Avionics Upgrade
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- cessna170bdriver
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Re: Avionics Upgrade
I was under the impression that an IFR GPS could be substituted for DME? I am thinking of going with the GNC 355 and a G5, GI 275, or AV-30, and getting rid of my King DME. I plan on keeping my KX 155 for ILS and second comm capability.mmcmillan2 wrote:Y’all have some nice panels! I’d like to add the Garmin 175 LPV to my panel one day. I’m thinking about adding a used King DME if it could be done cheap. Most approaches require DME.
Miles
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— Thomas Browne
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Re: Avionics Upgrade
https://www.aopa.org/advocacy/advocacy- ... of-dme-adfcessna170bdriver wrote: I was under the impression that an IFR GPS could be substituted for DME?
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'53 170B N3158B SN:25400
ASW-20BL
'53 170B N3158B SN:25400
ASW-20BL
- mmcmillan2
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Re: Avionics Upgrade
Correct, but I don’t have the gps yet. Was thinking DME only would get me going.cessna170bdriver wrote:I was under the impression that an IFR GPS could be substituted for DME? I am thinking of going with the GNC 355 and a G5, GI 275, or AV-30, and getting rid of my King DME. I plan on keeping my KX 155 for ILS and second comm capability.mmcmillan2 wrote:Y’all have some nice panels! I’d like to add the Garmin 175 LPV to my panel one day. I’m thinking about adding a used King DME if it could be done cheap. Most approaches require DME.
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- cessna170bdriver
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Re: Avionics Upgrade
Sorry; I (mis)read your post to mean you were going to add a DME in addition to a GPS.
mmcmillan2 wrote:Correct, but I don’t have the gps yet. Was thinking DME only would get me going.cessna170bdriver wrote:I was under the impression that an IFR GPS could be substituted for DME? I am thinking of going with the GNC 355 and a G5, GI 275, or AV-30, and getting rid of my King DME. I plan on keeping my KX 155 for ILS and second comm capability.mmcmillan2 wrote:Y’all have some nice panels! I’d like to add the Garmin 175 LPV to my panel one day. I’m thinking about adding a used King DME if it could be done cheap. Most approaches require DME.
Miles
“I envy no man that knows more than myself, but pity them that know less.”
— Thomas Browne
“I envy no man that knows more than myself, but pity them that know less.”
— Thomas Browne
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Re: Avionics Upgrade
Firgured I would post an update of what I ended up doing, decided to keep it VFR and went with a garmin Aera 660 with air gizmo mount, GTX 335, GTR 225, and removed the piano keys and fuses and replaces with CB’s and toggles as well as a landing light controller to change between flashing and solid landing/ taxi light
Re: Avionics Upgrade
stefancrucil wrote:Firgured I would post an update of what I ended up doing, decided to keep it VFR and went with a garmin Aera 660 with air gizmo mount, GTX 335, GTR 225, and removed the piano keys and fuses and replaces with CB’s and toggles as well as a landing light controller to change between flashing and solid landing/ taxi light
Looks very nice. WHATS that PIPER GAUGE DOIN’ IN THERE!
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
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50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
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Re: Avionics Upgrade
Lol!! You're telling me!! It came with it in it. Needs to go - she’s moving a little slow these days.
Re: Avionics Upgrade
LOL...
I wonder if in-fact, it’s a TacTaire type autopilot course-selector which was placarded for a Piper installation. I had a similar one in my Baron.
If you like it....and if it needs repair anyway because it’s “slow”.... you might send it to repair and have them “re-placard” it without the “Piper” or change it to whatever you wish. It’s kinda-kool... IMO.
I wonder if in-fact, it’s a TacTaire type autopilot course-selector which was placarded for a Piper installation. I had a similar one in my Baron.
If you like it....and if it needs repair anyway because it’s “slow”.... you might send it to repair and have them “re-placard” it without the “Piper” or change it to whatever you wish. It’s kinda-kool... IMO.
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.