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Panel Planner 101: Legacy Radio Stack Refresh

A Cessna Cardinal radio stack makes for a good example of how you might get modern IFR capability for a rock-bottom investment.

Larry Anglisano
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Edited By:

Omar Filipovic

Cardinal radio stack

Face it, for the rest of us, dropping more than half of the aircraft’s value on a new avionics package is tough to swallow. As it is, more budget money than ever is getting squirreled away for engine reserves.

A good example of how you might freshen up an aging radio stack comes from reader Jim Conn, who got it right when it came to a bang-for-the-buck upgrade for his 1978 Cessna Cardinal.

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.