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Used Avionics
I plan to buy my first airplane and "trade-up" in about 3-4 years. I
expect my initial investment will be around $75K. At that price, it does not seem to be worth putting in brand new avionics to the tune of $12-$15K (thinking specifically about a Garmin 430/MX-20 combo, or a GX-50/MX-20 combo). At the sametime, I really would like the situational awareness benefits of such avionics. Is it practical to consider buying used avionics? If so, where might I get used avionics (web site pointers, phone numbers, or email addresses would be helpful in addition to names of places). By the way, thanks for all the great help I have been getting on this forum. It really helps me make some hard decisions about my first purchase. -Sami |
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O. Sami Saydjari wrote:
...where might I get used avionics (web site pointers, phone numbers, or email addresses would be helpful in addition to names of places). I bought a couple of used radios from http://www.avionix.com and I was happy with the way I was treated. Actually, I initially bought some new KX-170B slide-in replacements, but I was unhappy with them, and they took them back and sold me some used KX-155s. They held my hand the whole way, provided good advice and I came away happy. I don't own that plane any more, but the KX-155s are still in it and working fine. Dave Remove SHIRT to reply directly. |
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: consider buying used avionics? If so, where might I get used avionics
: (web site pointers, phone numbers, or email addresses would be helpful : in addition to names of places). If you're careful and savvy: http://www.ebay.com -- ************************************************** *********************** * The prime directive of Linux: * * - learn what you don't know, * * - teach what you do. * * (Just my 20 USm$) * ************************************************** *********************** |
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Just buy a portable unit like the 196 or 295 Garmin. Then sell it on ebay
when you trade up. If you put in a panel mounted unit (used or new) you will not see much of your money back. Kobra "O. Sami Saydjari" wrote in message ... I plan to buy my first airplane and "trade-up" in about 3-4 years. I expect my initial investment will be around $75K. At that price, it does not seem to be worth putting in brand new avionics to the tune of $12-$15K (thinking specifically about a Garmin 430/MX-20 combo, or a GX-50/MX-20 combo). At the sametime, I really would like the situational awareness benefits of such avionics. Is it practical to consider buying used avionics? If so, where might I get used avionics (web site pointers, phone numbers, or email addresses would be helpful in addition to names of places). By the way, thanks for all the great help I have been getting on this forum. It really helps me make some hard decisions about my first purchase. -Sami |
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O. Sami Saydjari wrote: I plan to buy my first airplane and "trade-up" in about 3-4 years. I expect my initial investment will be around $75K. At that price, it does not seem to be worth putting in brand new avionics to the tune of $12-$15K No, but you can probably find an airplane that's already so-equipped in your price range. It's always cheaper to buy a plane that's configured how you want. Remember, used avionics cost just as much (maybe more!) to install, and a large part of any avionics upgrade is the installation. -- Ben Jackson http://www.ben.com/ |
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This is not always true, when I sold my old cherokee 180, I had put a new
garmin stack in, 430,x-ponder, audio panel and some other stuff, I got back 90% of what I had into the plane, plus, it sold in 4 days. I cant expect to get back 100% because I did fly it and use the equipment so I was happy with what I got back from it. Jeff http://www.turboarrow3.com Kobra wrote: Just buy a portable unit like the 196 or 295 Garmin. Then sell it on ebay when you trade up. If you put in a panel mounted unit (used or new) you will not see much of your money back. Kobra |
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Sami
It actually depends how much your paying for the plane (if you got a good deal on the price) if you get your money back on the avionics you put into it. I put 20K in new avionics in my plane, I may or may not get it back, but I dont plan on selling my plane anytime soon. The avionics is something I wanted and something I use is why I got them, if I got back 100% of their cost was not something I considered, having my airplane the way I wanted it what mattered to me. Jeff http://www.turboarrow3.com "O. Sami Saydjari" wrote: I plan to buy my first airplane and "trade-up" in about 3-4 years. I expect my initial investment will be around $75K. At that price, it does not seem to be worth putting in brand new avionics to the tune of $12-$15K (thinking specifically about a Garmin 430/MX-20 combo, or a GX-50/MX-20 combo). At the sametime, I really would like the situational awareness benefits of such avionics. Is it practical to consider buying used avionics? If so, where might I get used avionics (web site pointers, phone numbers, or email addresses would be helpful in addition to names of places). By the way, thanks for all the great help I have been getting on this forum. It really helps me make some hard decisions about my first purchase. -Sami |
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what kind of plane are you getting, if you dont mind...
jeff "O. Sami Saydjari" wrote: I plan to buy my first airplane and "trade-up" in about 3-4 years. I expect my initial investment will be around $75K. At that price, it does not seem to be worth putting in brand new avionics to the tune of $12-$15K (thinking specifically about a Garmin 430/MX-20 combo, or a GX-50/MX-20 combo). At the sametime, I really would like the situational awareness benefits of such avionics. Is it practical to consider buying used avionics? If so, where might I get used avionics (web site pointers, phone numbers, or email addresses would be helpful in addition to names of places). By the way, thanks for all the great help I have been getting on this forum. It really helps me make some hard decisions about my first purchase. -Sami |
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"Jeff" wrote in message ... This is not always true, when I sold my old cherokee 180, I had put a new garmin stack in, 430,x-ponder, audio panel and some other stuff, I got back 90% of what I had into the plane, plus, it sold in 4 days. It must have been a good market then because that is quite extraordinary (unless you're dealing with someone who has more money than buying savvy). http://www.planedata.com/aircraft%20...%20methods.htm |
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"O. Sami Saydjari" wrote:
I plan to buy my first airplane and "trade-up" in about 3-4 years. I expect my initial investment will be around $75K. At that price, it does not seem to be worth putting in brand new avionics to the tune of $12-$15K (thinking specifically about a Garmin 430/MX-20 combo, or a GX-50/MX-20 combo). At the sametime, I really would like the situational awareness benefits of such avionics. Is it practical to consider buying used avionics? If so, where might I get used avionics (web site pointers, phone numbers, or email addresses would be helpful in addition to names of places). Many avionics shops have used gear that they replaced. Finding _current_ equipment is going to be tougher. This place has refurbished equipment: http://www.psavionics.com/ The F33A I'm buying has a basic panel (dual KX-155's, ADF, DME, Loran, Xpder...) which is what I want. I figure to remove the 2nd KX-155 and the Loran and replace it with a Garmin GNS-530 ($13,150 installed) http://www.pacific-coast-avionics.co...il.asp?id=4448. Also we'll replace the transponder and put in a Garmin GTX-327 and the Audio Pnael with a PSEngineering audio panal (7000B) and intercom. Then it's a TATurbo Whirlwind (Turbo Normalization) and an oxygen system. All in all, it's looking to be about $78K, but I expect to have this plane for at least five to seven years. It's also a 1992 model, so it's not like having an antique bird that's over-equipped. Putting an elaborate panel into an antique is just going to cost a lot of money that will never hold it's value (or so I'm led to believe). Like anything else, make the equipment suit the mission just as you'd build a home that suits the neighborhood. |
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