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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This Cessna R172K Hawk XP is owned and operated by Cyrus’ Marine Service, which offers on-call and on-site emergency repairs for stranded watercraft. As a floatplane that works in a variety of unpredictable scenarios, this 172 received a somewhat more substantial avionics package than what is usually found in aircraft of the same size. Indeed, […]
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Our client for this install was one Mr. Fred Carey, a volunteer with CASARA, the Civilian Air Search and Rescue Association: a national volunteer organization funded by the Department of National Defence. Its volunteers provide air search assistance to the Royal Canadian Air Force, and promote flight safety for general aviation as a means to […]
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Maxcraft Cessna 182 After Daryl upgrades the Maxcraft company Cessna 182! We’ve replaced all of the 1970’s legacy avionics with brand-new equipment. The package is almost entirely Bendix/King but with the addition of a Garmin GNS 430 and an Apollo MX20 Multifunction display. This installation represents some of the very best GA avionics that can […]
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Maxcraft’s own Cessna 182 Here at Maxcraft, we’re not just Avionics professionals; we’re pilots as well. This week on the project page, we feature Maxcraft’s own Cessna 182. This plane is used regularly by Maxcraft’s founder, president, and general manager as well as some of Maxcraft’s staff. It is used for demonstration flights, customer drop-offs, […]
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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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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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