w1curtis
Well Known Member
L-3 announced a new standby instrument for part 23 aircraft at OSH that some here may find interesting. The AS, ALT and ADI in my planned panel total about $1600. In addition to the space they occupy, I've toyed with the idea of of just using a Dynon EFIS-D10A instead as backup. The EFIS-D10A is about $2200 and the pitot dependency gives me pause to rely on it as a backup.
This new offering by L-3 seem like a good alternative for backup (primary for some) since during the Aero-News interview the L-3 guy mentioned that the list price they are aiming for is around $1500.
This instrument will be fully certified for installation in part 23 aircraft. This does not matter much to most RV builders, but should provide some added confidence for some. L-3 does not have much about it on their site, but you can find the written Aero-News article here: http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=cc9c5906-fcf3-4764-ae3a-f7dc02699a99
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This new offering by L-3 seem like a good alternative for backup (primary for some) since during the Aero-News interview the L-3 guy mentioned that the list price they are aiming for is around $1500.
This instrument will be fully certified for installation in part 23 aircraft. This does not matter much to most RV builders, but should provide some added confidence for some. L-3 does not have much about it on their site, but you can find the written Aero-News article here: http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=cc9c5906-fcf3-4764-ae3a-f7dc02699a99
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