President of Gulf Coast Avionics Corporation, Rick Garcia, announced that the company had completed its first Garmin G1000 panel upgrade on a Colombian Air Army King Air B200.
“This project had many unique aspects to it,” Garcia said. “It was our (GCA’s) first Garmin G1000 installation in a King Air B200 and it was the first time we ever did an installation in cooperation with the Corporación de la Industria Aeronáutica Colombiana (CIAC) in Bogotá, Colombia.”
Garcia went on to tell how the success of the upgrade was a collaborative effort between Gulf Coast Avionics Lakeland team and the installers at CIAC. To complete the task, the panel design, engineering and wiring harness fabrication were completed at GCA’s facility and shipped to CIAC in Bogotá, Colombia.
“We went down to CIAC’s facility early on then worked remotely with their technicians on-site,” said Andy Smith, GCA’s Installation Sales Manager. “They handled all of the hands-on part of the installation and did a great job. I went back down when it was completed for the final configuration.”
Smith commented that installing a G1000 avoionics suite is difficult; especially the first time. He commended the CIAC shop for doing a tremendous job with the project. Larger resolution photos of the before and after are included below.
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