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Paul kgyy wrote:
: A good alternative that a lot of people like is a King KX125. These : are often available used and mine has been totally reliable. It has a : built-in CDI, flip-flop, and a direct radial readout which is sometime : handy to have. Basically a KX-155 with an LCD instead of a plasma display, IIRC. Also a little bit less Tx power? Does seem like a good way to go. Whatever's popular (KX-155, and KX-170B's for the older croud) is overpriced. We ended up with a KY-197 and KN-53 for COM and NAV, respectively. A little more panel space, but the price was right. Depending on how you look at it, it's either more redundancy, or another point of failure... -Cory -- ************************************************** *********************** * Cory Papenfuss * * Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student * * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * ************************************************** *********************** |
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I installed it myself per FAR 43-100, section 31. I asked a avionics shop
and they agreed that was ok. But since I plan on flying IFR, I still brought it for calibration. Hope that helps. Tom "Ian Taylor" wrote in message . .. Thanks for that Tom. What paperwork needs to be completed for the change out, do you know? Is it legal for an owner to do it, or must it be signed off by a mechanic (or avionics technition?) Ian "Tom Nery" wrote in message ... After a lot of research, I bit the bullet and upgraded my KX170B to an MX170c. It was a direct slide in replacement, my KI-214 worked immediately. The same evening I replaced it I tested the glideslope and it was right on the money. The only thing I noted is the squelch preset and night dimming preset were not adjusted to my liking. But both were easily adjusted with front screw adjustments and a jewelers screwdriver. This Friday I'm heading over to the avionics shop to check the calibration of my two vor's to make sure their in spec for IFR. Got to say I love the flip-flops and it sure beat the alternatives from a cost/installation stand-point. Good luck, tom "Ian Taylor" wrote in message ... All, I am looking to upgrade the avionics in my '78 Mooney 201. I am going to swap out the KY196 and KNS 80 for a Garmin 430 which will drive the KCS-55A HSI, which leaves me with a KX175B driving a KI-204 as a backup ILS/NAV/COM. It would be nice to have a "flip-flop" option over there, and someone suggested putting in a Mitchel TKM 170, as it is a "plug and play" replacement. Anyone have any experience with this? Will it connect to the glideslope as well as the VOR? Thoughts? Ian |
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Yup 9476J I am.
Tom "Aaron Coolidge" wrote in message ... Tom Nery wrote: : I installed it myself per FAR 43-100, section 31. I asked a avionics shop : and they agreed that was ok. But since I plan on flying IFR, I still : brought it for calibration. : Hope that helps. : Tom Hey, Tom, is that you with N9476J? -- Aaron C. (N9376J) |
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