jimmyjack
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Nick
Looking to bring my 172 into the 21st century (well, 20th century).
As I progress through my IR training, I need to get a second nav/com/cdi.
One shop I'm dealing with (of several), the only one so far to be even remotely responsive to my request for a quote, is stating that an older, but extremely common radio is not STC approved in my '57 172. Radio is the venerable MK-12D, but they stated all these old radios would require a field approval, grounding the plane for months.
Shop hasn't looked at my plane, only a photo of my panel. They know the N number, obviously.
This doesn't sound right to me. How can the most common plane ever made not be applicable to some of the most common nav com's ever made?
My A&P is incredulous and says they just don't want to do the job, or only want me to buy new new new. I want the Internet's thoughts, too.
Thanks!
N
As I progress through my IR training, I need to get a second nav/com/cdi.
One shop I'm dealing with (of several), the only one so far to be even remotely responsive to my request for a quote, is stating that an older, but extremely common radio is not STC approved in my '57 172. Radio is the venerable MK-12D, but they stated all these old radios would require a field approval, grounding the plane for months.
Shop hasn't looked at my plane, only a photo of my panel. They know the N number, obviously.
This doesn't sound right to me. How can the most common plane ever made not be applicable to some of the most common nav com's ever made?
My A&P is incredulous and says they just don't want to do the job, or only want me to buy new new new. I want the Internet's thoughts, too.
Thanks!
N