Gateway Flight Solutions Adds uAvionix to their Preferred Installer Portfolio

By Carmelo Turdo

Gateway Flight Solutions has recently added another brand to their avionics portfolio. They are now a preferred installer of uAvionix products at their Creve Coeur Airport facility, and their first panel upgrade has been completed. uAvionix SkyBeacon and TailBeacon have become popular since the 2020 FAA ADS-B Out mandate, but they also produce other connectivity products for civilian and military programs and their general aviation panel displays are an economical upgrade option.

  

The Aero Experience has tracked the progress of the recent installation of two uAvionix AV-30 customizable displays directly into the panel slots previously occupied by vacuum-powered instruments. This beautiful Beechcraft V-35A Bonanza now has both Primary Attitude and Primary Direction displays, and a magnetometer was installed on the left wingtip. 

Gateway Flight Solutions Operations Manager Brian Borton, A&P/IA Steve Stone and A&P Tony Jestis contributed to the installation and testing of the new equipment. The process is illustrated here from a look at the original panel to the removal of previous instruments, the installation of the AV-30 displays and placement of the magnetometer. A future upgrade will integrate the current autopilot with the AV-30 (now pending FAA approval). 

Gateway Flight Solutions provides comprehensive maintenance services on a wide range of aircraft, including the popular, high-performance Beechcraft Bonanza series. Along with the recent V-35A avionics upgrade, here we include the Gateway Flight Training Debonair and an A-36 Bonanza in the hangar. Gateway Flight Solutions is also a preferred installer of Avidyne and Aspen Avionics products, including this example on another V-Tail Bonanza.

Contact Gateway Flight Solutions today for your aircraft maintenance and avionics installation needs as well as a flight training program from Sport Pilot to Air Transport Pilot.