NC Bill Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 After 8 years, 750 TT, and numerous avionics techs' slippery screwdriver gashes, I decided to change my panels when I did the ADS-B upgrade. For ADS-B I chose the DYNON system: 2020 GPS + 261 integrated transponder. I also upgraded the autopilot from Trutrak VS II to the new Vision 385 with a Level button. On the Center panel the GTX-330 was removed and a Gizmo mount with 15 degree offset was added. Nothing was added on right or lower panels. However, I did add a GDL-39 on the glareshield to provide ADS-B tx & wx on my Garmin 696 and iPad. For the exterior I had cracks repaired and all the paint dings on the wheel pants and the leading edges were addressed. To me - she looks brand new! And all for less than FL sales tax (6%) on a new CTLS. The old panel The new panel For those readers who haven't seen my recent posts on transceivers, the absence of the SL-40 on the new panel is the result of it going TU as I switched from ground to tower freq while taxiing to confirm ops status. It'll be a looong 2 weeks waiting for it to be returned. Questions or comments are welcome. I learned a bit during the past 6 weeks. And made some mistakes and several changes along the way. Enjoy and Happy Father's Day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anticept Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 I see you like plastidip. Nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhanson Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Let me know how the Vizion 385, with level button is working; I had to do some tweaking of the parameters to get the CT to behave. RH SEZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC Bill Posted June 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 I also had to tweak my settings when switching from the VS II, but now find it solid. Settings currently are: LAT: 6, 9600, Med, 0, 16, N VERT: 6, 65, 135, 1, 0, Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul m Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 I really like the black Bill. Looks great. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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