| jcarne |
08-13-2019 09:46 PM |
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Originally Posted by Tim Lewis
(Post 1366216)
One item to consider is the long term cost of nav data updates. Assuming full US coverage, nav data only:
- For the GTN-650 you can choose Jepp data for about $480/year, or the Garmin nav data option for $299/year.
- For the IFD440, I think the only option is Jepp at $480/year.
So it seems that using the Garmin product gives you the option to save about $180/year on nav data costs.
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Thanks for them price updates to make sure we have it budgeted in.
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Originally Posted by rwthompson67
(Post 1366226)
If you remove the Garmin COM radio, are you sure you wouldn't have enough room for all 3 Dynon modules in a vertical layout? The capability of your HDX to send all the frequencies to the Dynon radio for single button selection of GND/TWR/ATIS/ATC/WX is a wonderful convenience and capability that you're giving up by going with the Garmin comm radio.
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Unfortunately yes, because in the vertical arrangement you can't get the middle unit as high as the two horizontally. It would push the stack too low and then I would have to move the three switches. I suppose it could be done but I don't want to put them switches anywhere else. Also, the GPS would be lower.
In addition, while I do really like those features that the Dynon com offers and I'm sure the radio is great, about 9 out of 10 people I have talked to say the Garmin is better. Although both are probably sufficient.
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Originally Posted by kiljoy
(Post 1366229)
The panel looks great. My only question (and this is a generalized panel question) is why do people put the small backup EFIS like the Dynon D10a or Garmin G5 on the left side of the panel?
It'd seem to me that were you actually in need of the backup due to main EFIS failure and say... sitting in the right seat that your angle of vision to it would be limited?
On yours though I love the simple switch layout.
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Good question, as Bob stated I want it in my scan of the instruments to make sure there isn't a discrepancy with the main. I know some people may suggest otherwise but I REALLY don't see myself flying from the right seat. The only one I will be training in this plane is the wife and she needs to be able to land from the right seat if anything happens to me.
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Originally Posted by Draker
(Post 1366246)
Not to derail the thread, but something that's still confusing, having read dozens of these panel feedback and panel design threads: What exactly makes a panel an "IFR panel" vs. a VFR panel?
I'm not instrument rated, but may one day go for the rating. For now I'm planning a panel for VFR flying, but I'd like to future-proof it if possible. Is it just a matter of leaving space for some magical instrument that makes your panel IFR, or is there more to it? Where would I go (in the regs or elsewhere) to learn about what's required for instrument flight?
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Ya unfortunately to answer this question it is not an easy answer as there are too many combinations of instruments that would do it. Also, I would not consider myself expert enough to try. Your best bet is to really talk to someone on the phone about that one.
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