Updating Avionics - How I Remember What's What!

On Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 8:18:47 AM UTC-8, Dan Marotta wrote:
On 12/13/2019 9:25 PM, 2G wrote:
The upper vario is the S8, the lower one the S10.

Everything is now in kts (this was the 2nd flight). The S8 is slaved to the 9070. I could control the radio from the 9070, but that requires a $240 bridge (LXNAV-Bridge-Trig).

I don't have ADS-B In.

Tom
Really???Â* How much have you got invested in that well set up ASH-31?Â*
What's $240 as a percentage of that, 0.1%?

How could anyone claim that glider pilots are notoriously cheap? :-D
--
Dan, 5J

One of my favorites was about 2015 someone equipping a brand-new glider was complaining about the Mark IV being a dollar or two more expensive from a reseller than direct from Bumper. Sheesh

On Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 8:18:47 AM UTC-8, Dan Marotta wrote:
On 12/13/2019 9:25 PM, 2G wrote:
The upper vario is the S8, the lower one the S10.

Everything is now in kts (this was the 2nd flight). The S8 is slaved to the 9070. I could control the radio from the 9070, but that requires a $240 bridge (LXNAV-Bridge-Trig).

I don't have ADS-B In.

Tom
Really???Â* How much have you got invested in that well set up ASH-31?Â*
What's $240 as a percentage of that, 0.1%?

How could anyone claim that glider pilots are notoriously cheap? :-D
--
Dan, 5J

$240 IS $240, not zero. I wasn't even aware of the option when I ordered the 31, as was the case with the Wi-Fi option. I have the entire winter to make up my mind. All that it does is allow you to set and select frequencies from the 9070 instead of the TY91, not a very compelling capability at the end of the day.

Tom

2G wrote on 12/14/2019 11:14 AM:
On Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 8:18:47 AM UTC-8, Dan Marotta wrote:
On 12/13/2019 9:25 PM, 2G wrote:
The upper vario is the S8, the lower one the S10.

Everything is now in kts (this was the 2nd flight). The S8 is slaved to the
9070. I could control the radio from the 9070, but that requires a $240
bridge (LXNAV-Bridge-Trig).

I don't have ADS-B In.

Tom
Really??? How much have you got invested in that well set up ASH-31? What's
$240 as a percentage of that, 0.1%?

How could anyone claim that glider pilots are notoriously cheap? :-D -- Dan,
5J

$240 IS $240, not zero. I wasn't even aware of the option when I ordered the
31, as was the case with the Wi-Fi option. I have the entire winter to make up
my mind. All that it does is allow you to set and select frequencies from the
9070 instead of the TY91, not a very compelling capability at the end of the
day.

It does a bit more than that. You no longer need the control head (but can use it
at the same time), so that can be removed from your panel to open up an instrument
hole, or even avoid buying the control head (~$400) if you plan for it when
ordering equipment. It also keeps a history list of recently used frequencies,
making it easier to switch among them.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1

My main use is to select standby frequencies from the near airports page. I use the head unit for all other functions.