Post Your Upgrade Photos
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Topic: Post Your Upgrade Photos
Posted By: Paul
Subject: Post Your Upgrade Photos
Date Posted: 10 Aug 2015 at 10:00pm
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Now that we know how to upload images we can post our upgrade photos.
Here's our Cessna 172 before the upgrade. It is stock NAV II package except that the ADF indicator was replaced by the engine monitor.  The main purpose of the upgrade was to get rid of the KLN 89B. We decided to go with the IFD 540 because if we removed the KLN 89B, one COM radio, and the INOP ADF we'd have enough space for it. And we liked the features, or at least those we knew about - it was a fairly early pre-order. We eventually decided to replace the audio panel and transponder as well, and to add an Icarus SAM roll steering converter. There's an intermediate stage which perhaps aircraft owners should not see:  But the result was worth the wait (and the cost):  The Icarus SAM is on top, It has a rather small readout and lots of extra capabilities which we mostly don't use. But it provides roll steering which is very nice. Below it is the AMX 240 audio panel. I wrote about why we chose it elsewhere on this forum. Next is the mighty IFD 540. It looks amazing just sitting there. It is connected to the KI 209a indicator which was left from the previous installation. The old annunciator was replaced with a blank panel. Below that is the KX 155A. This was the original COM 1 radio. We swapped the KI 208 for a KI 209 so that it would still have glide slope. We don't ever expect the IFD to fail but if it does we can still fly to a VOR and follow an ILS. Redundancy is an IFR pilot's friend. The next item is the AXP 340 transponder. The old KT 76C had developed problems twice in the three years we had the plane so I wanted it to be gone. This gives us ADS-B out, and the plane is now 2020 compliant. We currently use Foreflight and a Stratus 2 for ADS-B in. On the bottom is the KAP 140 single-axis autopilot. The displays on the engine monitor and COM 2 radio look chopped in this photograph because it was taken at a high shutter speed, but they actually are fine. |
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Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 10 Aug 2015 at 10:28pm
I have added a few minor things since these shots, but here is my panel.  * Orest |
Posted By: DavidBunin
Date Posted: 11 Aug 2015 at 9:10am
I don't have my "before" image handy, but here is my "after". So far, I am VERY happy with it! David Bunin |
Posted By: PA20Pacer
Date Posted: 11 Aug 2015 at 12:54pm
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This is a "before" photo of our S35 Bonanza panel. Bob  ------------- Bob Siegfried, II Brookeridge Airpark (LL22) Downers Grove, IL |
Posted By: PA20Pacer
Date Posted: 11 Aug 2015 at 12:55pm
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Here is the "after" photo of our S35 Bonanza panel. Bob  ------------- Bob Siegfried, II Brookeridge Airpark (LL22) Downers Grove, IL |
Posted By: AUXAIR
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2015 at 4:25pm
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Interesting sequences, so here is my story: First upgrade in 2008, with Ga***n equipment, and you can see what the wiring entailed - and it took over 3 weeks. On July 27m, 2015, my upgrade to the IFD 540, 440 and transponder went in smoothly within 5 days, including new transponder wiring and check out.  ------------- David E. Cessna 182 RG II |
Posted By: AUXAIR
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2015 at 4:48pm
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Right now it is not letting me post the Avidyne pics....????
------------- David E. Cessna 182 RG II |
Posted By: Kentucky Captain
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2015 at 3:59am
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Here is our C172M after the complete panel upgrade. In addition to the IFD 540 we added: Avidyne AXP 340 Mode S ADS-B transponder PS Engineering PMA 450 Audio panel Garmin GNC 255A Nav/Comm Aspen EFD 1000 Pro EFIS S-Tec System 30 autopilot JPI EDM 900 Primary engine monitor ACK E-08 406mhz elt When the airplane fund gets flush again we will add another Aspen EFD 1000 Pro and an Avidyne MLB 100 datalink computer. We have reserved a new N number and had it put on the new panel but will probably wait until painting the airplane to change it.  |
Posted By: DavidBunin
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2015 at 6:28am
| Wow! That is a REALLY nice 172. |
Posted By: sikhpilotmd
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2015 at 6:53am
 Here's my A36. The picture is missing the Garmin AOA indicator on the left of glare shield. |
Posted By: brou0040
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2015 at 10:17am
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Before:   |
Posted By: Gring
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2015 at 10:40am
| Skihpilotmd, I really like the updated layout of the 84 and later A36 Bonanzas over the center yoke my 85 F33A has. As much as I try to convince myself that the single throwover yoke is a good setup, every time I see a nice panel like yours brings me back to reality. There is no real good way to move the IFDs into the center of the panel without major construction and adding a JPI930 or similar. |
Posted By: sikhpilotmd
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2015 at 12:07am
| Thanks, I like the simple layout |
Posted By: MysticCobra
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2015 at 8:19am
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'73 Cherokee Challenger  After:  |
Posted By: Gring
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2015 at 8:31am
| The new one piece panels really update the aircraft and make it look new again. Nice job. |
Posted By: AUXAIR
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2015 at 9:07am
 My easy Avidyne installation in my 182RG. IFD 540, IFD 440 and AXP 340 transponder - along with MLB 100 ADSB------------- David E. Cessna 182 RG II |
Posted By: AUXAIR
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2015 at 9:18am
 ------------- David E. Cessna 182 RG II |
Posted By: AUXAIR
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2015 at 1:13pm
 My 182RG - awaiting the trip to the Avidyne installation radio shop in Fort Pierce, FL ------------- David E. Cessna 182 RG II |
Posted By: scott
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2015 at 2:06pm
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Posted By: drapo
Date Posted: 16 Aug 2015 at 10:43am
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Who said you cannot put a full screen GPS in a vintage Mooney! I rearranged the left side and right side panels and... Voilà ! http://s162.photobucket.com/user/drapoo/media/DSCN0062.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s162.photobucket.com/user/drapoo/media/image.jpg1.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: AUXAIR
Date Posted: 16 Aug 2015 at 10:58am
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Very cool! Great looking installation. ------------- David E. Cessna 182 RG II |
Posted By: comancheguy
Date Posted: 16 Aug 2015 at 1:18pm
Original Panel - comanche 260C
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Posted By: comancheguy
Date Posted: 16 Aug 2015 at 1:19pm
New Panel - Dual 540s:  |
Posted By: n7ifr
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2015 at 4:31pm
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Finally brought a camera on flight - Final Panel (for now) Tom Wolf  |
Posted By: BobsV35B
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2015 at 5:49pm
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Is there somewhere I could find directions as to how to download a picture to this site? Gotta be simple or I will not be able to do it!<NG> Happy Skies, Old Bob ------------- Old Bob, Ancient Aviator |
Posted By: n7ifr
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2015 at 6:03pm
Bob, lots of thread material on this - http://forums.avidyne.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=779&PID=8300&title=how-to-attach-a-picture-to-a-post#8300" rel="nofollow">  Good luck. Tom W.
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BobsV35B wrote:Posted By: brou0040
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2015 at 3:17pm
I'm back up and flying, here's a picture of the panel now. I've taken out the the Garmin 155XL, a KX155A, KT76A, and inop radar altimeter. I've added a engine monitor, fuel flow, IFD540, AXP340, iFly700, an android tablet running iFly software, antenna splitter, backup vacuum, low vac light, and a fuse panel to run the EI equipment and power a custom center console with power jacks and holders for tablets for the kids. Next up is a new audio panel and removing the inop clock, I've got several other compliant timers so I don't need a dedicated one.  |
Posted By: fritz
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2015 at 11:14am
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The aircraft is a 1980 A36. The panel now consists of: 2 IFD 540s AMX240 Audio Panel AXP340 ADS B transponder MLB100 TAS 605 Evolution 2000 CoGuardian 452 Aerospace Logic Clock CO200K Aerospace Logic Fuel Gauge -FL 204 I did this work in January of 2015 and really like the way it came out! Happy to answer any questions on or off line.   And the After:   |
Posted By: 12vaitor
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2015 at 11:50pm
Here is my RV-12 with a new IFD540 installed. Dynon Skyview with AP, ADS-B, and 2nd GPS + Garmin GTR200 |
Posted By: DavidBunin
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2015 at 7:58pm
| What's the yellow thing under the panel at the far right? |