Revamp of the Citation V

bradb1us · 2009-12-15 04:59:11

Some seat progress today: http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a239/bradb1us/Citation%20V/IMG00042-20091215-1443.jpg http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a239/bradb1us/Citation%20V/IMG00039-20091215-1442.jpg http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a239/bradb1us/Citation%20V/IMG00040-20091215-1443.jpg http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a239/bradb1us/Citation%20V/IMG00038-20091215-1441.jpg

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12-15-2009, 06:26 PM

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Some seat progress today:

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12-15-2009, 06:31 PM

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Mounting brackets for the LCD's are now in as well as the headliner (top part hasn't been fastened yet). Ignore the blue carpet as that will be replaced after everything else is done:

The two tones you can see on the emergency door:

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12-15-2009, 06:43 PM

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Looks sick, my buddie does this for a living. You are a lucky man!

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12-15-2009, 08:14 PM

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Those seats look comfy...

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12-15-2009, 08:34 PM

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Seats look awesome...moving along nicely!

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12-16-2009, 10:44 AM

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Looking good, and yeah those seats do look comfy.

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12-16-2009, 11:05 AM

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When doing a significant retrofit like this, is there a dramatic change in useful load or weight & balance?

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12-16-2009, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Gobbles

When doing a significant retrofit like this, is there a dramatic change in useful load or weight & balance?

We are looking at updating the avionics in the next couple of months which would shave about 250 pounds off the nose. It's super pricey, though, so we're still not sold on it.

Other than that, not much change at all.

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12-16-2009, 02:44 PM

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OOUUUUU what are you thinking of getting? Have you seen the Garmin 3000? Designed specifically for jets? Super cool!

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=153&pID=66916#

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12-16-2009, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Hernando

OOUUUUU what are you thinking of getting? Have you seen the Garmin 3000? Designed specifically for jets? Super cool!

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=153&pID=66916#

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Wow...that looks fantastic! I'll have to pass it on to my pilot (who also manages the plane).

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