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Originally Posted by jwyatt
Charlie, are you using the AF4500 to display traffic and weather from the GTX345, and how has it been working?
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No. I don't think the Garmin GTX 345 can interface that way with the AFS 4500. Maybe Rob Hickman or his staff at AFS could answer that question.
However, I understand the GTX 330 offers a Traffic Information Services (TIS) interface when connected to the the AFS 4500. It requires connection between GTX 330 serial port #1 to the AFS 4500 EFIS serial port #2.
I digress.
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Originally Posted by jwyatt
Or are you only feeding the 430W?
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My GTX 345 is wired to my Garmin GNS 430 W and I should see traffic and WX but honestly when I flew yesterday I didn't think to look for traffic on the 430 screen.
The Bluetooth connection between my GTX 345 and Apple Ipad Mini running Foreflight works well. It's really surprising to look at Foreflight and see how much air traffic is out there around you that I can't actually see when scanning outside.
I have a Garmin Aera 660 coming. Looking forward to testing that out as well.
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Originally Posted by jwyatt
I'm considering the same transponder swap for my AF4500-equipped panel, but when I checked in with both Garmin and AFS, they hadn't heard of anyone flying the combination, and weren't certain it would work at all for display.
Off-topic, my other option is Freeflight connected to the AFS (which is verified to work), but I haven't yet determined if the Freeflight will feed G3X Touch, should that be the direction a future panel update takes me.
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Freeflight was an option I consider as well. I choose Garmin because I too I'm seriously considering an eventual change from the AFS 4500 to the Garmin G3X Touch. The decision to get the Garmin GTX 345 now was based on that and a couple of other things.
1. Foreflight
2. I could get all the benefits of ADSB in/out and still be able to interface with a G3X down the road (3rd quarter).
3. All-in-one.
I did not want a remote transponder. I like my transponder right there in the panel where I can readily push the buttons. I'm thankful Garmin offered this solution. I swapped a GTX 327 for a GTX 345. They look almost exactly the same except the screen on the GTX 345 is nicer in my opinion.
I really like that I only need one transponder antenna with the GTX 345. That one antenna transmits and receives ADSB. Pretty cool.
Had I gone for the GTX 335 and the GDL 39R solution I would have needed a receiver antenna for the GDL 39R.