rotoiti
Well Known Member
In most cases, the answer to the above question would be a "no" but please hear me out.
I purchased a flying RV-10, equipped with a single screen MGL Odyssey 2, MGL radio, and a Garmin GNS430W. The panel is about 7-8 years old. It works for basic VFR stuff with some caveats but there are multiple issues preventing me to fly IFR with it. I will attach the list of issues at the end of the post.
My life situation has changed (of course, happens all the time) and while I can still fly, I can't spend a lot of time on working on the aircraft. I would not be able to, for example, disassemble the panel and assemble it back again, won't have time.
If the money was less of a concern than reliability and plane downtime, would you pay someone to fix the issues with the existing panel or rather get a new panel built and installed in the airplane, while trying to recoup some of the losses by selling the old parts? I really like AFS Quick Panel system and AFS features.
Here are the major issues, there are more than a few minor ones as well:
- autopilot disengaging constantly due to clutch in both pitch and roll axes
- ammeters showing wrong indications, for example Alt1 ammeter shows 60A constantly
- no audible AoA alerts even though they are configured in the system
- crosswind indication on EFIS and on GNS430W is ridiculously high (i.e. it will show anything between 80 kts and 300 kts where in reality it is more like 10 kts)
- autopilot doesn't seem to work with coupled approaches from GNS430W; it flies a spiraling descending left turn instead
- transponder is not ADS-B out compliant (not yet urgent)
- my mechanic tells me the panel wiring is a mess and should be redone
I am pretty sure I have not presented a complete picture of my situation so please ask questions so I can fill in the gaps.
I purchased a flying RV-10, equipped with a single screen MGL Odyssey 2, MGL radio, and a Garmin GNS430W. The panel is about 7-8 years old. It works for basic VFR stuff with some caveats but there are multiple issues preventing me to fly IFR with it. I will attach the list of issues at the end of the post.
My life situation has changed (of course, happens all the time) and while I can still fly, I can't spend a lot of time on working on the aircraft. I would not be able to, for example, disassemble the panel and assemble it back again, won't have time.
If the money was less of a concern than reliability and plane downtime, would you pay someone to fix the issues with the existing panel or rather get a new panel built and installed in the airplane, while trying to recoup some of the losses by selling the old parts? I really like AFS Quick Panel system and AFS features.
Here are the major issues, there are more than a few minor ones as well:
- autopilot disengaging constantly due to clutch in both pitch and roll axes
- ammeters showing wrong indications, for example Alt1 ammeter shows 60A constantly
- no audible AoA alerts even though they are configured in the system
- crosswind indication on EFIS and on GNS430W is ridiculously high (i.e. it will show anything between 80 kts and 300 kts where in reality it is more like 10 kts)
- autopilot doesn't seem to work with coupled approaches from GNS430W; it flies a spiraling descending left turn instead
- transponder is not ADS-B out compliant (not yet urgent)
- my mechanic tells me the panel wiring is a mess and should be redone
I am pretty sure I have not presented a complete picture of my situation so please ask questions so I can fill in the gaps.