Howdy, I sold my RV-7 and on to a new RV project. I have a CESSNA 180 that has:
ASPEN (VFR Only no Navi indicators)
PM1000II Intercom
GTR-225 Comm
Garmin 795 GPS mounted in AirGirzmos mount in the radio stack.
GTX-345 Transponder
I'm interested in working on the radio stack at this time.
Important info, I use FLYQ EFB for Nav. Which means NO GARMIN ADSB-IN/OUT as it doesn't play with FlyQ EFB.
So while I have lots of other questions. At some point I'd like to have a NAV radio for some odd reason. So....
I'm thinking about putting a Garmin GNS430W in the Radio stack.
A: What is a good estimate for a good condition 430W? (I see Jessie has a couple that may still be for sale)
B: Any gotcha's on getting these used?
C: Are they a suitable GPS/COMM/NAV unit? Or should I bite the bullet and go Avidyne 440 or 540? I want to keep costs reasonable and I don't like the touch screen aspect as well as the cost of the new Garmin units.
D: What does it cost to update the Databases on a 430W? (I'd like to do an update to get it up to date)
E: What is a good figure expect to update it once a year? (Don't plan on using it for IFR)
Forgot to add: I find the GARMIN database update page extremely confusing!!!!
Thanks in advance!
As a side note, in researching places to get info on SkyWagon's the places that are available PALE in comparison to the resources that are available on VAF!
ASPEN (VFR Only no Navi indicators)
PM1000II Intercom
GTR-225 Comm
Garmin 795 GPS mounted in AirGirzmos mount in the radio stack.
GTX-345 Transponder
I'm interested in working on the radio stack at this time.
Important info, I use FLYQ EFB for Nav. Which means NO GARMIN ADSB-IN/OUT as it doesn't play with FlyQ EFB.
So while I have lots of other questions. At some point I'd like to have a NAV radio for some odd reason. So....
I'm thinking about putting a Garmin GNS430W in the Radio stack.
A: What is a good estimate for a good condition 430W? (I see Jessie has a couple that may still be for sale)
B: Any gotcha's on getting these used?
C: Are they a suitable GPS/COMM/NAV unit? Or should I bite the bullet and go Avidyne 440 or 540? I want to keep costs reasonable and I don't like the touch screen aspect as well as the cost of the new Garmin units.
D: What does it cost to update the Databases on a 430W? (I'd like to do an update to get it up to date)
E: What is a good figure expect to update it once a year? (Don't plan on using it for IFR)
Forgot to add: I find the GARMIN database update page extremely confusing!!!!
Thanks in advance!
As a side note, in researching places to get info on SkyWagon's the places that are available PALE in comparison to the resources that are available on VAF!
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