Shop work
Repair
An install at Foothills is a scoped job: the aircraft, the equipment, the downtime, and the return-to-service paperwork. Not a mail-order unit with a hope that someone else wires it.
How the work runs
From inquiry to return to service
01
Scope
You send the aircraft type, tail number, and the work — one radio, a glass retrofit, ADS-B, or a mixed panel. The shop confirms dealer availability and what the airframe and existing approvals will support. Panel work is quoted for the airframe — it is not purchased online.
02
Downtime
The aircraft comes to KTOC. How long it stays depends on the panel cut, wiring, antennas, and whether structural or maintenance work rides along. The shop will not invent a standard calendar here; that number belongs on the work order.
03
The work
Installations cover general aviation and amateur-built aircraft. Foothills Aviation handles a single box or a complete panel. Repair of existing avionics is available at the same bench.
04
Certification paperwork
When the installation is complete, an FAA Certified Repairman handles the necessary paperwork and certifications. Transponder and static system tests are performed when the work or the calendar requires them, so the aircraft returns in compliance with the applicable FARs.
Capabilities
What Foothills Aviation takes on
- Avionics sales, installations, and repair
- Panel upgrades — VFR through IFR glass
- Transponder and static system certifications
- Aircraft maintenance and structural modifications
- DAR / airworthiness services for amateur-built and light-sport aircraft
Staff includes three FAA A&P mechanics with Inspection Authorization (IA), FAA Repairmen, and an FAA Designated Airworthiness Representative (DAR).
Start the work order
Bring the aircraft to KTOC
Send the type, tail number, and the job. If you already know the box — G5, GI 275, G3X Touch, GNX 375, GTN 650Xi — say so. If you do not, describe the mission.