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Filing Flight Plan
Our club is going to have a 406mhz ELT installed in our C172K, which currently has a stand-alone 121.5 without a remote switch or remote antenna. I'm considering the ACK E-04 and the new Artex E435, which both take a GPS-in from our Garmin 430W. The manufacturers claim a 2.5 hour install time typically, but local quotes are all $900-$1200 for installation. What's reasonable?
The mounting bracket will need to be bolted to a better location, antenna drilled/mounted, remote switch cut/drilled/mounted in panel, GPS-in soldered from the Garmin wiring, and wiring run back from the panel to the ELT.
Any avionics shop suggestions in New England?
What's the difference between these $600 units and the $1200 units?
Thanks for the advice!
The mounting bracket will need to be bolted to a better location, antenna drilled/mounted, remote switch cut/drilled/mounted in panel, GPS-in soldered from the Garmin wiring, and wiring run back from the panel to the ELT.
Any avionics shop suggestions in New England?
What's the difference between these $600 units and the $1200 units?
Thanks for the advice!