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This 1946 Ercoupe 415-C Is an Affordable, Vintage Charmer ‘AircraftForSale’ Top Pick

Flying Magazine

It includes a Flightline FL-760 COM, Uavionix AV-30 digital attitude indicator, digital VSI, temperature backup instruments, Narco AT150 transponder, Uavionix tailBeacon with ADS-B Out, and new electrical panel with circuit breakers and a dedicated avionics master switch. in 2007.

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Somatogravic: All Was Well for a Pilot, and Then It Suddenly Wasn’t

Flying Magazine

He speculated that he might have mistakenly flipped the avionics master switch when he intended to turn off the ignitors, as he had done twice before. Nevertheless, the instructor was baffled that the pilot could have become disoriented on the departure, which he had flown many times.

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The Fateful Call

Photographic Logbook

While grumpily snapping off switches during the shut down flow, I reached for the avionics master switch and noticed for the first time that the ship's ammeter was pegged at zero. This was quickly followed by horrific screeching on the intercom and eventual loss of radio reception.