Check Vans Facebook later today. Skyview will be available for all RV12s flying and for those in the building process. Really good news.
I'm not at all surprised by the power budget problems, when you consider the added cooling needed on the voltage regulator if you have installed the lighting option.Not a lot of detail...and I am surprised about the power budget issue
I predict that Skyview will be released as an announcement at OSH in late July. Remember you heard it here first.
Hey Vern,
Pretty sure Vans has an avionics kit in stock for your -12. Give them a call, bet they will have it shipped by Monday.
Your decision to wait is.just that, your decision.
And they very well could have done.Hi John,
Yes I am sure they would be happy to sell me that fine out of production equipment for full retail any time until there are no more 496's to be had.
Another option not mentioned, is to go with the Dynon 180 now and trade it in on a Skyview later. The Dynon web site lists their tradein values, actually pretty generous I feel. I had considered just moving it to the right side and slave it to the Skyview, but Dynon says that will not work.
The standard Dynon and Garmin avionics is hardly "obsolete". Even as the Skyview or what ever comes next attracts those builders who need to have the latest toys, many of us will continue flying with a darn good panel. The 12 was designed to fit a specific niche in the RV line. It will never be the fastest, or the best IFR cross country machine. The skyview sounds like a nice unit. But do I need it to have fun flying my 12, no. If and when there are no updates for my Garmin 495 ,do I need to park the airplane and walk away? No. I still have a 10 year old 295 that hasn't been updated in years that I carry as a back up. It works just fine. Rather than complain about Vans dragging there feet, perhaps we should evaluate from the stand point of what kind of product they market. This isn,t a skateboard where if the design isn't quite right, no big deal. We are talking about an airplane that has a very fragile cargo onboard, namely us. I would much rather have Vans do it right rather than do it quick. It is absurd to think that they are dragging their feet. Vans isn't a non-profit company. They are in the business of selling planes to make money. The faster they get what the public wants on the market, the more profit they can make.
I would much rather have Vans do it right rather than do it quick.
Patience and understanding are in the running too. People ask me all the time when my plane will be done. I tell them "I don't know, this is the first time I've built one." I then tell them how much I've done and what's left to do. It occurs to me that nearly everyone reading these words has had the same experience, and none of us would appreciate badgering for a more specific date. We all know what the real answer to that is: "It will be done when it is done, and not a day sooner."Trust. That's all it is, trust, or lack thereof.