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layers of situational awareness information
available on the new display and focus on
those that were most important in particular phases of flight.
With years of instructing in Bonanzas
and flying glass cockpit airliners and business jets, Eichhorn expertly pointed out
ways to leverage the enormous amounts
of data available on aftermarket glass displays for GA. The recent panel upgrade to
my Bonanza A36 must surely cause those
who built the airplane in 1972 to scratch
their heads. The upgrade to the G500 and
installation of a touchscreen Garmin GTN
750 navigator and embedded new Mode
S transponder and GDL 88 ADS-B trans-

“...the ﬁrst time I put them

on in the cockpit, the noise
cancellation blew me away.“
—Ed Hamill, Flight Instructor, Airline,
Military and Aerobatic Pilot

—Terry Keller Jr., Chief Instructor,
Premier Flight Center, Hartford, CT

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“The ear pads are soft enough

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without squeezing them
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—Tim Chase, Certiﬁed Flight Instructor

AN OLD BONANZA gets a facelift in the form

“The headset is cooler to wear...
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“When I ﬁrst tried the [DC
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my Bose 20 and was shocked
when it actually was...
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—Michael Graham, General Aviation Pilot

of an L-3 Trilogy backup, Garmin G500,
and GTN 750.

ceiver has transformed the way I fly the
airplane that I’ve owned for 14 years. The
primary gear is supplemented by a new
L-3 Avionics Systems Trilogy electronic
standby indicator with its own battery
backup and compass system. With the
upgrade, the long-serving Garmin GNS
530W has been moved to the number two
At David Clark Company, we think the technologically
position. The multitude of screens gives me
lots of places to display the Sirius XM dataadvanced DC PRO-X , at just $637, offers more value,
link weather from the GDL 69 and the L-3
comfort and performance than any other ANR headset
WX 500 Stormscope, both of which have
in its class. But why take our word for it? Pilots who have
been useful for years.
ﬂown the DC PRO-X agree. Complete with best-in-class
After battling with a finicky air-driven
primary attitude indicator for a couple of
Hybrid electronic noise cancellation and Bluetooth wireless
years, I decided I needed to upgrade to
technology. Order online at www.GO-DCPRO.com, or call
something more reliable—solid-state had
800-298-6235.
a nice ring to it. Todd Adams of Lancaster
Avionics in Pennsylvania, who has manENJOY YOUR FLIGHT
ENJOY YOUR FLIGHT
aged all of my avionics projects for years,
once again coached me through a panel
upgrade that, as these things always do,
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expanded to other systems. Ultimately,

The Reviews Are In!

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