{"id":15,"date":"2011-08-23T03:00:47","date_gmt":"2011-08-23T10:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maxcraft.ca\/blog\/?p=15"},"modified":"2011-08-23T03:00:47","modified_gmt":"2011-08-23T10:00:47","slug":"eurcopter-helicopter-installation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maxcraft.ca\/blog\/eurcopter-helicopter-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"Avionics Upgrade: Eurocopter Helicopter Installation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to our first instalment of <em><a href=\"http:\/\/maxcraft.ca\/blog\/category\/current_projects\/\">Avionics Upgrades<\/a> &#8211; <\/em>reviews of recently completed Maxcraft projects before and after they left the Maxcraft hanger.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Last week this beautiful brand new AS350B3 flew directly out of Eurocopter Canada to the Maxcraft hangar for a few <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/maxcraft.ca\/index.php\/services\">avionics upgrades<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maxcraft.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/helicopter-for-avionics-upgrades.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30\" title=\"helicopter-for-avionics-upgrades\" src=\"http:\/\/maxcraft.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/helicopter-for-avionics-upgrades.jpg\" alt=\"New Helicopter For Avionics Upgrades\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!--more-->With our staff in awe of this gorgeous, new machine our first <strong>challenge<\/strong> was to get\u00c2\u00a0focused and go ahead and\u00c2\u00a0install the following upgrades:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Music inputs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">6 new Zulu 2 ANR headsets <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maxcraft.ca\/index.php\/services\/glass-panel-upgrades\">P<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maxcraft.ca\/index.php\/services\/glass-panel-upgrades\">anel power jacks<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Wiring provisions for a fuel filter kit.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maxcraft.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/audio-avionics-upgrades.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29\" title=\"audio-avionics-upgrades\" src=\"http:\/\/maxcraft.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/audio-avionics-upgrades.jpg\" alt=\"Audio Avionics Upgrades\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maxcraft.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/new-glass-panel-helicopter-avionics.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31\" title=\"new-glass-panel-helicopter-avionics\" src=\"http:\/\/maxcraft.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/new-glass-panel-helicopter-avionics.jpg\" alt=\"New Glass Panel in Helicopter\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The Result: <\/strong>After a few short days it lifted off with its rotor blades in full swing, heading onto Vancouver Island where it&#8217;s used by its lucky owner for both recreation and transport to and from the mainland. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maxcraft.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/completed-helicopter-avionics.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33\" title=\"completed-helicopter-avionics\" src=\"http:\/\/maxcraft.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/completed-helicopter-avionics.jpg\" alt=\"Completed Helicopter Avionics Project\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We were happy to be able to take this aircraft to the next level with the upgrades our technicians made and even happier when the pilot, Sean Smyth had the following to say as he flew out of sight:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;We LOVE the new Zulu headsets&#8230;I was very happy with the attentive service we received and the workmanship of the job. I look forward to coming back for more work this winter.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thanks for the opportunity to work on such a beautiful aircraft Sean.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Maxcraft Avionics is a leader in airplane and helicopter avionic\u00c2\u00a0system upgrades, including installation of everything from a basic\u00c2\u00a0VHF\u00c2\u00a0Radio and simple Garmin portable GPS all the way to <a href=\"http:\/\/maxcraft.ca\/index.php\/product-lines\">TCAS, EFIS,\u00c2\u00a0and autopilot\u00c2\u00a0systems<\/a>. We have the largest avionics facility in Canada and we have over 20,000 unique part numbers in our\u00c2\u00a0in inventory to repair your aircraft or upgrade your cockpit.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to our first instalment of Avionics Upgrades &#8211; reviews of recently completed Maxcraft projects before and after they left the Maxcraft hanger. 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