Lakeland, FL (August 01, 2018) — Rick Garcia, President and CEO, Gulf Coast Avionics announced that the company has completed a dual touchscreen Garmin GTN 750 GPS/COMM/NAV/MFD and dual Garmin ADS-B transponder installation in a 1997 Cessna Citation CJ2.
“This installation is a fantastic example of how an owner can add significant operational, situational awareness and safety capabilities to a legacy business aircraft, without the significant cost and downtime of a total panel upgrade,” Garcia said. “We were able to accomplish all that the owner wanted, including engineering and fabricating a new pilot-side and center instrument panel, on time and on budget.”
“Working with the Jettech GTN STC, this was a rather straight forward upgrade to the Citation’s legacy analog radios,” stated Gulf Coast Avionics’ Sales Manager, Matt Schloss. “Probably the biggest challenge was the integration of the new Garmin avionics with the Citation’s Honeywell EFIS displays and the analog autopilot and weather radar.”
“The STC had all of the primary system integration instructions covered, but every time you open up the panel of a 21-year old airplane, you may well be in for a surprise,” he said. “Fortunately, this Citation was in exceptional condition so there were just a few unexpected issues.”
The Gulf Coast Avionics Cessna Citation CJ2 touchscreen upgrade includes:
• Dual Garmin touchscreen GTN 750 GPS/COMM/NAV/MFD units
• Garmin GMA 35c Remote Audio Panel
• Garmin GTX 345 ADS-B Out/In Transponder
• Garmin GTX 335 ADS-B Out Transponder
• Garmin Flight Stream 510 Connext Interface
• Fabricating and painting new metal pilot-side and center instrument panels.
“The owner is extremely pleased with how the airplane turned out,” Garcia said. “He primarily flies it single-pilot and is very happy to have the added workload reducing and safety enhancing features that the new Garmin touchscreen avionics offer. This upgraded Citation will efficiently meet his travel needs for years to come.”
Gulf Coast Avionics was appointed the first Garmin avionics dealer in 1990 and has received Garmin’s prestigious Platinum Award for leading sales for 28 consecutive years.
About Gulf Coast Avionics
Founded in 1984 and located at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, Florida, and with offices worldwide, Gulf Coast Avionics is a major supplier of avionics, instruments and pilot supplies to customers around the world. GCA is an FAA-approved Class 1, 2 and 3/Limited Instrument Repair Station #UB4R564M. The company offers a full-array of avionics installation and repair services for certificated and kit-built aircraft. For a copy of their catalog or for more information, visit: www.GCA.aero
