Here's the latest on my new instrument panel. All that's left now is all the wiring and some final tweaking..Comms will be an ICOM A-23 for now and also mounted in the center will be Garmin 196.. fun fun.. The revamped Avid Flyer should back up and running soon!

O.K. I give up. It can't be Nut Tree. Lets see 190'. MMMM Where are you?
Can't be Travis Aero Club. I give up. Hold it... It is the Aero Club. I think....

Nope that's 1900'.. The plane is up in Idaho with my Dad. He's the one doing the work to it. I had to move down here to Cali before we got it done. I'm hoping to make a trip back here pretty soon to get it signed back off with the FAA.

I knew there was some reason it seems so high over here. I thought my altimeter was reading 400'. It is really 4000'.

I'm using an A-23 and have been very happy with it. With an external antenna, I've been able to talk loud and clear at a distance of 50 miles, when both planes were in the pattern. This is pretty close to theoretical vhf performance.

I've also got a 196 and like it a lot. If I was to be buying now, I would also consider the Lowrance 2000c.

tom

>Comms will be an ICOM A-23 for now and also mounted in the center will be Garmin 196