Panel Planner 101: Approachable, Modern Utility
For fair-weather flying and practicing approaches, drop-in uAvionix instruments and a Garmin GPS add just enough utility without breaking the budget.
For fair-weather flying and practicing approaches, drop-in uAvionix instruments and a Garmin GPS add just enough utility without breaking the budget.
Take a look inside a 2007 Cirrus SR22T G3 sporting a fresh panel of Garmin avionics that was on display at Oshkosh.
If you can live with a small screen, there are ways to save money on a system upgrade, but budget more for extras.
A Cessna 172 takes its first flight after an avionics panel upgrade with used-serviceable material (USM).
The Boyd family gives their Piper Twin Comanche an extreme instrument makeover in Washington state.
The system is the first fully integrated, hard-mounted commercial tablet to be used as a primary mission display on a naval aircraft.
The restoration of this storied WACO shows it’s not hard to enjoy modernly vintage instruments.
The calculus often comes down to avoiding becoming upside down, but not at the expense of enjoying your perfect airplane.
Garmin’s GI 275 flight instruments update a 1953 Cessna 170B panel without sacrificing its original round gauge aesthetic.