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August 26th 05, 10:30 AM
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Despite the myopia concerning 'rich guys', I think you are pretty much
spot on here. However, I think the price comparison is closer to $2500 handheld and say $12,000 panel mount. If your not flying IFR like rich guy Jay, which would you pick? :-) Jay Honeck wrote: What percentage of 430s/530s are installed in aircraft owned by guys who actually use them in hard IFR conditions? I'd be willing to bet it's a pretty small percentage. On my airport, they have been installed almost exclusively in the "rich guys" planes -- NONE of whom (to my knowledge) fly hard IFR. (In fact, off the top of my head I can only name one guy on our airport who flies hard IFR with his personal aircraft.) The other reasons I can think of a - The 396 does weather better than the 430/530. - If you're buying a $3000 hand-held, you're probably not buying a $5000 panel-mount at the same time 
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