MFD recommendations

Thanks. How do you like your MX-20? I do think it's a bit more expensive
than the King. One reason I'm leaning towards the King is that these are the
units Cessna uses on their newer planes (well, at least until they start
using the Garmin 1000s), so maintenance/support should be easier.

Best Regards,

CGP.

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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"carlos" wrote in message
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| Hi everyone and thanks to all who helped me out with my Garmin 196 v.
295
| question. It seems the 196 is ahead by a nose at the moment... (mainly
due
| to its redraw speed).
|
| Anyway, I just got my plane (first flight was this morning!!! although
it
| did greet me with a dead battery)... It's a 1977 Cessna 206G for all you
| curious bunch.
|
| I'm thinking of adding some avionics and would appreciate your
| thoughts/knowledge on this matter.
|
| My current avionics stack includes:
|
| Apollo GX55 IFR GPS
| 2 KX155 radios
| King audio panel, ADF and transponder
| S-TEC 50 autopilot
|
| I would like to add a color moving map to my stack as well as a
stormscope.
| Since I already have two very good radios, I think a Garmin 430 would be
a
| waste of money (even if I traded in one of the KX155s). A friend of mine
| recommended I get a King MFD (150 or 250) which has GPS and moving map,
but
| no radio. They also interface with the stormscope and the combined cost
| would be less than a 430.

The King MFD also works better with your existing radios. Alternatively
you
could get an Apollo MX20 MFD, which is a much nicer display than any of
the
King or other Garmin products, and keep your existing GPS. I use the MX20
in
my own 206 and it is a very nice unit.

"carlos" wrote in message
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| Thanks. How do you like your MX-20? I do think it's a bit more expensive
| than the King. One reason I'm leaning towards the King is that these are
the
| units Cessna uses on their newer planes (well, at least until they start
| using the Garmin 1000s), so maintenance/support should be easier.
|

The King displays are at half the resolution of a VGA screen and show only
eight colors. Special use airspace is depicted in the same color as your
route. I have *frequently* found this to be a serious problem.

The MX-20 is bigger, full VGA, and shows 256 colors. You can get options to
have it depict Jeppview approach plates and superimpose your aircraft right
on them. It has many more features than the King displays and is much easier
to use for monitoring terrain and course.

This display gives you a lot more bang for the buck than the Garmin 430/530,
being bigger and clearer without forcing you to replace your GPS or radios.