New Garmin panel for the AOPA Sweepstakes Cessna 182

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Over the last several months it has undergone a complete interior restoration, including a brand-new, redesigned all-Garmin avionics panel put together by Flite Instruments and avionics in Mesa, AZ.  Along with the brand-new avionics the aircraft also received all new electrical wiring, as well as throttle, mixture, propeller, and primer cables and engraved knobs from McFarlane Aviation; CiES fuel senders; and a suite of Whelen Aerospace Technologies LED lights.

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[healerf]

Gorgeous. Almost exactly what I did with my 1955 Cessna 180. Using the 275's to keep the original 'sixpack' look was essential to the vision I had for the airplane.

[jimmy]

I had bought VHS tapes 40 years ago from AOPA,
feel great to watch every program at youtube again.

[lonzo]

Beautiful job on that panel! You guys know what you're doing.

[galactictomato]

Such a good looking airplane. You guys really knock it out of the park with these sweepstakes planes.

[scarybaldguy]

23 years of AOPA membership and I've yet to win anything, but if I don't win this bird, I definitely want these guys to do the panel in my Cherokee.

[brimopm]

That Bonanza panel Matt referenced looks amazing too! Their craftsmanship is second to none!

[JabariHunt]

That has to be the cleanest working hanger in existence!

[sterlingjh]

Matt and the guys @fliteinstrument-t9c did my panel in my 182Q and with more than 350 hours behind it now I can tell you the work they do is of the best quality. If you have a a clear vision and are ready to do so, they'll do a great job. This kind of work goes into everything they do, no matter who you are.

[SteveBFlying]

I love what they're doing with my airplane. Can't wait to win it!🤞

[ryanpetersen]

I love the looks of the original panel with all the capabilities of a a modern IFR panel. Two huge slabs of glass would ruin the entire esthetics. Beautiful work!

[edcew]

Nicely styled! "Allows" manual pitch trim. Can the autopilot run the elevator trim?

[JustSayNO]

5:22 I don't see any buttons on the yoke: no push to talk, no autopilot disconnect, nothing. Am I missing something?

[keithzimmerman]

I've entered. This plane is as old as I am. Insofar as redundancy for IFR - this is a question; I'm learning: GTN 650xi provides Nav/Com/GPS while the GNC 215 provides Nav/Com. So, much like pre-glass days, this plane has 2 NavComs with the addition of 1 GPS. If the 650xi goes out in IFR conditions, you lose the GPS and the equivalent of 1 NavCom. You're left with the NavCom to fly VOR/LOC which will be visualized on the GI275?

[keithzimmerman]

Any idea of the final (1) useful load and (2) payload with full fuel of this particular aircraft? Thanks.

[travisw]

The center most round gauges should have been the same level as the far left round gauges.

[xiaoranchen]

Can you win if you are a foreigner living in the US with PPL license?

[andyerwin]

Why bother entering, It always goes to somebody in the loop, I could care less anymore about trying

[DanFrederiksen]

Spending enormous sums on getting the same tiny ancient instruments has to be a mistake. That the GA fleet is ancient is not a precious aspect to cultivate, it's a huge problem.

[AlphaEchoFoxtrot]

Come on AOPA… deleting my comments about last year’s winner?

[pisymbol]

Manual pitch trim? For real? That is awful. I’m sorry, if the goal was to keep the retro yokes and sacrifice auto trim, you guys made a grave mistake.