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Thousands of general aviation aircraft still fly on old generators, old mechanical regulators or both. For some aircraft, the limited output is sufficient. But, for many, the system is marginal when you add any electrical loads that are not original, such as strobes, an extra nav/comm, GPS or a glass-panel component. Changing over isn’t always easy or seamless. A modern alternator, solid-state regulator and the accompanying idiot light can amount to an extreme makeover – and an extremely smart one – for an older plane.
MODERNIZING ELECTRICALS
ne newly minted aircraft owner’s visit with an avionics shop owner proved enlightening, to say the least. In the course of a 45-minute visit, the shop owner listened quietly, made notes of the owner/pilot’s wish list, from the sublime to the refined. New navigation and communications gear, a start on a glass cockpit, WAAS GPS and all the trappings of ADSB; better interior illumination and more-noticeable exterior lighting; an audio panel to support a digital music player for the owner and passengers; and a multifunction display to augment the display of the WAAS GPS. The shop owner understood the aircraft owner’s ultimate goal: to prepare and equip the airplane to use some of the latest technology and simultaneously meet the requirements for flying in the national airspace system under NextGen, which means equipping to meet the mandate for ADS-B Out by 2020.
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With finances limited, the owner planned a multipleyear, progressive upgrade versus an all-at-once makeover. Since the avionics shop already coordinated some work with the owner’s chosen maintenance shop, coordinating individual yearly steps seemed like a perfect match with annual inspections. Three inspections in three years, with the expected result a complete panel overhaul to include most of the avionics tools attractive to today’s active pilots. Despite putting all this thought into the planning, the owner/pilot missed one step, at least in the mind of the avionics shop owner. “Well, you’ve covered almost everything,” the shop owner told the owner/pilot. “What’s missing is a preparatory step: updating your airplane’s electrical system.” There was, he explained, no way the new-to-theowner’s airplane could produce power adequate for the planned panel. Throw in wiring older than the owner,
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Avionics News November 2012
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Avionics News November 2012
Point of Communication
AEA Now
International News and Regulatory Updates
Modernizing Electricals
Member Profile
House & Hangar Calls
Gliders, Sailplanes and Motor-Gliders
A Conversation With...
Apple's Latest Smartphone Creates Chaos, Opportunity
Before & After
Member Profile
Business Basics
Aviation Aces
Theory & Practice
Legal Ease
What's New
Marketplace Classifieds
Avionics News November 2012 - Intro
Avionics News November 2012 - Cover1
Avionics News November 2012 - Cover2
Avionics News November 2012 - 1
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Avionics News November 2012 - 3
Avionics News November 2012 - Point of Communication
Avionics News November 2012 - 5
Avionics News November 2012 - AEA Now
Avionics News November 2012 - 7
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Avionics News November 2012 - 15
Avionics News November 2012 - International News and Regulatory Updates
Avionics News November 2012 - 17
Avionics News November 2012 - 18
Avionics News November 2012 - 19
Avionics News November 2012 - Modernizing Electricals
Avionics News November 2012 - 21
Avionics News November 2012 - 22
Avionics News November 2012 - 23
Avionics News November 2012 - Member Profile
Avionics News November 2012 - 25
Avionics News November 2012 - 26
Avionics News November 2012 - 27
Avionics News November 2012 - House & Hangar Calls
Avionics News November 2012 - 29
Avionics News November 2012 - 30
Avionics News November 2012 - 31
Avionics News November 2012 - 32
Avionics News November 2012 - 33
Avionics News November 2012 - Gliders, Sailplanes and Motor-Gliders
Avionics News November 2012 - 35
Avionics News November 2012 - 36
Avionics News November 2012 - 37
Avionics News November 2012 - 38
Avionics News November 2012 - 39
Avionics News November 2012 - A Conversation With...
Avionics News November 2012 - 41
Avionics News November 2012 - Apple's Latest Smartphone Creates Chaos, Opportunity
Avionics News November 2012 - 43
Avionics News November 2012 - 44
Avionics News November 2012 - 45
Avionics News November 2012 - 46
Avionics News November 2012 - Before & After
Avionics News November 2012 - Member Profile
Avionics News November 2012 - 49
Avionics News November 2012 - 50
Avionics News November 2012 - 51
Avionics News November 2012 - Business Basics
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Avionics News November 2012 - Aviation Aces
Avionics News November 2012 - 57
Avionics News November 2012 - Theory & Practice
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Avionics News November 2012 - 60
Avionics News November 2012 - 61
Avionics News November 2012 - Legal Ease
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Avionics News November 2012 - 65
Avionics News November 2012 - What's New
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Avionics News November 2012 - 69
Avionics News November 2012 - Marketplace Classifieds
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