Cessna 205 Re-Make This 1963 Cessna 205, is commonly mistaken for the Cessna 210 or 206. The Cessna 210-5 or 205, is known as the “SUV of the air”. This Skywagon is a 6 seater, with fixed landing gear and a very distinctive cowling. Cessna only ever made 576 of these unique aircraft in starting […]
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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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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 They decided to replace mechanical gyro’s, outdated […]
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Glass Panel Training Aircraft The world of civil aviation is in the middle of an undeniable and accelerating transition towards glass panel cockpits. Consistently falling equipment costs, combined with the competitive influence of every new adopter, points to glass panel avionics soon being the norm rather than the exception. This will happen sooner than you […]
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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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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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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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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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