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Old 01-22-2009, 12:33 PM
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.... Yea, I agree, this is still considerably more expensive that GRT, but it is a WHOLE lot lower than when they announced that you could buy a G600 system for your experimental for what, $60,000?!
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You mean ...
the G900X for $60,000
the G600 for $30,000
and now the G300 for $15,000

seems like a fairly complete product line, even if the entry level is a bit steep.
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Old 01-22-2009, 01:15 PM
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You mean ...
the G900X for $60,000
the G600 for $30,000
and now the G300 for $15,000

seems like a fairly complete product line, even if the entry level is a bit steep.
One thing to add to the G600 - it's more like $36 since you have to have a G430W (or 530W) as the nav source.

The nice thing about the product line is that it all works the same way - consistent user interface in terms of hardware and display symbology. You can transition from a G300 in a skycatcher to a G1000 in a skyhawk just fine (although you're still flying 115 kt ).

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Old 01-22-2009, 01:21 PM
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You mean ...
the G900X for $60,000
the G600 for $30,000
and now the G300 for $15,000
now convert it to NZ$ at a rate of 0.52!!! Maybe the mark 1 eyeball, paper charts and a wet finger'll just have to do
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Old 01-22-2009, 01:51 PM
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Default Garmin has the juice to penetrate the certified market - this move increases demand

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It seems that this might be the spinoff of a certified program.
More accurately, the certified market has to be one of their goals and they've got the clout to penetrate the legalese. When my Cessna friends look at my panel with three screens for less than the cost of "steam" they drool at first and then get angry because they can't do the same.

The retrofit market is positively huge if someone can crack the legal obstacle course that precludes the latest in technology.

Garmin has the juice. So does Honeywell.

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Old 01-22-2009, 03:30 PM
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Default Still an EFB?

Garmin's website does NOT mention or address the issue of whether the GDU 370/375 has class 1/class 2 electronic flight bag (EFB) capabilities. If the 370/5 does posess EFB capabilities one would expect Garmin to tout it on their website, since they actively do so for the 695/6. The 370/5 and the 695/6 both have Garmin's Flitecharts and SafeTaxi charting software, which I believe is what provides the necessary charting capabilities for the 695/6 to be eligible for EFB classification. Does anyone have information on this?

I was reading a blurb last summer from Garmin about their GMX 200 MFD and it said that product (with Flitecharts, SafeTaxi and even Chartview, which is their geo-referenced approach plates software) does not "qualify" as an EFB and that physical charts must still be carried in order to be IFR legal. Minus Chartview, these are (I believe) the exact same software packages that are on the 695/5 and that provide the charting functions which enable it to be classified as an EFB. So it appears that Garmin offers different products that run the same charting software, but some products qualify as an EFB and some do not.

The GMX 200 is a "certified" product and the 695/6 is not...and perhaps that is part of the distinction between the two regarding EFB status. But the 370/5does not appear to be certified either, so I would expect that it would be classified as an EFB when it has the same charting software/capabilities as the 695/6.

What am I missing?
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Old 01-23-2009, 05:50 AM
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If you have been following my building progress on my little website, you may have seen pictures of my panel and not realized what the three big holes are for...





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Old 01-23-2009, 05:51 AM
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The retrofit market is positively huge if someone can crack the legal obstacle course that precludes the latest in technology.
It seems to me that Aspen Avionics has cracked it. Their PFD/MFD combo is certified and covers almost all of the planes currently flying under 6000#. Now they are slowly moving up the ladder to some of the business twins. My only point is that Garmin has to realize that at $30K the G600 is non-competitive for most retrofits.

On another note, ANN is stating that the full price of the 375 with PFD capabilities will be $10K which amazingly enough is right in line with Aspen's pricing.
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Old 01-23-2009, 06:21 AM
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If you have been following my building progress on my little website, you may have seen pictures of my panel and not realized what the three big holes are for...

mcb
Can't wait to see it with the "toys" in place Matt!
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Since Matt seems to have had some inside info way ahead of time on these new units, maybe him or someone else in the know can answer these questions:

1. What kind of capabilities do they plan for this system as far as providing EHSI display and integration with external TSO'd Nav radio's, GPS's etc. so we can use these things in an IFR environment?

2. What kind of AP integration capabilities are planed?

3. What industry standard data bus formats are they going to support?

4. What kind of redundancy method is planned for the AHRS? Dual AHRS support/ auto crosschecking and failover?
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Old 01-23-2009, 08:13 AM
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Well, you might say I have some friends in the industry... I'm sworn to secrecy, but I know those Garmin engineers are always busy.

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