A popular choice has been the Garmin GTX 345 (in/out) with built in GPS coupled to an Aera 660 to display traffic and weather, this will set you back about $5500 for equipment and around 1K for installation at my shop. They're are probably a few cheaper alternatives but this one is hard to beat IMO.
Please PM me if anyone wants a GDL-82 installed. I would be glad to install your 82 for you.I'm in the process of installing a Garmin GDL-82 right now. The cost for the package is $1795, but there can be a lot of labor involved. You'll also need to purchase some coax cables and/or connectors, plus an indicator light, switch, and fuse or CB. You will need a Mil-Spec crimper for the connector pins. My labor is free, but I would guestimate $2000 for the extra parts and labor, taking the total bill to the $4,000 area.
Thanks for the offer but I'm pretty much done. The GDL-82 is mounted, the GA-35 antenna is mounted, and all the wires are run from the panel to the unit. All I lack is pinning the power connector and programming the darn thing. I have to tidy up the coax cables, too.I would be glad to install your 82 for you.
It was about the most expensive of the alternatives at the time, which the owner regrets. It has in and out, and gives clear information via wi-fi on both WingX and Foreflight, as well as its own screens. Its screens, by the way, are absolutely superb.
Certified 172R is going in the shop in 2 weeks for the Stratus ESG with 2i box, total $5500 installed.
Just a datapoint. We do have it good in the experimental world, I expect to see much wailing and gnashing of the teeth in the certified world as we get closer to the compliance date.
Sounds like you're going to the wrong shop. I just quoted $3,600 installed in this thread.
Dave - just to confirm my understanding, the owner was regretful over the cost and not the system itself.
Exactly right. Good clarification, thanks for that.
Dave
In the case of ADS-B, for just an In installation the owner really get's nothing out of it other than compliance, and they are being forced to do it on the gov't timeline, not their own. Hence it's subject to the
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You can discount your offer whatever you'd like BUT, as a buyer of several really nice RVs and with people on this forum posting for weeks or even months wanting to buy, the seller may simply close the hangar door and go home. Don't let a really nice one get away from you for a couple of thousand bucks. In aircraft ownership, it's a rounding error. Besides, in all probability, the asking price already recognizes the fact that the airplane doesn't' have ADS-B.
My most common install is the Stratus ES if there is a WAAS navigator installed or the ESG if there is not. He price in my shop, including installation, is $2,800 and $3,000 respectively. The 2i for ADS-B in is $600 extra.
The GDL82 is another simple option, which I charge $2,500 for, including installation.
I personally prefer the 1090ES option, but some prefer the UAT either for cost or for the anonymous mode.