Garmin 430, upgrade to waas or not that is the question

[godspeed]

Ok, everyone I have a question, as I am building a new affordable pannel
with the following , I currently have a dynon d-180 , garmin 696
with gizmo mount, dynon ap-74, icom a-200, dynon duel axis servo's
not yet installed, and recently bought a used good condition,
garmin 340, garmin non waas 430, and will soon purchase the
dynon hs-34 expansion module, the main high dollar question
I have is the upgrade to waas really needed and will it pay off in
the long run to spend the 3000.00 grand to up grade the garmin 430..
or is it really necessary for a small airplane like my rv9a to have that
kind of quality of a system for future training in a ifr setup
if I ever choose to go that route..


Danny..

 

[boom3]

Personally I would wait. Put that $3000 towards your instrument rating and decide later. At least in my area, there is no shortage of approaches around to shoot.

Don't get me wrong, the waas unit is nice, just seems silly to spend the cash now.

 

[breister]

Agreed - and also if you wait a few years a couple of things will happen:

a) Used WAAS units will come down in price
b) Other options may be available that you would prefer