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Technicians Chris Kone and
James Roberts test the
navigation system of a Piper
Cheyenne recently upgraded
with a Garmin G600 and
GTN series navigators.

autopilot. We rewired everything, replaced every wire in the
airplane, all the switches and circuit breakers. Every bulb is
LED. There's not a lot we haven't done to the aircraft."
For several months, the technicians worked closely with
the size of a Learjet 45 for individual owner-operators
the Bonanza's owner, Kent Stones, to ensure the aircraft met
and businesses. Trego-Dugan Aviation is an authorized
his expectations. "Even with all of these avionics upgrades,
Cessna single-engine service center and an authorized
when we took our plane out to certify the
dealer for major avionics manufacturers
GPSs, there was not one squawk," wrote
such as FreeFlight Systems, Garmin,
Stones in an article for American Bonanza
Avidyne, Aspen, L-3 Aviation Products,
" THERE ARE A LOT OF
Society's July 2013 magazine. Hall
BendixKing and others.
AIRCRAFT THAT HAVE TO
considers that "personal feel" one of the
"We do everything from pitot-static
BE ADS-B COMPLIANT.
big reasons customers come back.
checks to major installations, mainly for
WE'VE
CREATED
Thompson agreed, "We're not a huge,
small Citations," Thompson said.
faceless company. We're still a small,
A LOW-COST,
Hall agreed, "We've been doing a lot
boutique-style operation. We incorporate
of Garmin GTN installations, Avidyne
STREAMLINED
many different types of maintenance in
autopilots and IFD units, along with Aspen
SOLUTION
FOR
one location, including avionics, airframe
Avionics displays. Recently, we installed
1090 OUT."
and engine."
a Garmin G1000 in a Beechcraft King Air
Trego-Dugan Aviation is hiring
B200. It was a complete retrofit."
technicians
to meet growing demand for
AARON HALL,
ADS-B as well as other avionics.
director of
Personal touch
avionics and
"It's obvious the need is going to grow
Another major installation project
chief inspector
quite a bit between 2018 and 2020,"
on a 1968 E33 Bonanza won Reserve
Thompson said. "It's hard to imagine
Grand Champion - Silver Lindy at the
how big the demand will be for ADS-B Out solutions. Plus,
Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture Oshkosh in
overall, the economy is in better shape. The last couple
2013.
of years, we've been doing bigger installations and more
"We had a farmer from Lebanon, Kansas, who wanted to
upgrades to new equipment than we have in the past. Not
completely update his 1968 E33 Bonanza," Hall said. "We
just repairing old radios. We can't keep good used avionics
put in a full glass cockpit with an Aspen Evolution 2500,
equipment on our shelf, especially when it comes to Garmin
dual Garmin 750 GPS/comm, MVP-50 engine monitor, GTX
and Avidyne products. We sell it as fast as it comes in." q
-33 transponder, GMA-35 audio panel and Avidyne DFC90
TREGO-DUGAN AVIATION
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