AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 72

ADAM MARKS of Marks Aviation brokered

the sale of the 50-year-old B33.

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FIRST STEPS. Those of you who have been following our previous sweepstakes restoration projects know what will happen over the coming months. In a word, everything. Everything old, broken, obsolete, or generally unappealing will be replaced with the latest and greatest equipment, upgrades, and renovations. The Debonair transformation began with a stop at D’Shannon Aviation at the Buffalo, Minnesota, airport. D’Shannon holds a record number of STCs for Debonair, Bonanza, and Baron modifications—and we’ll be getting some of the most popular. To start off, D’Shannon tip tanks, windshields, and aileron and flap gap seals will be installed. Then it was off to AOPA Summit, where the Debonair will be on display. After that, there’s a stop at Santa Fe Aero Services at the Santa Fe airport. There, the old panel and wiring will be yanked—and replaced with all-new avionics. That means Aspen Avionics’ all-glass primary flight display and dual multifunction displays, and a center stack dominated by Garmin’s new GTN 750, complete with ADS-B functionality via Garmin’s GTX 33ES remote transponder. Yes, this airplane will have traffic, weather, electronic charts, terrain avoidance, and much, much more. And that’s just the start. As usual, we’ll be keeping you abreast of the project as the upgrades progress. Look for more reports in these pages and via our many online venues, including the Reporting Points blog (www.aopa.org), feature articles and photos on AOPA’s homepage, and periodic briefings in AOPA’s weekly ePilot and AOPA Live This Week. Stay tuned because there’s a new twist to our sweepstakes project, giving you a better chance to be a winner. There’s a lot to look forward to, and we’ll give you a front seat to the action. AOPA
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