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Panel construction With all the remote assemblies installed, next comes cutting the new panel. Again, the CNC machine is called into play to make the cutouts for the G500 and other components. The all-aluminum panel is thicker than the original, so that it can properly hold the G500’s screens. While the old panel’s aluminum was 0.050 inches thick, the new panel will be 0.080 inches thick—and much sturdier. “If we used the old panel, it would have been flimsy with the G500 in it,” Krueger said. After giving the panel a powder-coat of enamel paint, Advantage then laserengraves all the necessary placards, switch labels, logos, and identification text. Laser engraving beats silk screening because the lettering is more durable, and won’t rub off. See examples of Advantage’s laser engraving on its website (www.advantageavionics. com) and click on the “engraving” link. Testing, testing With the panel in place, it’s time to install the new avionics, connect their wires, and power up all the components. In the avionics community, this step is jokingly called the “smoke test.” (If noth-

ing smokes after you turn everything on, then the smoke test was satisfactory.) Jokes aside, what then follows is a calibration of the AHRS, programming of the G500 and GNS 430s, and a magnetic compass calibration. The G500 and GNS 430 calibration includes such items as plugging in the V-speeds, airspeed arcs, and other target and limiting information. The JP Instruments EDM-930 engine and system information display has already received a similar calibration, based on the parameters of the Continental IO-550 engine, the airplane’s system voltage, fuel quantities, and other data. Flight testing comes last, to ascertain that all functions well in flight. It’s a welcome milestone for both Advantage and yours truly, who’ll be on hand for the event. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves just yet. At this writing—late December 2010—the G500 and the other panel components have yet to be installed. To look at the panel in its current state is to behold, uh, a whole lot of nothing, and a bunch of holes in a beat-up panel just crying out for new life. It won’t be long in coming. How much? Many readers have written me, asking for

price information for the upgrades we’re doing on the Crossover Classic. AOPA relies on contributions and discounts from participating manufacturers, vendors, and service providers—that’s the only way we could afford to rejuvenate a 40-year-old airplane and still remain within our budget. But for the curious, the list price for a two-screen Garmin G500, installed, is currently $21,000. Add synthetic vision and you’ll pay another $4,500. Expensive? You bet. But Garmin says G500s are selling like hotcakes, and almost every customer opts for synthetic vision. Why the popularity? If you wanted to modernize your aging airplane, where would you get the most bang for your buck? Fresh avionics is one sure way. Check the website (www.aopa.org/ sweeps) for the latest information on the Crossover Classic, including photos, videos, and blog posts. Next month in AOPA Pilot we’ll take a good look at the finalized instrument panel, and learn more about Advantage Avionics. See you then! E-mail the author at tom.horne@aopa. org. Read the author’s blog (www.aopa. org/sweeps).

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011

AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011
Contents
President’s Position
Hangar Talk
AOPA Media
AOPA Action
Letters
Waypoints
Proficient Pilot
License to Learn
Pilot Counsel
Fly Well
Pilot Briefing
Compelling Kestrel
Movie and TV Star
Safety Pilot Landmark Accidents: Into Thin Air
Postcards: Trek to Northern Canada
Curious Cargoes
Eyes Above the Forest
The Nation’s Quirkiest Airports
Challenges: Rock ’n Roll
Landing Insights: From the Trenches
Crossover Classic Sweepstakes: Panel Power
Technique: Quick Tips for The G1000
Avionics: Traffic Roundup
Never Again
Fly by Wire
Pilots
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Cover2
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 1
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Contents
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 3
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - President’s Position
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 5
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Hangar Talk
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 7
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 8
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 9
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - AOPA Media
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 11
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - AOPA Action
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Letters
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 21
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 22
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 23
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Waypoints
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 25
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Proficient Pilot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 27
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - License to Learn
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 29
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Pilot Counsel
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 31
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Fly Well
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 33
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Pilot Briefing
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 35
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 36
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 43
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Compelling Kestrel
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 45
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 46
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 47
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 48
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 49
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Movie and TV Star
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 51
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 52
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 53
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 54
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 55
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Safety Pilot Landmark Accidents: Into Thin Air
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 57
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 58
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 59
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Postcards: Trek to Northern Canada
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 61
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 69
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Curious Cargoes
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 71
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 72
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 73
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Eyes Above the Forest
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 75
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 76
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 77
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 78
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 79
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 80
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - The Nation’s Quirkiest Airports
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 82
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 83
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 84
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Challenges: Rock ’n Roll
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 86
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 87
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 88
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Landing Insights: From the Trenches
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 90
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 91
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 92
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Crossover Classic Sweepstakes: Panel Power
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 94
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 95
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 96
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Technique: Quick Tips for The G1000
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 98
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 99
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 100
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Avionics: Traffic Roundup
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 102
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 103
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Never Again
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 105
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 106
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 107
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Fly by Wire
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 109
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - Pilots
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