{"id":761,"date":"2017-03-24T00:13:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T23:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/services\/retrofit-et-entretien\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T08:58:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T07:58:04","slug":"retrofit-and-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/services\/retrofit-and-maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"Retrofit and maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Retrofit<\/h1>\n<p>Wish to enhance your G1? G1 Aviation offers a host of accessories :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Removal of Gelinotte slots and transformation of the wing leading edges with new airforil and vortex generators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Results in a 6kg weight gain as well as an increase in cruising speed of 10 to 15km\/h<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rear cabin oval window cut-outs (280x180mm)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Improves the lateral and rear visual field for both the pilot and copilot, especially at end of downwind leg.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aileron anti-tabs for Gelinotte models<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Anti-Tabs enhance the efficiency of the ailerons and make the controls lighter<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enlarged elevator carbon fiber tips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enhance the elevator efficiency mainly during the landing flare, giving more authority for Gelinotte versions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SKK heat exchanger<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Significantly reduces the engine warm up time in winter and provides excellent in flight temperature regulation around 95\u00b0C during the summer;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aluminium ailerons, flaps and rudder<\/li>\n<li>Carbon Kevlar tanks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lighter, they allow a saving of 2.4kg<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trim indicator on the cockpit panel<\/li>\n<li>Window \u00ab at the rear of the cabin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Makes the rear aircraft fuselage interior structure visible and enables visual control of the rear control connections.<\/p>\n<div class='slider'><ul class='bxslider'><li class='slide-home'><a class='slider-lightbox' href=\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/g1-aviation-retrofit-vortex.jpg\" data-type='image' data-lightbox=\"\"><div style='background-image:url(\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/g1-aviation-retrofit-vortex.jpg\")'><\/div><\/a><\/li><li class='slide-home'><a class='slider-lightbox' href=\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/g1-aviation-retrofit-hublot-oval.jpg\" data-type='image' data-lightbox=\"\"><div style='background-image:url(\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/g1-aviation-retrofit-hublot-oval.jpg\")'><\/div><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div id='bx-pager'><a data-slide-index='0' href='' style='background-image:url(\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/g1-aviation-retrofit-vortex.jpg\")'><img src='' alt=''\/><\/a><a data-slide-index='1' href='' style='background-image:url(\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/g1-aviation-retrofit-hublot-oval.jpg\")'><img src='' alt=''\/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Maintenance<\/h1>\n<h3>G1 G\u00e9linotte, SPYL and SPYL XL models<\/h3>\n<h4>Pilot Operating Handbook :<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Manuel-dutilisation-G1-SPYL-XL-JAN-25.pdf\">Manuel d&#8217;utilisation G1 SPYL XL &#8211; JAN 25<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Maintenance manual :<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FR-Manuel-dEntretien-G1_Version-Juin-2020.pdf\">FR Manuel d&#8217;Entretien G1_Version Juin 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>G1 D600<\/h3>\n<h4>Pilot Operating Handbook :<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/POH-G1-D600_EN.pdf\">POH &#8211; G1-D600_EN<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Maintenance Manual :<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Maintenance-Manual-ENG-FEB-2025.pdf\">Maintenance Manual &#8211; ENG &#8211; FEB 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Service Bulletins :<\/h4>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 120px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 16.443%;height: 24px;text-align: center\">Number<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.557%;height: 24px;text-align: center\">Description<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 34.3959%;height: 24px;text-align: center\">Serial numbers concerned<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.6041%;height: 24px;text-align: center\">Download PDF<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 16.443%;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.557%;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 34.3959%;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.6041%;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 16.443%;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.557%;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 34.3959%;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.6041%;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 16.443%;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.557%;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 34.3959%;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.6041%;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 16.443%;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.557%;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 34.3959%;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.6041%;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">AS OF MARCH 2025, NO SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE G1 D600 FLEET.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retrofit Wish to enhance your G1? G1 Aviation offers a host of accessories : Removal of Gelinotte slots and transformation<a href=\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/services\/retrofit-and-maintenance\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"post-lire-la-suite\">More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":760,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-761","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Retrofit and maintenance - G1 Aviation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/services\/retrofit-and-maintenance\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Retrofit and maintenance - G1 Aviation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Retrofit Wish to enhance your G1? G1 Aviation offers a host of accessories : Removal of Gelinotte slots and transformationMore\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/services\/retrofit-and-maintenance\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"G1 Aviation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/g1aviation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-05T07:58:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/services\/retrofit-and-maintenance\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/services\/retrofit-and-maintenance\/\",\"name\":\"Retrofit and maintenance - G1 Aviation\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-03-23T23:13:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-05T07:58:04+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/services\/retrofit-and-maintenance\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/services\/retrofit-and-maintenance\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/services\/retrofit-and-maintenance\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Accueil\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Services\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/services\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Retrofit and maintenance\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/\",\"name\":\"G1 Aviation\",\"description\":\"Constructeur Fran\u00e7ais d&#039;ULM\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"G1 Aviation\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/logo-g1-aviation.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/logo-g1-aviation.png\",\"width\":160,\"height\":33,\"caption\":\"G1 Aviation\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/g1aviation\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Retrofit and maintenance - G1 Aviation","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/services\/retrofit-and-maintenance\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Retrofit and maintenance - G1 Aviation","og_description":"Retrofit Wish to enhance your G1? G1 Aviation offers a host of accessories : Removal of Gelinotte slots and transformationMore","og_url":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/services\/retrofit-and-maintenance\/","og_site_name":"G1 Aviation","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/g1aviation\/","article_modified_time":"2025-03-05T07:58:04+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/services\/retrofit-and-maintenance\/","url":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/services\/retrofit-and-maintenance\/","name":"Retrofit and maintenance - G1 Aviation","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-03-23T23:13:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-05T07:58:04+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/services\/retrofit-and-maintenance\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/services\/retrofit-and-maintenance\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/services\/retrofit-and-maintenance\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Accueil","item":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Services","item":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/services\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Retrofit and maintenance"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/","name":"G1 Aviation","description":"Constructeur Fran\u00e7ais d&#039;ULM","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/#organization","name":"G1 Aviation","url":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/logo-g1-aviation.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/logo-g1-aviation.png","width":160,"height":33,"caption":"G1 Aviation"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/g1aviation\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=761"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13695,"href":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/761\/revisions\/13695"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/g1aviation.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}