Mike S
Senior Curmudgeon
O.K. gang, little mental excursion into the future here.
Look at the new offerings from PSEngineering, and Garmin.................
We have all grown aware of, and many are now using all-in-one EFIS boxes, that replace a half dozen or more round gauges, so I am wondering if the time is right for an extension of that concept to our radio stack????
I can see an application for an all-in-one box that is dual com radios, VOR and GPS nav radios, audio panel, intercom, transponder, weather radio, and entertainment center. ETC. Clearance read back recorder??
It will fit in the same panel space as a stack of discreet units, and have a large display screen with the various information presented similar to what we now have in the EFIS units. Control knobs/buttons like an EFIS.
Think of the wiring of such a unit-----power and ground, antennas, headset jacks, and communication to the EFIS for any alerts, and remote control of the frequencies. Lighting??? All else is internally hard wired.
What say you???
MGL and Dynon already seem to be showing signs of (at least I can see them) heading off in this direction, even if they dont know it.............
Look at the new offerings from PSEngineering, and Garmin.................
We have all grown aware of, and many are now using all-in-one EFIS boxes, that replace a half dozen or more round gauges, so I am wondering if the time is right for an extension of that concept to our radio stack????
I can see an application for an all-in-one box that is dual com radios, VOR and GPS nav radios, audio panel, intercom, transponder, weather radio, and entertainment center. ETC. Clearance read back recorder??
It will fit in the same panel space as a stack of discreet units, and have a large display screen with the various information presented similar to what we now have in the EFIS units. Control knobs/buttons like an EFIS.
Think of the wiring of such a unit-----power and ground, antennas, headset jacks, and communication to the EFIS for any alerts, and remote control of the frequencies. Lighting??? All else is internally hard wired.
What say you???
MGL and Dynon already seem to be showing signs of (at least I can see them) heading off in this direction, even if they dont know it.............
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