BigTex Posted January 21, 2015 Report Posted January 21, 2015 I'm needing to have my gyro's serviced and found Aircraft Quality Instruments (AQI) out of Wichita, KS. Their pricing seems to be about 25% lower than any of the other shops. I'm a little nervous shipping my gyros to a shop that is that much lower than the others. Is there anyone that can provide a testimonial for this company? Here's their website: http://flyaqi.com/
OR75 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Posted January 21, 2015 They did a fine job overhauling my A/P Gyro (52D54)
jetdriven Posted January 21, 2015 Report Posted January 21, 2015 Both my attitude and DG gyros were overhauled by them 3 years ago. 400-500 hours and still work great. I'd use them again. just put in a CV1J4 filter it will greatly extend their life.
BigTex Posted January 21, 2015 Author Report Posted January 21, 2015 Excellent feedback... That's what I was looking for!
John Pleisse Posted January 21, 2015 Report Posted January 21, 2015 Don't exchange your cores. Wait for the OH. I have no expiencence with them.
N601RX Posted January 21, 2015 Report Posted January 21, 2015 Check with Berkshire. Its a small family ran operation. They were cheaper and faster last year when I needed a dg overhauled. I was suprised at the differences in prices I was quoted between shops. http://www.berkshireinstrument.com
BigTex Posted January 21, 2015 Author Report Posted January 21, 2015 Check with Berkshire. Its a small family ran operation. They were cheaper and faster last year when I needed a dg overhauled. I was suprised at the differences in prices I was quoted between shops. http://www.berkshireinstrument.com Thanks... I'll see what they say. It might be hard to beat the price from AQI. DG: $475 (AP) and AG: $340.
jetdriven Posted January 22, 2015 Report Posted January 22, 2015 Thanks... I'll see what they say. It might be hard to beat the price from AQI. DG: $475 (AP) and AG: $340. if you have a Century or King autopilot the attitude gyro also has autopilot outputs. please post the Berkshire quote as well.
BigTex Posted January 22, 2015 Author Report Posted January 22, 2015 Will do.. S-TEC DG and 5000B AG.
BigTex Posted January 22, 2015 Author Report Posted January 22, 2015 Berkshire's published prices seem pretty competitive. DG w/bug: $455, 5000B AG: $395. We'll see what they come back with for the exact models I have.
N601RX Posted January 22, 2015 Report Posted January 22, 2015 Berkshire charged me $410 about 2 years ago for a DG with autopilot output. It was a G502A model. Turnaround was 2 days. The highest quote I got was $750 and 3 weeks.
BigTex Posted January 22, 2015 Author Report Posted January 22, 2015 Like that 2 day turnaround... AQI quoted 7-10 days.
jetdriven Posted January 22, 2015 Report Posted January 22, 2015 if you exchange them AQI can have one to you in a couple days
BigTex Posted January 22, 2015 Author Report Posted January 22, 2015 if you exchange them AQI can have one to you in a couple days True... Assuming they have one in stock. Exchanges come at a higher price. Not in that big of a hurry.
BigTex Posted January 22, 2015 Author Report Posted January 22, 2015 Got all my quotes back and AQI is still the lowest by 20% over Berkshire. Below are the quotes for all the companies responding to the RFQ: DG (6404) AG (5000B) Total AQI $ 475 $ 340 $ 815 Berkshire $ 650 $ 395 $ 1,045 TGH (Gyro House) $ 795 $ 545 $ 1,340 Air Dallas $ 675 $ 450 $ 1,125 DFW Instruments $ 695 $ 525 $ 1,220 Pacific SW Inst $ 895
N252WD Posted January 23, 2015 Report Posted January 23, 2015 Might try Avionics Unlimited in Conroe, Tx (KCXO). (936) 788-7333
BigTex Posted January 26, 2015 Author Report Posted January 26, 2015 Update... I decided to go with Non of above. As it turns out there's an instrument overhaul shop on my home field (KDTO) called Aerospace Instrument Support, Inc. (AIS). They quoted $375 for my AG and $475 for my DG. I don't have to deal with shipping and they're giving me 2-3 day turnaround so I went with them.
BigTex Posted February 17, 2015 Author Report Posted February 17, 2015 I'd like to provide an update as we close out this thread. From my perspective, we can now add AIS and another option to AQI for a place to have your gyros worked on for an outstanding price. I picked up the overhauled gyros and the price actually came in under the quoted price of $850 for both. I paid $835 including taxes. So including the A&P's time to remove, reinstall and test the total price was $1075. If anyone has any questions, feel free to PM me.
Piloto Posted February 17, 2015 Report Posted February 17, 2015 I had good experience with AQI on the ADI and DG. Anyone that list their prices shows that it has the experience and the parts. José
Jim5895 Posted June 27, 2019 Report Posted June 27, 2019 My M20E hour meter in my tach quit working. I sent it off to AQI they had it for a week and I had not heard anything so I finally called and was told that it was not repairable. I found it inexcusable that they did not inform me and that I had to call requesting a status update. As a result I would not recommend Aircraft Quality Instruments.
airwheels Posted October 29, 2019 Report Posted October 29, 2019 On 2/16/2015 at 10:50 PM, BigTex said: I'd like to provide an update as we close out this thread. From my perspective, we can now add AIS and another option to AQI for a place to have your gyros worked on for an outstanding price. I picked up the overhauled gyros and the price actually came in under the quoted price of $850 for both. I paid $835 including taxes. So including the A&P's time to remove, reinstall and test the total price was $1075. If anyone has any questions, feel free to PM me. I just found your "closing" thread. I wish I would have saw this before sending my instruments to AQI. Hopefully, AQI will treat me fairly and I will be flying soon.
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