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AOPA
The journal of
the Aircraft Owners and
Pilots Association
FEBRUARY 2008
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Experimenting with IFR
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SL 30 Nav/Comm ........ £1895
GPS 150XL panel mount £1440
GNC 250XL GPS/COM £1520
GMA 340 Audio panel .. £749
GI 106A CDI ................... £849
MD 200 CDI .................... £849
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GPSMAP 196 .......... £340
GPSMAP 96 ............ £195
GPSMAP 96 Colour £240
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KY97A 14v. VHF Com ......... £739
KY96A 28v. VHF Com ......... £739
KX125 Nav/Com ............... £1395
KX155A Nav/Com with G/S £1595
KR87 ADF (OHC) w/K1227 .. £1695
KN64 DME (OHC) ............. £1395
KY196/197A (OHC) ................ Call
KI204 CDI with G/S .......... £1095
KI209 CDI with G/S ............ £695
KI229 RMI ......................... £1795
TRANSCEIVERS
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IC-A6E
Sports pack ..... £144
IC-A6E
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IC-A24E
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IC-A24E
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IC-A200 ............ £499
IC-A110 ............ £510
MICROAIR
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We can supply an avionics package to meet
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All looms are custom made by our engineers.
If required, the avionics can be built into our
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HEADSETS
Zaon MRX £279 : Zaon XRX £899
M760 (Pversion) VHF Com £549
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Airmap 600c
MX170C Nav/Com ....... £1195
MX385 Nav/Com ....... £1195
The latest
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GPS from
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£270
BOSE
20XLc ANR Headset ............... £249
Thirty-3G ANR Headset ......... £299
Mach1 Lightweight Headset £299
Air Mk1 budget passive headset £ 65
Air MkX ANR headset ..... £145
HM40 .............................. £ 69
HM 18-50 DNC .............. £189
HM 17-71 DNC .............. £199
HM 17-79 DNC .............. £245
HM51 Child headset ..... £ 57
Peltor 8006 GA headset £135
Peltor 8103 helicopter £169
Sennheiser HME 100 ...... £117
NEW Sennheiser HME 95 £125
NEW Sennheiser HMEC250ANR £320
David Clark H10-13.4 ..... £166
David Clark H10-13H ...... £190
David Clark H10-60 ........ £190
NEW David Clark X11 ... £418
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RC ALLEN INSTRUMENTS
FALCON GAUGE INSTRUMENTS
NEW Zulu ANR headset
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MM001 Pro 100 headset ...................... £169
MM005 Powered Radio Interface ..... £159
MM020A Helmet w/visor & air dam ... £130
MM030 self contained strobe light .... £ 76
MM008 PTT switch velcro .................. £ 29
MM009 PTT switch screw mount ...... £ 29
For all
other TSO
and nonTSO
instruments
CALL
RCA15 unlit electric DG .................. £1185
RCA15 lighted electric DG ............. £1285
RCA26 unlit electric horizon .......... £1185
RCA26 lighted electric horizon ..... £1285
RCA22-7 unlit vacuum horizon ......... £409
RCA22-11 lighted vacuum horizon .... £495
RCA11A-8 unlit vaccum DG ............. £385
RCA11A-16B lighted vacuum DG .... £495
RCA82A electric turn coordinator ... £410
£594
(Non TSO/CAA approved)
Artificial Horizon (vacuum) ..... £239
Artificial Horizon (electric) ...... £745
Directional Gyro (vacuum) ...... £239
Directional Gyro (electric) ....... £745
Turn Coordinator ....................... £245
Magnetic Compass ................... £ 79
V.S.I. 2,000 ft/min ....................... £ 90
Altimeter (sensitive) ................. £149
A.S.I. 0-120 knots ....................... £ 79
Slip indicator ............................. £ 32
PRECISION PAI 700 TSO
vertical card compass ............. £239
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TRIG
We stock replacement batteries
for ALL Icom transceivers, prices
from ....................................... £ 39
NEW TT31 Mode S transponder £1595
Receivers
AMERI-KING
IC-A24E
AK-350 altitude encoder £130
We stock a full range of Icom Accessories
INTERCOMS
FUEL/ ENGINE MANAGEMENT
Harry’s HM Intercoms
2 place portable ................. £62
2 place for Icom w/PTT ..... £79
4 place portable ................. £79
PS Engineering Intercoms
Aerocom III with InteliVox ... £199
NEW PMA 4000 Audio Panel £399
PM 501 panel mount 4 place £139
PM 1000 4 place prices from £229
PMA 7000B audio panel .. £1095
PM 3000 ............................. £299
PCD7100-MP3 CD player ... £499
Sigtronics
SPA400 panel mount ....... £128
SPA400N high noise version ... £160
J.P.I. ’s FS450
fuel monitoring
system is simple
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The FS450 fits into a 2.25” round
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Uniden UB30XLT £ 56
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4-6 Person Rafts
HM Survivor
£59
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Raft with equipment ..... £899
We also supply TSO and larger rafts
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If you are not completely satisfied with your purchase, please return the goods in original
EXPERIENCE condition within 28 days for replacement, exchange or a full no quibble refund.
HM Survivor (without light) £42
TSO Double chamber life jacket £49
TSO Helicopter life jacket £70
Tron AQ4 Strobe .............. £54
Tron AQ5 Strobe .............. £54
McMurdo
Fastfind PLB .................. £234
Fastfind with GPS ......... £365
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