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Thank you Chris, the PMA8000BT was replaced by the PMA8000G. One major difference between the GMA345 and the PMA8000G (to the best of my knowledge) is the 8000G allows the pilot to remain on the intercom BUT be the only one that hears audio alerts from a device connected by Bluetooth. For $400 more the new PMA450C adds a second Bluetooth device, a great user interface (easy to use) with an OLED display and 3 soft keys. Both have our IntelliAudio, while the G has a 10 watt usb charger, the C has a 5 watt USB charger. Please free to call us, we enjoy speaking to fellow pilot and especially helping pilots match our audio panel for their plane and mission. Mark Scheuer PS Engineering

Hi Rick, the PMA450 series are slide-in replacement to the GMA340 and GMA345. With two Bluetooth(R) modules, the USAF MultiTalker True Dimensional Sound, 15 USB charger, and a great user interface, it is worth considering. I just had to take the liberty to show you what it would look like Thank you Mark Scheuer PS Engineering

Hello Mooneyspace pilots! I appreciate the confidence you have in me, I am humbled. I would be happy to talk about intercoms and audio panels. Much better via phone versus typing on my iPad. Please feel free to call me at 865-988-9800, I’m in all week. Look forward to doing my level best in offering whatever help one needs when it comes to Aircraft audio. Mark Scheuer

Take the complete installment kit that our audio panel comes with and include it with your GMA340 and sell on eBay. Hurry, before it breaks!

Thank you Lee for entrusting us with your audio control. Your panel looks GREAT and the weight you saved by going the PAR200B route, well, I bet you'll get a few more degrees/sec in your rolls! Mark Scheuer PS Engineering

FYI, the PMA7000M-BT will slide right where your PMA6000M is right now. Bluetooth, IntelliVox, and a much improved and more modern user interface. Just thought I’d mention this. Mark Scheuer

Absolutely!

It has always been our warranty requirements that if not removing a plug n play audio panel, say for example, GMA340, a harness has to be made by any one of our dealers to have warranty. A non-authorized individual who makes a harness for our products will not be covered by warranty. The audio panel performance is as good as the install, and that takes someone with experience and training. you might consider getting a harness made by Aircraft Spruce or purchase the FastStack by Approach Sysyems.

If you make it to Oshkosh, you can get a first hand experience regarding the GMA345 and the PMA450B. We call it “Take The Big Brand Challenge” and point out the importance differences. We are not bad mouthing our competition, GARMIN has done many great things, like AutoLand, but simply point out the important points pilots would be interested in knowing before making this important decision.

In case you would want to update your panel drawing, here is a JPEG of our PMA8000G Product Photos

I hope you all don't mind me chiming in but I would like to say that we have our complete audio control product line in stock. That's one of the benefits of being singularly focused on a niche. We can adapt quickly to EOL (End Of Life) parts as well as the ability to stock parts YEARS ahead. Why, because if we can't ship audio panels, then we are out of business. The good news, business has never been better! So if you are wanting to upgrade a PMA6000 or PMA7000 series, Bendix/King KMA28, UPS-AT SL-10/SL-15, or GARMIN's GMA340/GMA345, we have slide in replacements on hand. Thanks Everyone Mark

Sorry, its been a busy week and just noticed this thread has some unanswered questions and an unforced "ERROR" on my part. PS Engineering, Inc. provides 8130-3 for our new products when requested. DMIR, DAR, DER, and FAA are the only entities that can complete 8130-3 form. PS Engineering has several DMIR in house who sign 8130-3 on request for a charge of $35. I should have typed Form 337 Form 337 We require that a PS Engineering Authorized Dealer to perform installation of flightmate(R). All of our dealers are CRS (Certified Repair Stations with at least a Limited Radio Class Rating). If our dealer decides not to submit the Form 337, that is their judgement call, not ours. NOTE: If the customer is removing a GMA340 or a PMA8000 series and replacing it with one of our newer models, a simple log book entry by a mechanic is all that is required, provided it does not include flightmate(R). And our full warranty is valid. Because flightmate(R) might be connected to devices that may be primary systems we require flightmate(R) to be installed only by our Authorized Dealers (which is stated in our installation manuals.) Finally, we only supply the required information to set up flightmate(R) to our Authorized Dealers in our attempt to make it clear the requirement of our Authorized Dealers to perform the connections to flightmate(R) Hope this clears up the mess I made when I typed 8130-3 rather than Form 337. Mark Scheuer PS Engineering, Inc.

There are no 1 conductor shielded cables depicted in any of our wiring diagrams. It is imperative, that the installer of audio panels follow our wiring diagrams exactly. When customers call us indicating there is a problem with their audio panel, almost 99.8% it is never the audio panel but the installation. Not everyone has the skills, tools, or the knowledge required to perform the installation. Audio panels touch every piece of the avionics suite, they are the most time consuming harness you can install. When installed correctly, it also has the lowest cost of entry into a whole new world of avionics. Everything you hear, talk, or respond to comes from your audio panel. When someone download our install manuals, that person has to acknowledge that there is no warranty unless installed by a PS Engineering Authorized dealer or a custom harness is built by our authorized dealer. (note: if replacing a GMA340 or GMA345, that individual simply needs a log book entry by an A & P and warranty is valid) Approach Fast-Stack system is also recognized as a great solution that we will provide warranty for our products. We have had this policy since 1990. Why? When the audio panel has problems, the panel is the first to be blamed. It makes us look bad and the customer is unhappy. When any of our audio panels are installed per the installation manual, they just work flawlessly. Hope this helps. Mark Scheuer PS Engineering, Inc.

FYI, the PMA450A and PMA450B has flightmate(R), the four channel audio alert system