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View Poll Results: What EFIS manufacturor would you use?
Advanced Flight System 38 13.38%
Dynon 87 30.63%
Garmin 86 30.28%
GRT 59 20.77%
MGL 14 4.93%
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Old 12-19-2017, 02:54 PM
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Well I for one will be very happy to keep on supporting GRT.

GRT has been supportive of the RV world right from the start of sport glass.(years before heavy G entered the sport aviation venue)

IMHO GRT continues to lead in innovation and IFR friendly features.

On top of that I really like a machined aluminum housing vs injection molded plastic.

For what it is worth IMHO the ultimate small format EFIS is yet to be made. If I could have it I would want the GRT Mini X screen with it's mapping and syn vis features but in a machined aluminum version of a G5(plastic) housing that bolts directly into a 3 1/8" hole.

It could also have a HUD projector built in to the top of the back side to project through a hole in the glare shield to project the same bare bones pitch ladder, air speed and altitude as in the F18 hud that was designed as a primary flight instrument. Just the bare bones minimum to keep you wings level on GS and LOC with your head up.

So the door is still wide open for somebody with the motivation to raise the bar.

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Old 12-19-2017, 03:45 PM
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I am a GRT fan. I installed a GRT Sport SX in my panel redo a couple years ago. Absolutely love it. The people at GRT are awesome. They are always there if you have any questions. Their support and service rock!
One thing that I really like is the openness to connect to other systems. I have; a GRT EIS, Garmin 430, and TruTrac A/P all connected to the EFIS, the connections work flawlessly. I have also connected a Stratux ADS-B receiver I built to it as well, really nice interim ADS-B in solution. It looks like I will be going with their ADS-B solution as well.
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Old 12-19-2017, 03:54 PM
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Poppycock. That's like saying Skyview and D1xx are not both Dynon.

And someone please spell Manufacturer correctly.
As I was always taught, it takes a **** narrow mind to not see more than one way to spell a word! 😋
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Old 12-19-2017, 04:00 PM
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Default AFS for me.

I've got a pair of AFS3500 in my 7. I'm currently updating one of them to an AFS5500.

I did look at other options. I was impressed with the Garmin and if I had changed that is what I would have gone for. But in the end I do like the display on the AFS, there is nothing else quite the same.

But the one important thing is that there is no deep menu system. Nothing is more than one button push away. And that's pretty important for ease of use.

I've had no complaints about the support from AFS either, and I'm a bit fussy.
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Old 12-19-2017, 04:23 PM
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Count me as a GRT supporter. Yes, they?re a small company. But so was Garmin once. And Narco and King were once the big names. There are no future guarantees, big or small.
I am continually surprised by how few people talk about the basic robustness of their EFIS. Do all of you brand x people know that you may lose attitude information if your pitot tube suffers a hit by a bug, or icing?
Final comment: Silly survey. People nearly always think they made the best choice, it?s human nature.
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Old 12-19-2017, 05:02 PM
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Count me as a GRT supporter.
Final comment: Silly survey. People nearly always think they made the best choice, it?s human nature.
Actually I made the decision to go with GRT because I was being cheap. I always thought I would go with AFS. But since I already had the GRT EIS and really did not want to throw it out I chose GRT so save money.
Turned out to be a great decision, even by accident, IMHO.
But as the saying goes, opinions vary.
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Old 12-19-2017, 05:25 PM
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It could also have a HUD projector built in to the top of the back side to project through a hole in the glare shield to project the same bare bones pitch ladder, air speed and altitude as in the F18 hud that was designed as a primary flight instrument. Just the bare bones minimum to keep you wings level on GS and LOC with your head up.
You should talk to GRT with your ideas. Their web site says they have just teamed up with Hudley to produce heads up displays.
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Old 12-19-2017, 10:42 PM
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All the Dynon hardware (ADAHRS, servos, engine monitoring module, etc.) will work with the Advanced Displays, BUT an Advanced Display won't work with a Dynon Display. I wanted to use an AF-5600 (I liked their knob system) with a SV-D700 (I liked the smaller size more than the AF-5500T) but they won't talk to each other. Going with all Dynon.
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Old 12-20-2017, 05:51 AM
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I went with MGL after quite an exhaustive and somewhat agonising selection and research process, though it was a photo finish between the final three (the other two being Dynon and GRT).

They all have good points and they all have things they could improve.

One thing I discovered is that if you stick 2 pilots in a bar who are fans of competing systems and get them to debate it, all that?ll happen is they?ll fall off their bar stools 4 hours later still not having changed their minds.
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Old 12-20-2017, 08:37 AM
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MGL was my choice 7 years ago. I have the legacy Odyssey 10 inch EFIS. It has served me well and has great features and adaptability.
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