PhilG wrote:
that would be great, thanks for the offer
Hi Phil,
I have sent you a PM
AdamFrisch wrote:
#07
Phil, will the IFD’s run the Garmin 500Txi’s?
Hi Adam, according to Avidyne the answer is yes they will and that is logical given that the IFD540 is supposed to be a mechanical and electrical equivalent to the GNS530W. The GNS530W is cited as being G500Txi compatible.
But as the G500Txi units are new, they have not reached the Avidyne compatibility list but are expected to in the next 6-9 months.
I want the upgrade asap but without any affirmation in writing from anybody it seems a bit risky to do this install at the moment.
Phil
quatrelle wrote:
#06
Hi Phil,
If its of any use to you, we could meet up somewhere and you could have a look at my panel.Like yours my Jetprop is 2003 so the panels were almost identical, except that I only had the Meggit on one side.
The 2 × 530′s remain and the Meggit has be replaced with G500 with synthetic vision.
Let me know
Hi Quatrelle, that would be great, thanks for the offer. Where are you based? I am away for a couple of weeks now but mid-April onwards would be ok.
Phil
We’re doing our first Txi at present with a GTN650. Product has only just started to ship.
The Garmin TXI thread was here.
I wonder if @wigglyamp has installed any of this stuff?
Phil, will the IFD’s run the Garmin 500Txi’s?
Hi Phil,
If its of any use to you, we could meet up somewhere and you could have a look at my panel.
Like yours my Jetprop is 2003 so the panels were almost identical, except that I only had the Meggit on one side.
The 2 × 530′s remain and the Meggit has be replaced with G500 with synthetic vision.
Let me know
And for reference here is my panel which is standard 2003 year Meridian. You can see the portrait Garmin 500TXi would replace the existing EAI and EHSI quite nicely.
I seem to have lost Peter’s graphics in the quote. Here is the size comparison between the Garmin 500TXi portrait and the PFD1000
Yes, I have considered a Aspen and have about 30 hours flying with one. Compared to the wonderfully clear and simple Meggitt presentation the PFD1000 always seemed too small and too densely packed with data for my taste. Even when it was decluttered it still seemed cluttered. I think Peter’s post from below illustrates the situation very well particularly given the large bezel on the PFD1000.
For me the larger GarminTXI 7" portrait is looking favourite. And will fit into the panel without moving anything else around – but for another $4000/side I can get the 10.6" landscape display but with lots of panel work and so much higher install costs. Decisions decisions
Peter wrote:
Peter 15-Mar-18 14:44 #25
It took me quite a while to find the dimensionsComparing to scale the portrait product (GDU700P) with the Aspen, the former is obviously not going to take the same “easy retrofit” market (Aspen on the right)
