Well, I've been flying my new plane for 1 week and it was time to do some upgrades.

First up was to replace the ValCom 760 with a new Icom A210 radio. This thing is amazing. My last plane had a SL40 and thus far at least (3 flights) I like the A210 better. Nice display and really neat memory functions along with a neat GPS interface to load frequency data automagically.

Next I needed to mount my Garmin 495 into the panel. An airgizmos dock fit the bill for that job. I also installed a couple of LEMO headset plugs to provide direct power for Lightspeed or Bose headsets.

Lastly, I revved the firmware by 3 years on the Grand Rapids EFIS and got lots of neat new features. It's even faster after the upgrade (when does that ever happen).

All in all it's coming along nicely. It's getting kind of like the space shuttle with all these screens and computers onboard...