Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP
OK-ATAA Skyhawk SP with a G3X Touch glass panel and GFC 500 autopilot, replacing the G1000.
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP
- Scope
- Avionics · Autopilot
- Year
- 2021
- Location
- Kunovice, Czechia
A functional and conceptual replacement for the G1000: two G3X Touch displays, a GFC 500 autopilot, a GTN 650Xi navigator and a G5 standby instrument, plus traffic, lightning detection and an integrated backup battery. Modern flight management and better situational awareness in a Skyhawk.
Installed equipment
- Garmin GMA 245R audio panel
- Garmin GTX 33 ES ADS-B Out transponder
- BendixKing KN 63 remote DME
- L-3 WX-500 Stormscope
- Integrated backup battery system
- AVEO Conforma LED lights
Quick view
Flight displays
Garmin G3X Touch
Touchscreen PFD/MFD/EIS display for portrait or landscape panels, with an interactive moving map and ADS-B In traffic and weather. Discontinued by Garmin; AXIS is the successor.
Autopilot
Garmin GFC 500
Digital autopilot that works with the new Garmin displays and holds altitude and course, with an optional yaw damper servo.
Standby instruments
Garmin G5
Electronic flight instrument used here as a backup next to the main display.
Certification and paperwork
- Weight and balance check
- Pitot-static check and IFR testing
- Magnetic compensation
- Electrical load change calculation
Project photos
Want the same for your Cessna 172 / 182 / 206?
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from €40,000 excl. VAT
Tell me what you want from your new panel and I will put together the right package for your aircraft.
Magdaléna Ševčíková
Sales Director, MRO
