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 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 The aircraft is a 2006 Cessna 182T with an all glass Garmin G1000 system installed from the factory. The owner departed Vancouver Island and flew the aircraft to Maxcraft, arriving in Pitt Meadows. Since our customer resides on the Island, when the project was completed we flew and picked him up. […]
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The Aircraft and Owner During May 2012 a complete restoration process for Abbotsford Flying Club’s 1977 Piper Cherokee Archer II (C-GIUK) began. Upgrades included a new digital avionics suite, a complete new paint job, a new (zero-time) engine, all new leather seats & upholstery, and new windows. The Need For more than a year Abbotsford […]
Read More »The Aircraft and Owner The owner Ray Hollands has been a long time customer of Maxcraft and recently purchased a Cessna 182Q. The Need With previous exposure to J.P. Instruments engine monitors from when we installed an EDM 700 in his Cessna 172, Ray wanted the J.P. Instruments EDM 930 with expanded capabilities for his […]
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Mooney M20K Gets a G500 Glass Panel A 1980 Mooney M20K has received a modern refit, with a new avionics package, flight instrument panel, Garmin G500 glass, engine monitor, and custom interior. Overall we provided the airframe with slick new cockpit that is safe, modern, and fun to fly. The Aircraft and Owner As a […]
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Garmin G500 – Glass Cockpit for the Piper Malibu The Piper Malibu received Garmin’s new G500 glass panel flight display system with synthetic vision technology, along with a GAD43 Gyro Adapter System interfaced to an existing autopilot The Aircraft and Owner A Calgary resident, Martin Merritt frequently commutes. Regularly flying over mountains at 22,000 feet, […]
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The Aircraft and Owner Coming to Maxcraft, long-time V-tail Bonanza owner Rick Johnson brought us an aircraft that has already had some IFR upgrades throughout the years. Flying for both business and pleasure, Rick takes pride in maintaining the 1960 airframe. Paying particular attention to the aircraft’s highly polished prop (of which Rick had specified […]
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