Sniff out satellite signals like an airport dog

with this G-Force Antenna STiK

Industry insiders agree: The best place to locate a GPS antenna is under clear view of the broadcast satellites. You see them all the time on the big corporate rigs, running like vertebrae along the dorsal spine of the aircraft.

Now you can enjoy the pulling power of an external antenna in the convenience of the G-Force Antenna STiK.

What convenience? External antennas are really expensive. You’ll pay your A-P mechanic big bucks to drill a leaky hole in your airplane, then tear apart the cabin to run the wire lead.

You’ll achieve the same performance –at little or no installation cost- with the G-Force

Antenna STiK.

Where to look

Cessna aircraft offer the perfect location for the Antenna STiK, in the two bolts that secure the sun visor to the airframe crossmember that runs across the cockpit at the top of the windshield. (See image insert) Simply unscrew the securing bolts, slide them through the STiK base plate, then back through the sun visor.

Owners of other makes can find similar mounting points throughout their cockpits.

What's to know

The Antenna STiK uses a patented cast-aluminum ball-and-knuckle design. Unlike plastic moldings that can distort and bend, these metal castings will not let go until you loosen their grip.

The wing screw located directly at the casting transmits tightening energy directly to the knuckle and ball for unbeatable holding power. The RAM mount and other competing products teeter on only one adjustment knob at the center of a plastic shaft. That single knob must divide its holding ability between the two ends and will waste that energy as it travels along the shaft to the ends.

The Antenna STiK equals the performance of an external antenna and surpasses it with these features:

Two adjustment knobs, and wide-range ball-and-knuckle joints -one located at each end of the mount Includes two allen-screws and a wrench to replace the wing knobs, for permanent installation Specify either two-hole base plate (for Cessna sun visor application) or four hole base plate for other locations in other models Antenna mounting plate holds both Garmin GPS antenna and XM radio antenna. Includes mounting screws for XM antenna

Stronger materials. Better design. Twice the holding power of other mounts. Turn your portable GPS antennas into a permanent array. Pair this G-Force Antenna STiK with the G-Force GPS STiK for permanent heads-up navigation.

The G-Force Antenna Farm accepts antennas made or distributed by Garmin International with its GPS models -396 and -496. Antennas are not included with purchase. Michel DuBil, Marketeer does not sell replacement antennas, but on request will recommend probable sources. Attachment hardware is included where appropriate. Buyers can inquire about make and model applications by writing to mail@G-ForceMount.com.