With the QB fuselage arriving shortly from across the ocean, I'm trying to decide what navigation and communication equipment to install - and the current group buy for the Icom A210 is spurring me on.
An SL30 plus a GPS 496 would give com/VOR and GPS. BUT so far as I can see, the SL30 won't give 8.33khz spacing, and that will almost certainly be coming our way here in Europe in the foreseeable future. Also the best price of that combo here in the UK would be around ?3300 which is about $6600 at current exchange rates. The GNS430 I could get here for about ?3000 - which I believe can be programmed for 8.33khz freq spacing and will do all of the above in one box. The Icom will also do the 8.33khz thing, but no VOR/GS; at Captain John's price it would be a great buy - leaving plenty of ??? (or even $$$) for a GPS496, and a reconditioned NAV. We can't fly IFR in an RV or similar in the UK, tho that might well change and I'd like to minimise the need to re-equip if that happens. So I wondered if there are any users of the GNS 430 or SL30/GPS set-ups, or similar, who have views, wouldn't do it that way again, definitely would, or whatever? Any information, suggestions or wisdom will be gratefully received. Sorry this is so long!!
Chris
An SL30 plus a GPS 496 would give com/VOR and GPS. BUT so far as I can see, the SL30 won't give 8.33khz spacing, and that will almost certainly be coming our way here in Europe in the foreseeable future. Also the best price of that combo here in the UK would be around ?3300 which is about $6600 at current exchange rates. The GNS430 I could get here for about ?3000 - which I believe can be programmed for 8.33khz freq spacing and will do all of the above in one box. The Icom will also do the 8.33khz thing, but no VOR/GS; at Captain John's price it would be a great buy - leaving plenty of ??? (or even $$$) for a GPS496, and a reconditioned NAV. We can't fly IFR in an RV or similar in the UK, tho that might well change and I'd like to minimise the need to re-equip if that happens. So I wondered if there are any users of the GNS 430 or SL30/GPS set-ups, or similar, who have views, wouldn't do it that way again, definitely would, or whatever? Any information, suggestions or wisdom will be gratefully received. Sorry this is so long!!
Chris
Last edited: