Sweet.
Once we get all the bugs worked out of mine, I’ll be sharing.

• August 24, 2018 at 22:13 #104706 Trash | Reply
  John Stark

  Participant

  Before/after
  

• September 17, 2018 at 19:17 #104811 Trash | Reply
  Steven Von Gruben

  Participant

  Beauty

  • September 17, 2018 at 19:57 #104813 Trash | Reply
    John Stark

    Participant

    Thanks!

• September 20, 2018 at 05:42 #104829 Trash | Reply
  106215

  Participant

  Very nice! Who did the panel work? Ron and Jon’s?

  • September 20, 2018 at 13:32 #104831 Trash | Reply
    John Stark

    Participant

    Thanks. I didn’t say who did the work because I didn’t join the ICS to self promote. I’m just sharing my experiences. I did all the work, that’s what I do for a living. I have an avionics shop with a CNC machine that custom cuts panels. Yesterday I added a new modern glare shield that makes it look so much better. I will try to post a picture today.

    John Stark

• September 20, 2018 at 08:38 #104830 Trash | Reply
  Alan Breen

  Participant

  Looks very nice. Makes it look very modern.

• September 28, 2018 at 05:40 #104900 Trash | Reply
  John Stark

  Participant

  Below are 2 pictures of the panel with a new glare shield on it.
  

  

  • September 16, 2019 at 23:13 #106437 Trash | Reply
    Zaven Ghanimian

    Participant

    That is one beautiful panel!! Great work!!

    I have to ask, where did you find the glare shield?

• October 19, 2018 at 19:39 #104957 Trash | Reply
  106263

  Participant

  Looks good. Two questions

  1) why did you go with the remote mounted audio panel but a panel mount transponder?
  2) Is the 75k just the parts or is that a reasonable estimate including installation cost?

• October 21, 2018 at 06:58 #104960 Trash | Reply
  John Stark

  Participant

  1. Below the transponder are control cables making that space unusable. The GTN-750 has a space right behind the display for their audio panel so it makes it real easy to mount. I could have also remote mounted a GTX-345R instead of the panel mount GTX-345. Too many things relying on the GTN-750 is probably not a good idea.

  2. $75K includes parts and labor. GMA-35C audio panel, GTN-750 WAAS GPS/NAV/COMM, GNC-255a NAV/COMM, G500TXi, GEA-110 engine monitor with all available probes including carb ice (temp) sensor, synthetic vision option, G5 backup EFIS, new instrument panel, Flight Stream 510, all new circuit breakers relocated to easy to access panel location. I valued the S-Tec autopilot at $10K. The S-Tec system 50 is around $17K installed originally. I will be putting in a new GFC-500 autopilot as soon as they are STC’d. Which should be less than a year from now. The cost of that installed is around $13K. That would then bring the grand total to high 70’s.

  If you would like to see the invoice for an actual break down I can post it.

  • January 13, 2019 at 16:44 #105376 Trash | Reply
    106462

    Participant

    What part of the country are you located?

• January 13, 2019 at 20:36 #105377 Trash | Reply
  John Stark

  Participant

  Stark Avionics
  5290 E Armour Road
  Columbus Metro Airport
  Columbus, GA 31909
  706-321-1008

  John Stark

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• September 10, 2019 at 12:55 #106407 Trash | Reply
  106568

  Participant

  I have a unique panel board and going full glass this winter and would like to keep the wood grain, just not sure how. Not sure who originally made it. Any thoughts?

  I am also not sure how to upload the picture for you guys to see.

• September 17, 2019 at 16:18 #106440 Trash | Reply
  John Stark

  Participant

  Thanks,
  Aircraft Spruce.
  John Stark
  Stark Avionics LLC
  N829P

• January 3, 2020 at 23:36 #106972 Trash | Reply
  David Arteta

  Participant

  John,

  Thanks for sharing the information. I’m a prospective Comanche owner and constantly struggle to understand how much panel work costs. I either look for an airplane that has already been upgraded (at a steep price) or look for a bare-bones, unimproved original and pay the $$$ to get it configured precisely the way I want. Option two is the more expensive route. Even still, not too sure I would go quite so far as you did. My goal is a pair of G5’s (or Aspen PFD), Avidyne 540/Garmin750, Solid autopilot (coupled approaches), Engine analyzer, decent audio panel all on a modern-looking panel like you have. I don’t “think” I need to spend $75k for all that do I? Hoping I can find a plane that has one or more of these.
  Thanks again for the datapoint.

  David

• January 5, 2020 at 02:49 #106973 Trash | Reply
  John Stark

  Participant

  Hi David,
  It is always cheaper to get an airplane that is already equipped. But then you usually can’t get “exactly” what you want. To give you some idea of what it would cost for your particular package see below:

  G5 ADI $3000 installed
  G5 HSI (G5, GAD-29B, GMU-11) $6,300 installed
  Aspen E5 $8500 installed
  GTN-750 $16,950 installed
  IFD-540 $15,200 installed

  John Stark
  Stark Avionics LLC
  N8029P