Nacrco Escort II Replacement

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Aloha all,

My C-150 needs to replace the NARCO Escort II (3.5x3.5x10.75") panel mounted radio. panel work to install ar KX quoted at 2k. Would like to put in a 3.5" radio & avoid panel work. Ant feedback on Becker, Flightline or suck it up and put the Kings in? Looking to sell my bird in 6 months. Thanks, Steve
 
Looked at Val Avionics? That would contain a glide slope too. I've had thier older version INS422 for 10 or so years since it was new and some segments in the digits are failing.

They make a newer version now that looks like might have a more durable display than the older one.
 
Check out eBay and Barnstormers for used. Be surprised what you can find. Make sure you can return for full price if something goes wrong. Don't even bother with a Narco, that lowers the price you can sell it for. That will lower the price when you sell. Check to see if there's a slide-in from TKM, they built lots of Narco replacements.
 
murphey said:
Check out eBay and Barnstormers for used. Be surprised what you can find. Make sure you can return for full price if something goes wrong. Don't even bother with a Narco, that lowers the price you can sell it for. That will lower the price when you sell. Check to see if there's a slide-in from TKM, they built lots of Narco replacements.
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The one he has is contained in an instrument panel hole. Not sure a "slide in" replacement exists. A rack mounted radio may require restacking the radios which I believe he is trying to avoid.
 
If you're looking at selling in six months, why not find a replacement escort II and call it a day? :dunno:
 
mondtster said:
If you're looking at selling in six months, why not find a replacement escort II and call it a day? :dunno:
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I don't think its a common radio. If you do find one does it work?

I'd be tempted to remove the inop radio, bag and stow the connectors, cover the now vacant instrument panel hole, update the W&B, equipment lists and Airframe log and sell the airplane that way.
 
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bnt83 said:
I don't think its a common radio. If you do find one does it work?

I'd be tempted to remove the inop radio, bag and stow the connectors, cover the now vacant instrument panel hole, update the W&B, equipment lists and Airframe log and sell the airplane that way.
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Best answer yet....:yes:
 
Thanks,
Installation quote running $1500 for any different radio (+radio). Would love to just go with a handheld. Looking at the IC-A6 and call it a day. NAV is a Narco (NS) 122 VOR/LOC/GS so the advantage to picking up a NAV/COM would be to reduce the replacement cost if the NAV goes out.

I'm and not sure how much damage to the sales price I'll take without comm. The palne should have 4500TT and 900SMOH at resale. I think any replacement radio @ 3k minimum wouold never be recovered.
 
Really appreciate the seasoned words from ya'll. Thanks.
 
I'd agree you'd have a lot of trouble selling the plane without some sort of comm radio in it. I had an Escort II a few years back, and had to replace it when the transmitter side went bad. The connector is a flat PC-board edge connector style, so if you go with a new type of radio, you'd have to cut it off and replace.

This is actually not that big of a deal...since there aren't really THAT many connections. I've attached the wiring diagram from the manual.

Personally, with a production-type airplane, I'd replace it with a Becker...though you'd need a panel adaptor, since it's designed for the smaller instrument hole.

In my case (Experimental aircraft) I replaced My Escort 2 with a handheld flush-mounted behind the instrument panel and permanently wired.
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Not really an option for a certified airplane, though.

Ron Wanttaja
 

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I think the simple answer is to find another Escort and cross my fingers that it holds out for 3 months. We replaced the antenna with a C-21 which ahas a larger metal footprint and the coaxed cable. Wish me luck finding a Escort II!
 
wanttaja said:
The connector is a flat PC-board edge connector style, so if you go with a new type of radio, you'd have to cut it off and replace.
Ron Wanttaja
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Yep, and as I recall it is a bastard size (13 pins double register if memory serves) and impossible to find from current production connector sources.

Jim
 
fangohang said:
Aloha all,

My C-150 needs to replace the NARCO Escort II (3.5x3.5x10.75") panel mounted radio. panel work to install ar KX quoted at 2k. Would like to put in a 3.5" radio & avoid panel work. Ant feedback on Becker, Flightline or suck it up and put the Kings in? Looking to sell my bird in 6 months. Thanks, Steve
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I'd upgrade now, raise price later.

1 simple GPS com. dump every thing installed drop to a single GPS com
 
fangohang said:
Recommendations on a GPS comm?
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Call the salvage yards see what's out there that will fit your budget.
There should be a Garmin 3 or 400 series that will be right for the job.

The other option is to pull every thing out except the transponder / mode C and intercom, and go with a hand held GPS in a docking station plus a VAL-COM 2000

A friends 150 using a King and a docking station.
 

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