We are planning the avionics upgrade for our '75 Arrow II and I wanted to get some input from everyone here. Currently we have the original 6 pack, Piper autopilot III (no altitude hold), original KMA 20 audio panel, 1 - KX170B (COM2), 1 - MX -170 (COM1), GTX 327, King DME and JPI 830.
We picked up an Aspen EFD 1000 with synthetic unlock with all wiring, antenna and ACU.
Our thoughts are to do the following:
Install the Aspen in the center stack
Move the AI to the right, move Top CDI down and pull bottom CDI
Change audio panel to a PMA6000B
Move the MX-170 down to COM2 and pull old KX-170B
Install a Garmin GNC-355 as the GPS & COM1
Change GTX327 to a 345 to replace uAvionix tailbeacon
Our questions are:
Is the GNC-355 the right GPS/COM in this setup?
Any reason to snag a 430W or move to a GTN650?
Any "gotchas" or "I would have if I had known...."
Also, we are looking at Aerocruz100 at a later date. We want to make sure this all works together..... any input is appreciated!
We picked up an Aspen EFD 1000 with synthetic unlock with all wiring, antenna and ACU.
Our thoughts are to do the following:
Install the Aspen in the center stack
Move the AI to the right, move Top CDI down and pull bottom CDI
Change audio panel to a PMA6000B
Move the MX-170 down to COM2 and pull old KX-170B
Install a Garmin GNC-355 as the GPS & COM1
Change GTX327 to a 345 to replace uAvionix tailbeacon
Our questions are:
Is the GNC-355 the right GPS/COM in this setup?
Any reason to snag a 430W or move to a GTN650?
Any "gotchas" or "I would have if I had known...."
Also, we are looking at Aerocruz100 at a later date. We want to make sure this all works together..... any input is appreciated!