GMascelli
En-Route
I made a quick stop at the airport to get 08Romeo plugged in for some pre-heated weekend flying.I forgot my keys and had to ask the Avionics shop to lend me my spares I keep locked up with them. It saved me a trip back and forth to the house and got 08Romeo taken care of.
One of the drawbacks to walking in the avionics shop is the urge to window shop. I had been on the fence about updating my nav/com 2 from the Collins 351/251 and my Collins TDR950 transponder. I really want the added standby frequencies and flip flop capability on com 2, along with maintaining the second glide slope with nav 2. My Collins TDR 950 transponder has a problem with my Zaon traffic unit presenting bogus targets following me at 200 feet high or low, it's annoying. I priced out a few different units and was offered a unit from Garmin, the GTX 327 for just one AMU, it's a great deal.
KX155 w/KI209
Garmin GTX 327
Soooooo......for the heck of it I asked for a quote and approximate schedule to install. The price breakdown follows:
KX155 Nav/Com Excellent Condition - 1500
GTX327 Transponder Excellent Condition- 1000
KI209 Glide Slope - 750
Labor @32 hours- 2300
Misc Parts - 100
Totals out at $5650
The resale value of the Collins 251/351 Nav/Com is around $350 for each and the TDR 950 is going for $600. I figure with resale I should recover $1000-$1300. $5650 initial cost minus the resale of current equipment $1200 leaves a balance of $4500.00.
I placed my name on the schedule......God help me.
One of the drawbacks to walking in the avionics shop is the urge to window shop. I had been on the fence about updating my nav/com 2 from the Collins 351/251 and my Collins TDR950 transponder. I really want the added standby frequencies and flip flop capability on com 2, along with maintaining the second glide slope with nav 2. My Collins TDR 950 transponder has a problem with my Zaon traffic unit presenting bogus targets following me at 200 feet high or low, it's annoying. I priced out a few different units and was offered a unit from Garmin, the GTX 327 for just one AMU, it's a great deal.
KX155 w/KI209
Garmin GTX 327
Soooooo......for the heck of it I asked for a quote and approximate schedule to install. The price breakdown follows:
KX155 Nav/Com Excellent Condition - 1500
GTX327 Transponder Excellent Condition- 1000
KI209 Glide Slope - 750
Labor @32 hours- 2300
Misc Parts - 100
Totals out at $5650
The resale value of the Collins 251/351 Nav/Com is around $350 for each and the TDR 950 is going for $600. I figure with resale I should recover $1000-$1300. $5650 initial cost minus the resale of current equipment $1200 leaves a balance of $4500.00.
I placed my name on the schedule......God help me.
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