N546RV
Well Known Member
As I move along with the fuselage, I'm realizing that I really need to start firming up all my vague avionics plans. I'm pretty well set on doing a Skyview system with a single 10" display, but I'm torn as to whether or not I want to also have a 430 (or maybe a GTN650, though I think that's a little rich for my blood).
Primary mission will be day/night VFR, mainly because I'm not instrument rated. But I do intend to get the instrument rating eventually, and I'd like to have the option to go IFR on those otherwise-nice days where there's an obnoxious overcast to deal with.
From my perspective, it seems that the potential IFR mission is about the only reason to even consider a 430. My understanding is that Skyview has a perfectly serviceable GPS navigation package for VFR flight planning.
So I suppose the question is, what other options exist for fulfilling the "occasional IFR" mission other than a 430? Are there other (maybe more cost-efficient) certified GPSs I can look at that will still talk to the Skyview? Or should I just bite the bullet, put in a 430, and be done with it?
Or maybe I should abandon the IFR mission entirely.
I'll be here, wringing my hands endlessly, hoping for insight...
Primary mission will be day/night VFR, mainly because I'm not instrument rated. But I do intend to get the instrument rating eventually, and I'd like to have the option to go IFR on those otherwise-nice days where there's an obnoxious overcast to deal with.
From my perspective, it seems that the potential IFR mission is about the only reason to even consider a 430. My understanding is that Skyview has a perfectly serviceable GPS navigation package for VFR flight planning.
So I suppose the question is, what other options exist for fulfilling the "occasional IFR" mission other than a 430? Are there other (maybe more cost-efficient) certified GPSs I can look at that will still talk to the Skyview? Or should I just bite the bullet, put in a 430, and be done with it?
Or maybe I should abandon the IFR mission entirely.
I'll be here, wringing my hands endlessly, hoping for insight...