Any ideas when this much-discussed WAAS upgrade is coming for the
Garmins? Are we talking 30 days away, or more like 30 months. If one
is considering upgrading avionics right now, and if the WAAS upgrade is
happening soon, it seems it would pay to wait until the garmin are
shipped with integrated WAAS capability so you do not have to pay for
removing the device, upgrading it, and such. Anyone know the plan here?
-Sami

Jeff wrote:

Sami,
have you had a chance to see a MX20 working in an airplane?
There are MFD's and then there is the MX20.
Awsome resolution. The garmin 530 is not a real MFD, you can get a module to
display weather, it can display traffic using the garmin 330 transponder,
but the MX20 displays what you see on a sectional, with probably better
detail. It can also display approach charts and a variety of other things.
The MX20 is not a GPS, it needs a GPS like a 430/530 or CNX-80 connected to
it. But it can do everything else. the color and detail on the mx20 is
awsome.

Jeff
http://www.turboarrow3.com

"O. Sami Saydjari" wrote:


In an article at http://avionicswest.com/archive/shootout.htm#2003 about
Garmin 530 vs CNX-80, many of the pilots said that they would want a
combination of a Garmin 530 AND an MX20. I do not understand. Isn't
the Garmin 530 also an MFD capable of displaying multiple inputs, like
weather and terrain? Can someone tell me why both might be desirable?
Does anyone have experience with an MX20?

-Sami