Pilot135pd
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I have a RV-8 with 0-360 and Dynon D180 with AP74 autopilot (getting its GPS signal from a Garmin 496), Dynon OAT, Dynon AOA heated pitot, Garmin 327.
In my quest to make it IFR I’ll be upgrading the 496 to the Garmin 175 and would like to add a backup EFIS that would also run my autopilot if my D180 craps out.
As much as I’d like to change everything for a Skyview system there’s too much to swap out so I’m looking for alternatives.
If the D180 completely shut down would my autopilot keep working with just the Garmin 175? If so I’m done, no need to keep reading I’ll also use my iPad for better situational awareness until I land and fix the D180.
If not, would adding a Dynon D3 pocket panel permanently installed as a backup run my autopilot?
What about a D6 or D60 or D100 or another D180 or a D10a ?
What about another brand of EFIS running my current Dynon autopilot servos?
For example:
a Garmin G5,
MGL EXTREME MINI EFIS,
MGL- STRATOMASTER XTREME EFIS,
UAVIONIX AV-30,
GRAND RAPIDS MINI-GA 4.3,
AVMAP ULTRA - EFIS
or another I haven’t seen?
Another option would be to leave my D180 as an engine monitor and backup and make a G5 my primary but then I don’t know if I’d have to replace my Dynon autopilot servos with Garmin servos....
I’m trying as we all do to make this as simple and cheap as I can, help !!
In my quest to make it IFR I’ll be upgrading the 496 to the Garmin 175 and would like to add a backup EFIS that would also run my autopilot if my D180 craps out.
As much as I’d like to change everything for a Skyview system there’s too much to swap out so I’m looking for alternatives.
If the D180 completely shut down would my autopilot keep working with just the Garmin 175? If so I’m done, no need to keep reading I’ll also use my iPad for better situational awareness until I land and fix the D180.
If not, would adding a Dynon D3 pocket panel permanently installed as a backup run my autopilot?
What about a D6 or D60 or D100 or another D180 or a D10a ?
What about another brand of EFIS running my current Dynon autopilot servos?
For example:
a Garmin G5,
MGL EXTREME MINI EFIS,
MGL- STRATOMASTER XTREME EFIS,
UAVIONIX AV-30,
GRAND RAPIDS MINI-GA 4.3,
AVMAP ULTRA - EFIS
or another I haven’t seen?
Another option would be to leave my D180 as an engine monitor and backup and make a G5 my primary but then I don’t know if I’d have to replace my Dynon autopilot servos with Garmin servos....
I’m trying as we all do to make this as simple and cheap as I can, help !!
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