially operated S76’s. With over seventy-five years of combined experience on the model, our AME’s consider the Sikorsky S76 a […]
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Today we’ll look at a particularly nice Beechcraft from just across the border in Washington State. When our client purchased this J-35 Bonanza it was already a head-turner. The overall condition of the aircraft was absolutely pristine, and the previous owner had completely re-done both the interior and avionics. There were, however, a few avionic […]
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Cessna 177 Cardinal This Cessna C177B Cardinal came to Maxcraft from a mother and son team from Langley. At an earlier date, Michael and Michelle Thompson (both pilots) had come in to discuss updating their panel for better reliability, situational awareness and for have future IFR operating capability. They decided to replace mechanical gyro’s, outdated […]
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This recently purchased Bell 206B is owned by a new pilot training with our friends over at Chinook Helicopters. Following completion of said training, it is intended for private use. In its time here at Maxcraft, this 206 has received a most comprehensive avionic upgrade. In addition to the ever-desirable (and increasingly common) combination of […]
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Beech King Air Major Avionics Upgrade Integration is King When publicly showing our work to owners and operators, there’s a strong case for panel pictures, and lots of them. However, while theses are often very nice to look at, without context they have the potential to mislead. A photo of some GPS/NAV/COMs and a primary […]
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Glass panel upgrades for Bell helicopters Here’s something you don’t see every day: This helicopter is the very last Bell 206 Jet Ranger ever made (Bell discontinued the 206 in 2010), and was flown directly from the factory to Maxcraft for a full avionics suite. Despite the fact that this is a brand-new aircraft, there’s […]
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Commercial Fleet Upgrades Today we’ll take a look at a fleet upgrade project that Maxcraft undertook on short notice for a regional airline with a very tight upgrade schedule. While some of the equipment here may not be as visually impressive as what you see in some of our full-glass projects, this type of upgrade […]
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