It was a real pleasure to work on your airplane Josh and see the instrument panel reach it's full potential. You are a great person and I wish safe flying in your upcoming adventures. Stay safe my friend!

Probably the most overkill panel I’ve ever seen in an older model 172 and I love it! Man, the attention to detail that the Daytona folks put into all that is pretty awesome. Love the new setup Josh!

Josh, you really brought this plane into a new life! Congrats! 991 looks amazing!

Awesome panel, Josh! Looking forward to seeing you in the skies :)

So proud of the work you all did! Aviation101, Garmin and Daytona Aircraft Services… bravo 👏🏻

Hi Josh. What a great transformation of 991 I am an 83 year old guy that watched you grow with 991 since you were a teenager 🙃 one of the first aviation videos that I came across now I’ll watch your new adventures with this beautiful upgrade enjoy and Safe Travels.

That same dedication and pride in doing it right the first time with zero excuses is what more industry in the US needs. Such a shining example. Congratulations Josh you have a beautiful airplane.

Loved It! I never imagined an old, not great Cessna 172 Skyhawk could look so new and modern!! INCREDIBLE! I know what i need to do to my 1973 Cessna 172 someday now!

I wonder if brown 991 sitting unwanted on that ramp that day knew all the love she was about to get. Amazing.

Those are gorgeous instruments. Unfortunately, if I were a passenger, and something happened to the pilot, I would not be able to see a lot of those displays with my vision. Sure hope Garmin has a soft key that would make everything bigger, and simplified. Congrats on that amazing flightdeck makeover! Thanks for sharing this. :)

Josh, your "new" 991 looks fabulous. This dream come true will bring many hours of flying pleasure, I am sure. The people at Daytona Aircraft Services demonstrated the professionalism they talk about. Your satisfaction is obvious. Thanks for taking us along on this journey.

Sly’s comment was very moving. Truly captured why I spend so much money on this passion.

"Just park next to my office, I have people for that." Awesome.

Really, really beautiful panel. I used to be a pulse technician; Radar, DME, & Transponder back when LORAN C was becoming popular. I love where Garmin has grown and improved over it's short lifetime. Such impressive equipment and giving new life to older planes makes it even more interesting.

It's nice to see a shop that really cares, takes the time to do it right the first time! All installations and maintenance should be this good. Thanks for doing a great job for Josh, he deserves the best!

Nice panel makeover. Great choices. I do think something isn’t quite right with your terminal guidance. Both approaches you shared had a right of center deviation within 1 mile to rwy. The autopilot should keep you center all the way with that equipment.

The day we’ve all been waiting for, finally.

As GA avionics tech you did an amazing job showing the amount of work that goes into making a full avionics tear down and build of a G3x system!

Hop over to Bay City some day Josh. Great little airport here.

She's beautiful Josh... I'd be so proud!

This setup looks absolutely amazing. Those new camera mounts on the wings are amazing as well. This will definitely be a new chapter for you, for the channel and for N80991.

I own a Piper Cherokee 140 and it's so easy to get caught up in the need for speed, or additional useful load. But I watch what you're doing with 991 and you are demonstrating that the limitations that I feel with my airplane are all in my head. You're doing so much with a similar engine, load and airspeed. It's a reminder that, instead of focusing on the next airplane, focus on how great it is to just have an airplane. Thanks for that reminder.

The Laser at work is so satisfying to see.

I can’t believe his was 27 minutes. Seemed like 5! Love your channel.

You, angle of attack, Stefan Drury, and myself all with panel upgrade videos this year. Nice!

Your comments re autopilot were on point. Yes, it’s important to not get lazy or complacent and just let the autopilot do all the flying… you need to do enough hand flying to stay competent. (As an example, AOPA has a tragic video about a pilot whose GPS stopped working as he was trying to land with Bingo fuel, and his inability to fly the approach by hand ended up costing his life.) HOWEVER… your autopilot reduces pilot workload and fatigue dramatically, which frees you up to concentrate on nav and comms, and the autopilot can and will fly your instrument approaches (and departures!) more precisely and safely than you can by hand. It’s a fantastic tool and I predict you are going to love it, especially in this amazing new avionics suite you’ve installed. Congratulations on the project’s completion!

Smiling! Very Cool! Great looking navigation system. My son started his journey a few years back but life got in his way, that and building a new house. How often I wished I could pay for his training but just never had the money. Well I got my wish, and last Friday Aug. 19th 2022 after church his mother and I gave him a check that should cover it. God blessed us with a pretty good check on some family land stuff and we were able to pay it forward. He is 51 and me 72 so can't wait to fly with him, maybe I can do a plane next time. I use to fly with my ham radio friend in the 70's and 80's in his Mooney and took him along sometimes, guess that is why he got the bug. His boss our pastor Keith Moore Faith Life Church Branson MO. Sarasota, FL. has been flying for years. He just made a trip to Africa in his Falcon 9 to spread the good news. So cool for sure.

Really enjoy your videos and exciting to watch the new systems in a 172. I have not been able to fly for almost 10 years now because of age and health problems, but I still get excited watching your videos in a plane I learned and loved to fly almost 55 years ago. Would love to get a chance to fly one with the equipment you have put on yours....but I'm pretty sure I never will, so I just do it vicariously by watching your videos.

Your content is 10/10. Thanks for the detailed video series covering the complete teardown required for a full avionics overhaul. I am considering doing something very similar in my Twin Comanche. If you don't mind, I'd appreciate a ballpark on the total cost of a non-sponsored install. Thank you again.

Had my A36 done last year, 95% the same choices. You’ll love it, as you said ….choosing to hand fly is the toughest thing as the automation works so well…but a servo going out on the way to Oshkosh (fixed under warranty) this year forced me to have 5 hours of (overdue) IFR by hand practice in all but 30 mins of VFR…saved my life as i had a much worse than planned stationary front and 4 hours of heavy, bumpy at night IFR on the way back to Dallas……main message…hand flying the hard parts regularly is a must,…and you will have to make yourself do it.

I really appreciate that you highlighted the people that did all of the work on 80991. Their work was really nice. The GPS seemed to like the right side of the runway on approaches but other than that I enjoyed the series.

WOW man great ending that was very very good, a little emotion, those three men are amazing, the words from the last guy, Sly, really touched me. Your channel is truly something special.

What a game changer! She (80991) turned out Beautifully indeed! You've mentioned pilot fatigue and how your new avionics package will help reduce these symptoms. I would imagine that in the interim all of the new systems will add to your workload. Of course with all of your experiences I very well could be mistaken. I was not being judgmental man, I was just making an assumption, right or wrong. Can't wait to see all that lay ahead for you and an amazing new full set of instrumentation packages. Thank you for letting us tag along for the ride!

Well Josh, 991 looks really awesome. My ONLY question is why did you keep the sidewalls the same brown color as before? Personally, I think they would have looked better in a couple of shades of grey. :D You did a really great job designing and laying out the panel, and I think the upgrades from where you were to where you are now are amazing. It truly gives an older airplane a new lease on life, especially in today's airspace system.

Wow 80991 looks amazing, love the refit. Some fantastic work has been carried out, all the best Josh, I’m sure you will enjoy it all. 👍👍👍

So my secondary CFI looked over at me before a one pattern, kick out (if you know, you know) and asked, “can we swap headsets?” I wore his beat up Bose. He experienced my Lightspeed. The Bose was only a tad more quiet...... but we both agreed the Lightspeed was leaps and bounds more comfortable. I inherited my dad’s old Jeep, sold it to buy my Zulu3, and haven’t looked back yet..... and the CFI confirmed everything I had been experiencing.

This panel looks better than many Cirrus aircraft costing hundreds of thousands more! I really like the Garmin avionics and the additions that were made. Like you said, the upgrade brings the plane to another world! GL

Man, do I enjoy watching Complete pros do their job.

New set looks awesome! I noticed the RDDLE455 and N567DD were both appearing in the background of this video, AFP was flying these two little Cessna back in 2017!😄

Been watching you for years. So nice to see a constant progression. Thanks for your content.

Congratulations! She's beautiful. I live a couple of blocks from KORL haha, glad to know you were so close. As an enthusiast (and hopefully work towards my PPL next year), you really inspired me to believe that aviation is something I could actually pursue. 10 years ago I used to say "wow, that's really cool, but I couldn't possibly do that." Now I say "man, I can't wait to get up there and do that someday soon!" Thanks again Josh, enjoy and fly safe!

What an amazing transformation Josh. Congratulations and here's to many more years of seeing N80991 on KZfaq.

You transfomed it from a neanderthal to one of the x-men! What a difference, that auto approach is a really nice function 😎

Just seen your bird on the ramp in Hilton Head. She looked great! Should have given me a shout, would have happily put you in on of our hangars.

"N80991's" new interior and panel upgrades look great Josh !! I think that the time spent in Florida getting this done was well worth it. Now all that's left to do is get N80991 back home to Texas. Can't wait to see the flights you'll continue to do going forward. I've been following your channel for a while now and I am big fan of yours. I hope to meet you one of these days. As always stay happy, healthy, current and proficient. Well see you in the next video, Fly Safe

When you took this aircraft to the shop, I was not a pilot! In the time you did this overhall, I completed my flight training. Excellent video!

Beautiful job on N80991. I hope to see it one day. Again, great job!

Is there not a STC to retrofit the seatbelts from the newer Skyhawks? That was a huge game changer as far as comfort when I started flying the new ones with retractable seatbelts. That’s a fantastic looking panel! They did an excellent job and you’re going to enjoy it for years to come! You’ve got better avionics than most airliners!

Wow, such a upgrade. It's amazing how an old plane can be refurbished to bring it up to date. Absolutely love the videos.

I have been looking forward to this video! Your panel looks amazing! Congratulations and safe flying!

Full Respect to the team at Daytona Aircraft Services

Helluva upgrade Josh. Congrats.

Great work by true professionals. Love the functionality and esthetics of the instrument panel. Fly safe as always, Josh!

JOSH -- Thank you for the absolute fascinating re-build episodes!! 80991 has new state-of-the-art "guts" and a new lease-on-life, and a very proud owner.😊

Beautiful! Excellent job! Enjoy it!

Josh, It’s like a new plane, really awesome. My cousinGeoff Schussler had a hanger on Orcas Island,WA which I visited. He did airplane maintenance and modification, I had only a little idea of what it takes to do that ,but after seeing these videos, I now see how the behind the scenes specialist deserve major credit! II’m not going to ask the cost but I’m sure it was worth it! Cheers, Rik Spector

Awesome looking panel, your plane has transformed into a sweet ride!!!

Dude... sweet panel upgrade... nuff said. Fly safe, fly often!

Congratulations Josh, pretty good job. You must be over the moon owning such a special bird..... Happy flying always....

Bro!!! N80991 is looking hot now!!! Congrats, and safe flights!!! To the people who performed the work, take a bow, absolutely jaw dropping work!!!

Looks great Josh and well deserved!

Have been waiting for this final installment and am so impressed. Thank you so much for what you share.

Really nice panel. Glad I got a chance to meet you at Oshkosh.

Excellent video series - really enjoyed watching it. Looking forward to the next one!

You need to come visit Garmin in my hometown of Olathe, Kansas, two excellent general aircraft airports are within just a few miles.

That panel is sooooo pretty.

Those seats look soooooo much more comfortable!

As a riddle student it was cool to see you flying into my airport!!

What an incredible transformation. The next couple generations will probably continue to thank you and your shop for the excellent work. First time I have ever witnessed laser engraving directly into a panel. Very well done.

Oh my goodness!! I’m so happy for y’all and if your looking for a heck of a place to train, the mountains of WV are awesome! I spend so much time sim flying there and have 5+ hours there! Good luck with your career and I’m glad I can support! :)

I really love watching your videos. Just so professional and no ear-blasting background music.

Thanks Josh for such an amazing series. I can't wait for what's next.

Such an exciting time. I’m very happy for you, Josh. Looking forward to more if your adventures.

I’ve literally been checking for this video everyday, it’s been so much fun to follow the journey. Absolutely awesome project and the new upgrades are very well deserved!

Somebody made it to the Bahamas, Eric and Val said👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Dave

Congrats mate, keep flying and discover some new adventures with the new avionics

Really enjoyed the video, Josh. The airplane looks great and I'm excited for you and your upcoming adventures. I think you've done an excellent job with your channel.

this video was great, everything from the actual makeover to post production. congrats!

Congratulations Josh, she looks beautiful.....

I want a separate video talking about the price of the whole thing! Anyone else?

That panel looks awesome. I am envious!

Love that Cessna 172M. I had a 1976 172M, N80200, back in the day and loved it. Sadly, a short time after I sold it the airplane was destroyed by Hurricane Andrew there at TMB in Miami. Before the mods, you had a great airplane, but now you have a FANTASTIC airplane. Congratulations!

Another inspiring video from you Josh! Excelent content as always.

Congrats! Great job by all involved! Thank you for sharing, I learn quite a lot by watching your videos!

Awesome look forward to upcoming video adventures!

Absolutely loved this series… Looking forward to your upcoming adventures… Can’t wait to see the places you take 80991. Thanks for sharing the process with us.

Hi Josh, now hear me out, first I’d like to congratulate you, and Daytona, on 80991. What a fantastic airplane it turned out to be since you and your Dad acquired it, and with the new panel now, I’m sure we all can’t wait to come along with you on all your up coming flights! Now, about the side panels, leave them "as is", they seem in good shape and still look very good, their color is neutral enough so they don’t clash with the new interior, they show where the airplane is coming from, like a kind of pedigree, and, in my opinion, they add loads of character. Anyway, just this guy’s opinion. Enjoy this amazing magic carpet of yours, now with Garmin Glass!

Congratulations on a job well done! Plane looks beautiful ❤️

Been watching your videos ever since I was a student. I’m currently a CFI. Loved watching 991 grow over the years. As expensive as all that looks it’d be awesome to have a plane with those capabilities. Keep up the good work

I loved watching all of this come together! It looks great! Can’t wait for more adventures.

Awesome job, excited for you

Congratulations Josh. I'm happy for you and in your new journeys.

Congratulations Josh. I have bern waiting for this video what seems like forever. It has been a pleasure watching you over the years. I'm excited for what the future of flying 80991will bring you!

Love the new panel! Happy flying to new adventures.

That interior looks amazing

Absolutely amazing!

Excellent! Nice job! The panel looks great!

Absolutely amazing..!! Looking forward to the future..!!

Dude your video work is slick, I can see it growing compared to last year. Nice work.

Nicely done. Marvelous!