...the shop wants to mount the WAAS antenna outside the cockpit, in front of the windshield.
My 8 is navy/yellow, and the shop wants to mount the WAAS antenna outside the cockpit, in front of the windshield. Not happy about a big white Puck out there. Can't be painted.
Mine is under the cowling. 200 hrs with no issues.
Don’t try this with a Garmin (GTN-650) GPS antenna.
Don’t try this with a Garmin (GTN-650) GPS antenna.
Carl
Carl,
Can you elaborate? I have seen others mount their WAAS antenna on the glare shield of the RV-8 and I am considering the same location for my GTN-650 antenna, so I am interested in potential issues.
Thanks,
Jim
I suspect the new guy in your avionics shop (the one that drew the short straw to work on an experimental) could care less about the end product. Instead his/her metric is whatever is easier.
As has been suggested, put it wherever you want. It is worth your time to read the install instructions - such things as the overpriced GTN-650 has specific minimum and maximum GPS antenna coax runs.
Carl