MEMBERS ARE REMINDED:

PLEASE PLUG IN TANIS HEATER AT LEAST 2 HOURS BEFORE FLIGHT

PLEASE WAIT FOR OIL TEMPERATURE TO REACH MINIMUM OF 20 DEG. CELSIUS BEFORE TAXIING

PLEASE REVIEW THE PROPER POWER SETTINGS FOR OPTIMUM FUEL FLOW IN THE ORANGE BINDER

welcome to Dekker Aviation. I hope you enjoy the journey we are currently undertaking with my latest project, a 1977 Cessna 172 N. 

I bought C-GXRF in June 2005 from a good friend, Steve, when he decided to retire from the PIC scene due to medical reasons. Like with him, I also have grown into a loving bond with this bird, and she repays me, my family and friends with the most pleasurable trips one can imagine. But it's not all play, as she also flies me to my many appointments in the Prairies.

Our Plan for Upgrading C-GXRF:

Phase One (2005)             Upgrade Anionics

Phase Two (2006)             New RMD wingtips, Pulselite and HID lighting

Phase Three (2006/7)        Repaint exterior, total remake interior

Phase Four (2007)             Autopilot  S-Tec Thirty

Specifications:

Engine: Lycoming 0-320                     Horsepower:  160 HP   

Prop Cruise Type  McCauley              Fuel capacity: 42 GAL

Cruise 75% HP @ 8,000ft 122 kts      Range @ FL10: 575nm

Avionics Added: ( fitted new in 2005/2006)

Garmin 420 GNC GPS/Com/Moving Map Display/Terrain Awareness

Garmin 340 Audio Panel                              EDM-800 Engine Monitor

Garmin SL 30 Nav/Com                               Garmin SL 40 Com

King 85 ADF (overhauled Dec 2005)              Garmin GTX 327  with Mode C

Sigmatek Directional Gyro (bootstrapped)      MD-200 CDI

NavAlert II

Extras: (fitted new in 2005/2006)

PTT buttons on both yokes              Jensen AM/FM/CD/MP3 Player

ADF antenna                                  New leading edge fairing on vertical fin

ADF co-axial cable                         New crown fairing on vertical fin

Seperate avionics master switch      Belly whip antenna (for 3rd radio)

Rosen visors (large)                         Pilot seat re-built

Tanis engine and oil heater (with new ground plug service door in cowling)

All wiring replaced with new wiring (and new diagram printed)

E I Instruments VA-1 Digital Volts/Amps meter

Beacon replaced with Whelen LED beacon

Whelen Wingtip Strobes                    RMD Wingtips

HID landing / Recognition Lights          PulseLite System

Further Upgrades: (2007)

New windscreen (clear)

Navigator wet compass

New set of panel decals + plackards (not installed yet)

Complete set of fibreglass cuffs + tips (not installed yet)

New central trim column pedistal - Black (not installed yet)

Brand new carpeting all-through 3-piece set in Indigo Blue (not installed yet)

Futher Upgrades: (2008)

406 ELT

NuLite instrument lighting

New Concorde battery

                                    Contact  us  at  dekkeraviation@zoomshare.com


 

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