Cost to install IFR GPS in a basic IFR 172?

If you are budget conscious, it may make more sense to find the best deal
you can on an acceptable IFR GPS.

King, Garmin, Apollo whatever works. Just make sure that its worth the
price of installing the thing. No point installing something worthless.

Talk to the different avionics shops until someone with a lot more money
trades in a reasonably new unit on the latest thing. Then grab it.





"C Kingsbury" wrote in message
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Googling the group yielded little so here goes...

1979 172, overall average condition with mostly original radios and
wiring (one RT-385 recently replaced by a TKM radio, M1 Loran from a
few centuries ago)

The Cessna 300 ADF has gone flaky. The box tests fine on the bench
which suggests a wild goose chase may be in store to find the
gremlins. One of the two ILS approaches at my home field require ADF,
and a few fields I go to are ADF/GPS-only so I need one of the two.

My idea is to find a good used Apollo GX-50/GX-60 unit and replace the
ADF. No need to touch the Loran, it makes a good backup. I'll get
legal ADF and DME capability not to mention a moving map. Trying to
convince 4 other partners this is a good idea b/c it will make it
easier to sell shares in the future and even if they are VFR-only the
moving map is a big plus.

The local flight school says they've been spending an average of $6000
to do this with their birds at the local shop. Those of you who've
done this recently, any thoughts?

Bet,
-cwk.

Also recall that $6000 is about 15% of the value of a basic IFR 172. If
you are going to even bother, try finding a used Garmin 430.
Installation and database update cost is going to be the same in either
case, but the Garmin software can be updated ad nauseum... not so with
the GX series.