MacCool
Well Known Member
My -9A has a GNS430W navigator, in conjunction with an AFS 5400 EFIS, an AFS 3500 for moving map, and a G5 for dissimilar backup. Autopilot is an AFS/Tru-Trak Digiflight II, switchable from either the 5400 or the 430W. Connection to the 5400 is via an AFS ARINC 429. The 430W is also feeding GPS to the G5 from an available serial connection.
This arrangement works well, but obviously the 430W is getting a little long in the tooth, not to mention a little arcane in the interface department, as is customary for most Garmin products. I'm contemplating upgrading that 430W to an Avidyne IFD440 while the 430W still has some trade-in value.
The IFD440 is advertised as a "direct slide-in" replacement for that GNS430W. I realize that it would be too much to hope for that "direct slide-in replacement" is the same as "plug and play", but for those of you that have done this particular, or a similar, swap, what all would I likely have to do behind the panel? Lots of re-pinning connectors? Comonent compatibility issues? Panel modifications? Antenna compatibility? Configuration pitfalls?
My AFS 5400 was an upgrade from a 4500s It was a "direct-slide-in replacement" and fit the panel nicely, but it was far from "plug-and-play". No doubt I'll have to do something with that 430W sooner or later, but I'm curious to know what I might be in for doing that upgrade.
TIA for any guidance...
This arrangement works well, but obviously the 430W is getting a little long in the tooth, not to mention a little arcane in the interface department, as is customary for most Garmin products. I'm contemplating upgrading that 430W to an Avidyne IFD440 while the 430W still has some trade-in value.
The IFD440 is advertised as a "direct slide-in" replacement for that GNS430W. I realize that it would be too much to hope for that "direct slide-in replacement" is the same as "plug and play", but for those of you that have done this particular, or a similar, swap, what all would I likely have to do behind the panel? Lots of re-pinning connectors? Comonent compatibility issues? Panel modifications? Antenna compatibility? Configuration pitfalls?
My AFS 5400 was an upgrade from a 4500s It was a "direct-slide-in replacement" and fit the panel nicely, but it was far from "plug-and-play". No doubt I'll have to do something with that 430W sooner or later, but I'm curious to know what I might be in for doing that upgrade.
TIA for any guidance...