Avionics

Panel Planner 101: Beech Engine Display

Larry Anglisano
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Edited By:

Omar Filipovic

This month’s panel for planning comes from Nelson Pereira, who couldn’t be happier with his 1972 Beech B19 Sport, especially after prioritizing planned incremental avionics upgrades and pulling the trigger on an Electronics International CGR30-P engine monitoring system.

Pereira chose the CGR30-P to replace the OEM engine gauges, plus the existing Electronics International EGT/CHT instrument. The old system was limited because it only monitored cylinder number four (the hottest, technically), and since the 150-HP Lycoming O-320 on the airplane was past TBO, Pereira wanted to closely monitor all four cylinders individually. The added features, including fuel flow computer, tachometer and electrical system monitoring, step up the interface.

Larry Anglisano

Editor in Chief Larry Anglisano has been a staple at Aviation Consumer since 1995. An active land, sea and glider pilot, Larry has over 30 years’ experience as an avionics repairman and flight test pilot. He’s the editorial director overseeing sister publications Aviation Safety magazine, IFR magazine and is a regular contributor to KITPLANES magazine with his Avionics Bootcamp column.