Don
Well Known Member
This week my KMD-150 gave up the ghost. Instead of a dead battery error message (battery has been changed) I got a blank screen after it boots up. The screen works but the map never comes up. So, the question is fix it or replace it? I'm leaning strongly to the latter.
The iFly 720 will do all the KMD-150 would do and more (ADS-b) and it will fit over the hole left by the now defunct GPS. The iFly 720 is a bit wider than my radio stack (an inch I think) and it will fit, but not with the AirGizmo mount. So I'm looking for ways to mount it to the panel without cutting a new hole. If someone has crossed this bridge, I'd love to see how you did it.
My thought at this time is to put the $10 ram mount made for the iFly 720 and then figure out how to mount the rest of the ram mount where the KMD 150 used to be. If I do it right, it should fully cover the hole and look decent, though not perfect (too wide - but it won't interfere with anything).
I'm not concerned about removing the unit, since it can be updated with either a thumb drive or an SD card. I'd also like to have permanently wired for power (not just plugged into a power outlet) and wired to the Digitrack AP. Any ideas will be appreciated.
The iFly 720 will do all the KMD-150 would do and more (ADS-b) and it will fit over the hole left by the now defunct GPS. The iFly 720 is a bit wider than my radio stack (an inch I think) and it will fit, but not with the AirGizmo mount. So I'm looking for ways to mount it to the panel without cutting a new hole. If someone has crossed this bridge, I'd love to see how you did it.
My thought at this time is to put the $10 ram mount made for the iFly 720 and then figure out how to mount the rest of the ram mount where the KMD 150 used to be. If I do it right, it should fully cover the hole and look decent, though not perfect (too wide - but it won't interfere with anything).
I'm not concerned about removing the unit, since it can be updated with either a thumb drive or an SD card. I'd also like to have permanently wired for power (not just plugged into a power outlet) and wired to the Digitrack AP. Any ideas will be appreciated.