For Sale STEC55x autopilot for sale
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Rob58
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Hello... I am interested in the S-Tec autopilot. Would like to get a little more info. Can you contact me via email? Thanks, Rob rswanland@usa.net
Do you have the altitude preselect as well?
What are you upgrading to? 3100? Avidyne?
What are you upgrading to? 3100? Avidyne?
they are still in the plane. I now have a DFC90 autopilot that uses the old servos that were in place.
steingar
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Problem is you need an STC from STEC to install it in a certificated airframe, and I think the STC is way more than the cost of the autopilot. Someone could put it in their experimental, but I think experimental autopilots are already really cheap.
No one really asked for your unsolicited opinion. If you aren’t interested in buying then go start a thread elsewhere. There are plenty of certified aircraft that utilize the STEC55x and need a cheap replacement when their unit has issues. This is a much cheaper alternative than upgrading to something new or having the old unit repaired. People do it everyday.
steingar
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Can you swap one STC55 for another without the STC? And screw your vitriol. Better to have a potential buyer know the down side then spend a bunch of their treasure on something they can't legally use.
As I understand it, the STEC autopilots are very airframe specific and aren't really interchangable without going back to the factory. Last I heard, a new STC from STEC is around $1500, plus you have to send the unit back to STEC for a checkout/refurb/new setup, which is billed at some version of time and materials. Could be $500, could be $5k. And you have to buy a new "install kit" from STEC which comes with the necessary servo brackets; cost depends on the airframe.
The 55X head unit may be most useful as a backup to someone with the exact same airframe (which the seller hasn't noted).