Cessna T210 Avionics Upgrade: Plan it Right

A successful avionics retrofit project starts by picking the right equipment, the right shop and staying involved in the project along the way. In this episode of Aviation Consumer's Panel Planner 101 Live, Editor in Chief Larry Anglisano sat down with Cessna T210 owner Scott Dyer for a candid discussion about what it really took to pull off a flagship Garmin glass upgrade in his airplane. Dyer had some good advice for anyone setting out on this difficult, lengthy and expensive modification process.

[GlensHangar]

So I read the negative comments about "Why this layout", "Why doesn't everything line up", to this gem "they could have arranged the panel much nicer and put the G500txi, the 750xi, and the Txi EIS all at the same height"

All of the comments made by people who apparently have zero idea that the instrument placement on this age of aircraft is dictated by the outdated Stationary Panel behind the 'Panel Face'. The stationary panel is part of the aircraft structure and it can't be cut or changed in a way that would allow modern square glass panels to be placed in any way other than happened here. There are a few STCs that allow for a complete replacement of the stationary panel - but none so far that are for this model of aircraft.
Been there myself.

[pirateatfourty]

i had the latest garmin glass panel installed in my 85 p 210, love it pacific avionics installed it 4 months ago.no issues. does what i paid it to do what is flight safety? lol i refuse to have a 20 something kid try to tell me how to fly my plane which i have owned since 1987 i do see a lot of people get to technical on radios. i am flyng my p210 to europe in a few weeks made the trip a few times over the years in it. now should be a bit nicer with the new radios and why do people take it so serious? i donot think people have fun anymore. take themselves way to serious, i have over 17000 hrs from crop dusting to helicopters now i go where i want when i want. no more non pressurized aircraft my backup plane is my 1980 p337

[stlflyguy]

There’s a used C172 in that panel conversion. But a beautiful overall airplane at the very least.

[profiveoh]

That pfd being off-center from the yoke would drive my ocd into oblivion

[Kaipeternicolas]

I just don't understand why you'd still leave some of the old instruments in there or that old COM2. If you already spend that kind of money and cheap out on small items like that, I don't trust you enough to purchase that airplane from you. Also, they could have arranged the panel much nicer and put the G500txi, the 750xi, and the Txi EIS all at the same height. I don't blame the owner, I blame the shop.3x

[danielreuter]

Jeez spending all that money and haphazardly placing the instruments and placards so nothing lines up....