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GRT Avionics Aircraft Mounted Heads-Up Display
Just a quick post to point out that GRT Avionics now has an aircraft mounted Heads-Up Display. It is based on the Hudly aftermarket automotive HUD, available for only $300.
It will be on display at Airventure. I absolutely love it. For me, it is much more practical than the android glasses. I simply do not want to fly without it. You can read about it here: http://www.grtavionics.com/hud2.html Apparently something we did took our website down, but it is back up now. Some portions of it might be loading unit 3:30 pm EDT. Thanks, and fly safely to Oshkosh. I will see you there. Greg Toman President GRT Avionics/Grand Rapids Technologies |
Sounds intriguing. Is it bluetooth or hard-wired?
Chris |
Hud Communication
The video for the HUD is generated by our android app. The android app receives the data it needs via Bluetooth from a GRT EFIS. We recommend using an used android phone for this purpose. If you don't have one, you can buy one on Ebay for well under $100. Phone service is not required, but MHL connectivity is required.
I expect a HUD will change everything that we will come to expect in our airplane's instrumentation. Greg Toman |
Now that's cool!
I know GRT wants to bring customers in to its own in-house products, but I wonder how the projector communicates, and whether some kind of Raspberry Pi or Arduino device could pick air data off the bus from other EFIS models and transmit it... |
List of MHL phones from gethudly site and a tester url.
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So for those of us who already own GRT EFIS products (like my HX and Mini-X) what's the cost going to be for the GRT portion of product (GRT Remote App with HUD support)?
I'm not yet flying but will be soon. I looked hard at the GRT Vision glasses and would have gone that route but really wanted a HUD. Now I'll have to do some measuring in our aircraft to see how this HUD might mount. The necessity for proximity between the glass and projector is the primary challenge that I see. This could really be a huge step forward for our cockpit - very exciting. And, as usual, GRT brings it to market ahead of everybody else. Well done Greg and team! |
Hud Details
The GRT Remote app, with the HUD support, is no charge, but the HUD part only works for the first 5 hours of HUD use. After 5 hours, if you like the HUD, it will cost $150 to enable the HUD functionality, permanently. This will include all updates to the HUD. The idea is to make it no-risk to give it a try.
As for the spacing of the projector, combiner glass, windscreen, etc...it is not a challenge. It will fit in just perfectly with no effort. I stuck mine right in front of me, and love it there. You will find it does an amazing job...far beyond your expectations. Even the projector, that I thought might block some of my forward vision, turned out to be a non-issue. I was a bit torn on charging for this at all, as I feel the benefit of a HUD is substantial, and I want to see as many as possible make use of it. I am convinced the heads-down display is a compromise, and a heads-up display is a much more effective way to get that data into the pilots head, in a way that is natural. Greg Toman GRT Avionics/Grand Rapids Technologies |
What is the weight of the projector / how does it need to be mounted? IOW, is it going to be usable with my tip up canopy?
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Projector Orientation
Can the Projector be mounted in an area down low pointing up, say in front of the stick , with the combiner glass on the edge of the glare shield?
OR Can the projector be neslted into a notch in the top of the glare sheild aimed upward at the combiner on the canopy? |
Mounting options
The projector only weights a few ounces. It mounts using double-sided foam tape. It would mount equally as well on a tip up as a slider. On a slider, the projector mounts on the very top of the windscreen. It seems to be designed to have the combiner glass about 7.3 inches from the base of the project. I experimented, and I found I liked it about 8 inches away...maybe even a little more. It makes the image a little larger.
The app will have an option to invert the image. This will allow mounting the projector from below. The projector will still need to be 7-8 inches from the combiner glass, so I am not sure how well that will work. The angle of the combiner glass would be more parallel to the windscreen, allowing it to be positioned further forward, which might help. We are also going to see if it is practical for the app to reverse (mirror) the image. This would allow the use of a mirror to possibly allow for a compact, built-in type installation. Don't count on this yet though. Thanks Greg |
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