Beechcraft Baron

We purchased the Baron knowing it had several avionics issues that needed to be corrected. These took significant debugging time that were in some ways were more challenging than installing new equipment. The panel was stable for a few years before the older equipment started to fail. My intention was to replace it with the newer generation “glass” technology in steps. When the vacuum attitude indicator went from occasionally to persistently unreliable, rather than pay for an expensive rebuild we replaced the AI with Garmin’s G500txi moving map. At the same time we added a mode controller to avoid over reliance on touch screen entry and behind the panel interfaces to propagate barometer and fuel flow information. I dragged my feet as the auto pilot became less unreliable. When the Garmin G600 autopilot became available for the Baron, we did a major upgrade that included 2 GTNxi GPS/Nav/Coms. Again I got great advice on the layout of the panel and we were able to integrate several preferences of mine and incorporate rather than displace the previously installed equipment. I am very proud of how the installation turned out. The equipment is well integrated and the flow is intuitive for me which makes me more confident pilot conditions. See project photos.