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How much does it cost (Roughly) to install an integrated 4 place intercom and PTT Switch?(pilot side only)
 
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My best guess for something like this 20 hours labor plus parts.
 
Give Mark at Depot Avionics in Alamosa a call. Ya may as well get to know one of the better shops in the region.
 
And this is how it starts... ;)

Before you know it you're sneaking around viewing pilot porn on the Garmin website, hoping your wife doesn't catch you. :D
 
How it starts isn't as important as how it ends......and ending up with a great audio system makes life GREAT!

Mark Scheuer
PS Engineering, Inc.
 
I had a 4-place PS Engineering PM1000ii installed in my Cardinal in June 2016 for $1,215. (not including the intercom which was around $350) Installation included 4 headset jacks, 2 audio input jacks, drilling both yokes to install 2 PTT switches, wiring, and labor.

The original quote was for 20 hours but they reduced it to 10 on the final bill since I removed/reinstalled the interior and headliner for them.
The quote I got for an audio panel/intercom was 40 hours.
 
mscheuer said:
How it starts isn't as important as how it ends......and ending up with a great audio system makes life GREAT!

Mark Scheuer
PS Engineering, Inc.
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thread drift!!

@mscheuer can a owner / operator do a slide in replacement and sign it off on one of your radios? specifically SL15M to PMA7000BT?
 
I'm not Mark (whose stuff is the best, for a fact), but the answer is, "yes."
 
Major pain in the arse to install. I'd charge $100,000.
 
I recommend getting an intercom that has either (or both) an aux input or Bluetooth

Trust me - it seems kinda pointless until you try one with it. Then it seems essential
 
SCCutler said:
I'm not Mark (whose stuff is the best, for a fact), but the answer is, "yes."
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Well, I'm not speaking for Mark, but in our own respective arenas I admire his stuff and I hope he still likes mine. We've been in this business a hell of a long time together.

Jim
 
Been flying behind the PS 8000BT lately in the debonair, and I love it..
 
sferguson524 said:
Been flying behind the PS 8000BT lately in the debonair, and I love it..
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I've got one of them too.

It was really cool when I was doing some ground runs the other day, I have an amazon bluetooth adapter in the hangar to an amplifier for tunes, anyway I started the airplane and paired my phone to the 8000BT and rolled out to the ramp. When I rolled back up to the hangar and shutown the avionics my phone automatically linked back to the amazon adapter and the music was going before I even crawled out of the airplane.
 
SCCutler said:
I'm not Mark (whose stuff is the best, for a fact), but the answer is, "yes."
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I thought so too, but was advised by PS Engineering that I needed a logbook entry signed by an A&P...
 
I decided to be a good plane owner and cheap out. I got the Sportys Transcom Intercom and David Clark PTT with the wires all tucked away under the carpet. It works pretty nicely for now until I do a BIG panel overhaul in a couple years.

Thanks for the replies!
 
Your thread went a little wonky.

Do you want an intercom or an audio panel?
 
idahoflier said:
Understood, that was the exact regulation I cited when I asked the question...
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So long story short, I would need AP sign off. I thought the same was written in their manual, but wasn’t sure if it was for slide in replacement or not. I know a lot of people change gps with no sign off


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WannFly said:
So long story short, I would need AP sign off. I thought the same was written in their manual, but wasn’t sure if it was for slide in replacement or not. I know a lot of people change gps with no sign off


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I think there is a STRONG argument that the rule as written would cover you performing the slide in replacement. However, it’s not an exact model replacement and the mfr recommends an A&P sign off, so who knows how the FAA would interpret the rule if the swap ever came into question?

it’s such a simple swap I would be surprised if an A&P IA would charge anything to include the swap as part of an annual...
 
WannFly said:
So long story short, I would need AP sign off. I thought the same was written in their manual, but wasn’t sure if it was for slide in replacement or not. I know a lot of people change gps with no sign off


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The instrument panel fairies always come out at night and do that stuff.

Jim
 
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