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Old 07-19-2010, 08:26 AM
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...my big request is for a HUD that duplicates data from an existing EFIS/GPS above the dash on a small piece of see through material. With velocity vector.

Something like...


And I'm serious about this HUD! All this info is down on the panel already...why can't it be duplicated twelve inches higher where I'm looking for traffic?
Yes, I'd like to see M0.55 @ FL200 on my RV as well
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Old 07-19-2010, 09:05 AM
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Try "avionicscrystalball.com".

Good luck!


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Old 07-19-2010, 09:15 AM
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The corvette has had it for many years now, for the rv it doesn't have to be a lot of info just airspeed altitude and maybe a horizon, shouldn't be too hard.....

http://www.vidiauto.com/autotech/hea...y/images/6.jpg


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Old 07-19-2010, 10:41 AM
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There was a vendor at SnF that was painting a heads up image on the back of the rotating prop. They said it worked at night but they were still in development on a light gun powerful enough to provide daytime illumination.

I thought it was kinda' cool. They had to find the prop via optical "radar" feedback and continue to track it real time with the light beam.

Of course, throttle back to low RPM on an approach and loose the HUD??? Hmmm, maybe not.
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Old 07-19-2010, 09:44 PM
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...my big request is for a HUD that duplicates data from an existing EFIS/GPS above the dash on a small piece of see through material. With a flight path indicator.
<snip>
And I'm serious about this HUD! All this info is down on the panel already...why can't it be duplicated twelve inches higher where I'm looking for traffic?
Sounds like you need VirtualHUD. It projects a minimal EFIS, a duplicate of a panel EFIS, or any other video onto the back of the prop. Our chapter had a presentation from the inventor. Very cool technology.
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Old 07-20-2010, 06:40 PM
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Default reliable internet connection inflight ?

Could reliable internet connection be the next big thing for avionics? Everyone is gaga over the IPAD with the way it operates and it's capabilities checking weather, filing flight plans, display current charts and approach plates with geo synchronization. Could future avionics have a MFD that functions like the IPAD does now? IF it had a dedicated (reliable) internet connection service similar to XM weather. With all of the apps available for IPAD the weather and charts fees would go away but the monthly fee for internet access would take the place of the weather providers, Is this even possible?

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Old 07-20-2010, 07:00 PM
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Default HUD seen it!

My friend and former colleague started a company called Flight Visions and produced a compact HUD that they sold for corporate iron. They had their test version mounted in a gruman tiger (about the size of an RV). They had a fair deal of success because they were far under the big guys in price. Around 2002 CMC a Canadian firm bought the company. As Shockwave said, it was all in the optics. It was based on a Motorola 68K processor.


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Old 07-20-2010, 07:15 PM
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Interesting ideas....I was actually looking for any links to sites that might be showing what is coming to market in about 3 years. In other words sometimes companies give you a sneak peak on what they are working on to be available later to keep your interest in their products. I have already looked at garmin's website as well as trying to google anything on the topic, but did not get much luck
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Old 07-22-2010, 09:37 AM
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I would not count on the company’s advertising what they are coming out with too much. It would kill the market for all the product they are currently trying to sell, Especially when you consider how prices keep going down.

Just think of Apple, you know they are coming out with a new product, and it is going to be awesome, but they will only "officially" announce it the week before pre-orders.
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Old 07-22-2010, 11:59 PM
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Google 'tranparent OLED displays' and you may get some interesting insights into the Heads up displays of the future. Samsung has a transparent screen on a laptop.

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