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S T O R Y B Y S C O T T M . S P A N G L E R
A
ircraft owners considering an avionics upgrade
during the pandemic should gird themselves for
unpredictable challenges of time and money.
Aviation is not immune from COVID-19's scrambling of
the economy and the supply chain that feeds it. Most
people understand supply and demand, and it tests their
tolerance when it does not work efficiently. Just ask an
ADS-B procrastinator. With inadequate supply of shop
slots, a consequence of too
few qualified technicians,
those late in line had to
patiently wait their turn for
mandate relief.
As the ADS-B shop slot
that the quoted price has changed. Take a deep breath
and remember those economic layers.
Let's start at the source. When COVID-19 infected the
shortage suggested, there
are layers to this economic
fundamental that go well
beyond the still unbalanced
demand and supply. Price
is, perhaps, the most
painful. Increasing costs for
diminishing supplies test the
patience and tolerance of
not only pilots but those who
precede them, the owners of
avionics repair stations that sell and install this essential
electronic equipment, and the manufacturers that make it.
Just to make it interesting, the challenges may vary
THERE ARE LAYERS
TO THIS ECONOMIC
FUNDAMENTAL THAT
GO WELL BEYOND THE
STILL UNBALANCED
DEMAND AND SUPPLY.
PRICE IS, PERHAPS,
THE MOST PAINFUL.
supply chain, suppliers with sick workforces expected
decreased demand, so they shut down production.
Demand didn't get the economic memo. After an initial
dip, consumers, unable to go places, started investing
in tangible things like panel upgrades. Suppliers are still
struggling to recover because
resuming production isn't a quick
or efficient process, especially
when facing a growing backlog of
demand.
This hit avionics especially hard
because, like almost everything
today, it depends on precious
slices of silicon. The world has
a handful of silicon fabricators,
and most are in Asia. Building a
new chip foundry costs billions
and takes years, so that's not a
short-term, on-shore solution to
decades of bottom-line decisions
that nurtured the global supply
network.
with the upgrade. It will depend on what you want. Popular
equipment like navigators and autopilots may cost more
and deliver later. And if some time passes between
ordering the equipment and its installation, pilots should
not be surprised if the shop says, as nicely as possible,
Manufacturers that receive needed parts just in time,
like the automotive industry, were the first to suffer silicon
shortages, but no one is exempt. " It is a lesser-known
fact that (avionics manufacturers) have always dealt
with supply chain issues, " said Jim Alpiser, Garmin's
director of aviation aftermarket sales, " but it's never
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