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Panel Planner 101: Grumman – Light IFR

Larry Anglisano
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Edited By:

Omar Filipovic

This month’s panel for planning is on a 1978 Grumman AA-5B Tiger in need of some modern IFR-capable gear. With a dead Narco HSI and failing Narco navcomms and audio systems, owner David Troup knows it’s time to spend some money. But like most of us, money is an object, and he’s hoping to stay in the $30,000 ballpark to make the airplane a reliable light IFR machine.Troup is realistic that without a functioning autopilot (which could easily break the budget), his IFR flying will be limited to busting through cloud layers on the way to VFR conditions.

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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.