E. D. Eliot
Well Known Member
From what I have read recently, it looks like Garmin has pretty much abandoned the 296, and 396. It looks like they will cease selling the 496 in about one year. They say that they will support these but who knows for how long?
Van's says that they are monitoring advancements in avionics with reference to the RV-12. Wondering if Van's are thinking about replacing the 496 with either the 696 or the Aera series GPS units?
And, how about the Dynon SkyView? I'd love to be able to buy (from Van's) a new Aera or 696 and Dynon's SkyView to go along with the Dynon 180 (as part of the LSA package). Or maybe, I don't even need the Garmin products if I had the other two - come on Dynon!!!![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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Cost of the 496 and the Aera 560 as listed in the Sporty's Catalog is the identical $1999.00.
I am aware that it would cost Van's $$$ to make these changes in the RV-12 package and am willing to pay my part for the cost of the development and engineering changes.![Cool :cool: :cool:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Van's says that they are monitoring advancements in avionics with reference to the RV-12. Wondering if Van's are thinking about replacing the 496 with either the 696 or the Aera series GPS units?
And, how about the Dynon SkyView? I'd love to be able to buy (from Van's) a new Aera or 696 and Dynon's SkyView to go along with the Dynon 180 (as part of the LSA package). Or maybe, I don't even need the Garmin products if I had the other two - come on Dynon!!!
Cost of the 496 and the Aera 560 as listed in the Sporty's Catalog is the identical $1999.00.
I am aware that it would cost Van's $$$ to make these changes in the RV-12 package and am willing to pay my part for the cost of the development and engineering changes.