One of the best things about Maxcraft Avionics is its ability to provide a one-stop solution for maintenance and upgrades that extend well beyond the realm of avionics. By collaborating with Aircraft Maintenance Organizations like Port Aircraft Interiors and Upper Valley Aviation, Maxcraft can provide a comprehensive upgrade that covers avionics, structures, paint, and interiors. […]
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Cessna 182 L3 Lynx It’s been just four months since L3 unveiled its new low-cost ADS-B solution, the L3 ‘Lynx’. Today, Maxcraft has the privilege of performing the very first Lynx installation in Canada (and one of the first few in the world). The L3 Lynx NGT-9000 is an ADS-B touchscreen transponder and multi-function display. […]
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152 Trainer Glass Panel This completely rebuilt 152 panel is part of a comprehensive training fleet solution for Montair, an internationally accredited flight school specializing in training eventual airline pilots. Montair is one of the few schools around the world to receive approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). This Cessna 152 is […]
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Cessna 414 Garmin G600 and GTN750 Today we’ll take a look at a major avionics upgrade for one Cessna 414. This managed aircraft was recently purchased in the United States and imported into Canada for business use. Countless snags across multiple systems were encountered on it’s first test flight, and even more were found during […]
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175 & Glastar Avionics Transplant This project is somewhat unusual in that it involves the direct transplant of several avionic systems from one aircraft to another. The two aircraft involved are a Glasair Glastar and a Cessna 175. Avionics which are suitable for certified aircraft are being removed from the home-built Glastar to be installed […]
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Airbus (Eurocopter) Fleet upgrade Maxcraft’s involvement with this pair of Eurocopter AS350B2’s is as part of our ongoing fleet-upgrade with Phoenix Heli-Flight. Headquartered in Fort McMurray, Phoenix Heli-Flight is a regional leader in light and intermediate helicopter charters with a concentration on providing exceptionally modern and technologically advanced aircraft that exceed industry standards. Our client […]
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While our Avionic upgrades for this Cessna 182 are relatively minimalist, they are accompanied by several major mechanical and structural modifications performed by Seaplanes West Inc. SPW offers some of the best knowledge in the float plane business, specializing in Cessna 182 floatplane conversions. As you might have guessed, one of the biggest changes to […]
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A Beechcraft Duke is one of the nicest pressurized turbo twins around. Coincidentally, what you’re looking at here is one of nicest panels that the Maxcraft team has ever put together for a GA aircraft. At the behest of our clients, special care was put into the symmetry of the layout. This, combined with the […]
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After living through an incident in which a G600 with synthetic vision saved quite literally saved his life, the experienced owner of this Cessna 340 was motivated accelerate plans for further upgrades to his panel. There’s not many pilots who walk away from an incident involving simultaneous engine, pressurization, and deicing failure over mountains in […]
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Maxcraft’s 182 Interior Upgrade Maxcraft’s own Cessna 182P has been the subject of coverage here in the past. Very recently it received its first major avionics upgrade in ten years. However, while the avionics in the aircraft are modern as can be, until recently the interior was of a decidedly 1970’s vintage. Port Aircraft Interiors […]
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