GNC-300XL IFR GPS/COM

Is that an IFR 430 install? The quote I got was $14K for a new GNS-430A IFR
install with a new indicator. A separate quote I got for a new Sandel EHSI
with a new gyro system, installed was about $13K. For $1000 install, it
does not sound like an IFR installation???

karl gruber wrote:

Did I miss something?

You can buy a GNS430 on eBay for $6000 and have it installed for $1000. I
did.

A King HSI will cost just about the same on eBay and to convert it to
Sandel will cost a minimun of $7000. You might get $1000 for the King HSI
indicator.

GNS430=$7000---used, installed
Sandel=$12000-----minimum, used equipment, PLUS installation

Karl

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For $1000 install, it does not sound like an IFR installation???

I already had a King KCS-55A HSI installed, so I didn't need an indicator.

I also wrote my own POH supplement(boiler plate from Garmin) and did the
required flight testing(virtually nothing these days.)

All my avionics guy did was remove a KX155 and wire in a GNS430. My avionics
guy is a jewel(great with FAA approvals) and doesn't seem to mind installing
junk I buy off eBay. But then, I've done him a few favors as well.

What most people don't realize is that the Sandel is only an indicator. You
still need all the compass system parts from King, Collins, or others.

Karl

Yeah, the shop I got the quote from generally won't install stuff off ebay
without a substantial install premium. At the time of the quote, my stack was a
pair of MX11's a Nav122 and a Nav11, so it needed an indicator with the GPS,
plus needed moving stuff to make room for the 430. I've since replaced one of
the MX11's and the NAV11 with a KX155 and KI209.

I am aware the Sandel is an indicator only. The quote I referred to had a new
mid continent gyro system with it. The Sandel indicator by itself was under 10K.

karl gruber wrote:

For $1000 install, it does not sound like an IFR installation???

I already had a King KCS-55A HSI installed, so I didn't need an indicator.

I also wrote my own POH supplement(boiler plate from Garmin) and did the
required flight testing(virtually nothing these days.)

All my avionics guy did was remove a KX155 and wire in a GNS430. My avionics
guy is a jewel(great with FAA approvals) and doesn't seem to mind installing
junk I buy off eBay. But then, I've done him a few favors as well.

What most people don't realize is that the Sandel is only an indicator. You
still need all the compass system parts from King, Collins, or others.

Karl

--
--Ray Andraka, P.E.
President, the Andraka Consulting Group, Inc.
401/884-7930 Fax 401/884-7950
email
http://www.andraka.com

"They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little
temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
-Benjamin Franklin, 1759

The Sandel indicator by itself was under 10K


Yea, and I think I forgot to include the cost of at least $1000 for an
indicator.

Karl