John Courte
Well Known Member
I'm about to order my entire avionics suite, and I'm faced with a fairly serious dilemma, and that is, do I splurge for a used GNS430W and make my interior out of cast-off sofa cushions (I'm near a college, should be plenty of them streetside), or do I back off and go with the MGL V10 and a KNS80 nav, and get the nice interior from Classic Aero? Or get an SL30 and the Sportsman interior from Classic?
The mission ranges from the local burning of holes in the sky to flying a long XC back to Michigan to give my Dad some stick time. Most will be regional trips to various West Coast wineries, B&B's, and little airports in our search for our country retirement property.
With that in mind, does the KNS80 (available for ~$700 on Fleabay) have an OBS knob on the unit or do I need an external CDI for it to work? The other option is a used MK12D or KX155. I was hoping MGL would have the remote comm and nav modules available by now, but that won't happen until OSH2011, apparently.
I know it's ultimately down to personal preference and funds, but what would YOU do?
The mission ranges from the local burning of holes in the sky to flying a long XC back to Michigan to give my Dad some stick time. Most will be regional trips to various West Coast wineries, B&B's, and little airports in our search for our country retirement property.
With that in mind, does the KNS80 (available for ~$700 on Fleabay) have an OBS knob on the unit or do I need an external CDI for it to work? The other option is a used MK12D or KX155. I was hoping MGL would have the remote comm and nav modules available by now, but that won't happen until OSH2011, apparently.
I know it's ultimately down to personal preference and funds, but what would YOU do?