Yeah that’s my hope. I basically told them, make it as close to new as you reasonably can. “Starting with a known quantity” is how they put it. I’m very glad I prepared for this. Before buying my plane I saw a video by Shmindy on Youtube talking about her first annual on a 1950’s 182. Cost her $12,000. So when I planned the budget for my plane I included a big chunk for the first annual.
LEDs are very nice, I also installed the WAT Chroma bulbs in the wing tips so the only non-LED lighting left is the belly strobe and the tail nav light. I was surprised that replacing the rotating beacon only saved about 0.4A but the increased safety (and quiet) is still well worth the cost IMHO.
Now to figure out my avionics budget 🙂
