So I have been pondering placing an order for the Avionics kit, and as you al know the new Garmin GTR-200 radio will be used over the SL-40, and for us domestic types it sounds like the intercom is not needed.
I asked Van's when the new form is coming out and was told that the price of the kit wasn't going change, but they were waiting on Garmin to start shipping before the new form would be posted.
Then I got a Trade-a-Plane and was noticing the pricing of the new GTR-200 seems to be anywhere from 1100-1249 which I think is substantially cheaper than the older SL-40 it replaced. Add to that the deletion of the intercom, and it seemed like the avionics kit would come in a little cheaper (maybe even pay for the ADS-B option!). Of course there is hardware as well, and you have the issue of the international radio being much much more expensive for the spacing issue.
I know, I know, how many angels on the head of pin problem....complaining about a few hundred $ building a 70k airplane.... but still, I was scratching my head.
I guess I'll wait for the order form to be published and figure it all out.
I asked Van's when the new form is coming out and was told that the price of the kit wasn't going change, but they were waiting on Garmin to start shipping before the new form would be posted.
Then I got a Trade-a-Plane and was noticing the pricing of the new GTR-200 seems to be anywhere from 1100-1249 which I think is substantially cheaper than the older SL-40 it replaced. Add to that the deletion of the intercom, and it seemed like the avionics kit would come in a little cheaper (maybe even pay for the ADS-B option!). Of course there is hardware as well, and you have the issue of the international radio being much much more expensive for the spacing issue.
I know, I know, how many angels on the head of pin problem....complaining about a few hundred $ building a 70k airplane.... but still, I was scratching my head.
I guess I'll wait for the order form to be published and figure it all out.