Panel Planner 101: Light IFR Cessna 150
A straightforward and budget-minded retrofit can bring a well-cared-for personal trainer up to modern standards with room to grow.
A straightforward and budget-minded retrofit can bring a well-cared-for personal trainer up to modern standards with room to grow.
There’s a process for properly using ship’s weather radar, but Garmin streamlines the chore with smart logic built into the GTN 750Xi navigator.
It’s a tight budget for a hard-working trainer that hasn’t seen an avionics upgrade since the Clinton years. A budget IFR upgrade is still a good-sized job.
We don’t see many reasons to start yanking this utilitarian navigator from the panel, but realize that a failed display could send it to the scrap bin.
When it comes to primary and secondary data, regulatory requirements for flight displays create confusion when planning a new panel.
These long-awaited upgrades to the budget-minded AV-30 make it IFR capable through a digital interface.
I recently finished reading the avionics satisfaction survey report in the December 2023 issue of Aviation Consumer, and while the thrust of the article is correct, I believe you missed two critical points. Picking a shop to do the installation does not buy you future support. It all depends on the product vendor, and if […]
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