Garmin GTN 625 promotion extended through end of 2017!

[jakej]

Why not mention the warranties the various vendors have, too ?

[SteinAir]

Originally Posted by jakej

Why not mention the warranties the various vendors have, too ?

Because they're all practically the same....as are repair costs, etc...

Neither should be used as a decicsion making metric in my opinion.

Cheers,
Stein

[jakej]

That's what I thought too until recently - from their website All Garmin avionics products are warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for the earlier of: 2 years or 800 flight hours from the date of purchase for new TSO remote-mount and TSO panel-mount products; 1 year or 400 flight hours from the date of purchase for new Non-TSO remote-mount* and Non-TSO panel-mount*. *All new G3X units, including Non-TSO remote-mount or Non-TSO panel-mount, are warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for the earlier of: 2 years or 800 flight hours from the date of purchase. Maybe someone can explain the apparent ? contradiction here ? Which is it, 1 or 2 years ?

Interesting that some of the competition is 3 years & nowhere near the out of warranty repair costs. ......just saying, because many make their purchasing decisions based on the call of various respected posters here including Stein

[g3xpert]

Originally Posted by jakej

Which is it, 1 or 2 years ?

Hello Jakej,

We understand why this may be confusing. Garmin makes a lot of products and the warranty statement is broad. There are some non-certified products like portable GPS units that have a 1 year warranty, but as stated at the bottom of the warranty page v in the Rev. AA G3X Installation Manual, all G3X system components have a 2 year warranty.

With regard to the suggestion that out-of-warranty repair costs might be excessive, due to the reliability of the G3X system components, the repair costs of many devices have come down over the past few years.

For example, the only device with mechanical moving parts in the system is the GSA 28 autopilot servo and it currently only costs $100 to repair or replace this hard working component regardless of what might wear out or fail.

Thanks,
Steve

[Tooch]

Is this the same unit? Seems like a great price.

http://www.pilotshop.com/catalog/avp...RaHhoCgBXw_wcB

[g3xpert]

Originally Posted by Tooch

Is this the same unit? Seems like a great price.

http://www.pilotshop.com/catalog/avp...RaHhoCgBXw_wcB

Hello Tooch,

Yes, this is the unit. And don't forget the $5,495 price even includes the rack, connectors, SD card and WAAS GPS antenna.

Seems like a good time to also mention that the new GTN Garmin Navigation Database pricing for the U.S. is $299/yr. IFR flying is never cheap, but with the GTN 625 providing legal single navigator IFR enroute and WAAS LPV precision approach capability into thousands of runways, this is a pretty attractive solution for EAB. The GTN 625 also provides the ADS-B+ position source data needed by all Garmin (and some other) ADS-B Out capable transponders.

Thanks,
Steve

[RVbySDI]

Originally Posted by g3xpert

Hello Tooch,

Yes, this is the unit. And don't forget the $5,495 price even includes the rack, connectors, SD card and WAAS GPS antenna.

Seems like a good time to also mention that the new GTN Garmin Navigation Database pricing for the U.S. is $299/yr. IFR flying is never cheap, but with the GTN 625 providing legal single navigator IFR enroute and WAAS LPV precision approach capability into thousands of runways, this is a pretty attractive solution for EAB. The GTN 625 also provides the ADS-B+ position source data needed by all Garmin (and some other) ADS-B Out capable transponders.

Thanks,
Steve

Just one note to remember considering this unit and these prices. Do not overlook the fact that a "G3X is REQUIRED" at that price. I was thinking hmmm, maybe. . . Until I saw that caveat. Since I don't have a G3X currently, and would have to install one, I am still talking a lot of money to install this capability. Whether Garmin or anyone else, installing IFR capable equipment is no where near inexpensive. No matter what "marketing" is employed to make the sale.

[davidkarlsberg]

The Val NAV 2KR remote nav radio says G3x support is "limited". It then goes on to say "EFIS is unable to directly select frequency on either unit but can be selected from a list" and "On NAV 2KR volume control is not available." Does anyone know how difficult it is to select a frequency from a list in the g3x? Also can the volume just be turned all the way up or is there no Nav audio at all.

[g3xpert]

Originally Posted by davidkarlsberg

The Val NAV 2KR remote nav radio says G3x support is "limited". It then goes on to say "EFIS is unable to directly select frequency on either unit but can be selected from a list" and "On NAV 2KR volume control is not available." Does anyone know how difficult it is to select a frequency from a list in the g3x? Also can the volume just be turned all the way up or is there no Nav audio at all.

You should be able to get a better idea of how frequencies are tuned from this G3X Touch video. I'm not sure what level of integration Val has added, but I suspect they would at least let G3X Touch tune the standby frequency.

Thanks,
Brian

[grubbat]

I love my Garmin 625. It does what its supposed to do.... GPS "certified" en-route AND approaches.

The down side is the cost of the updates. I have both an IFLY GPS and AFS EFIS and the updates of those combined are less expensive than the Garmin 625 updates. I guess the certified GPS has different maps or something.

Funny, the GPS495 I sold for less than the cost of 1 year of updates. Those updates are a hidden cost for the newbie's. Who would have ever thought that updates would cost more than what the equipment is worth? Nevertheless, you gotta have the goods to be legal and that's what we pay for, grudgingly.