Garmin takes over

C J Campbell wrote:


I myself like the G1000 at first blush, but only because it is pretty. It
does not appear to add any real capability other than WAAS, dual
glideslopes, etc., which you could get just as easily from the CNX-80 and
MX-20 displays.

I'd go for the G-1000 over a mix-and-match. If for no other reason that it
comes from the factory with all components truly talking to each other.

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comes from the factory with all components truly talking to each =
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Naturally, that part about "talking to each other" is hugely important.
But it isn't mystical at all.
My new Honeywell ART 2000, and my old Ryan 9900BX talk very well to,
and also are digitally controlled by, my new Apollo MX20.
And my new Apollo CNX80, besides talking to 3 other Apollo boxes,
also talks quite well to my old Collins FD112V Flight Director.
That's what documented protocols and interfaces are for.

(Unfortunately, my ancient Hoskins fuel totalizer can't talk to =
anything.)
---JRC---

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I myself like the G1000 at first blush, but only because it is pretty. It
does not appear to add any real capability other than WAAS, dual
glideslopes, etc., which you could get just as easily from the CNX-80 and
MX-20 displays.

I'd go for the G-1000 over a mix-and-match. If for no other reason that it
comes from the factory with all components truly talking to each other.


Garmin rep at a meeting last week suggested that the G1000 would not be
available for retrofit for at least 2 years and would go for $100,000 or so.
If you want the G1000, you will have to go new plane. The CNX-80 etc you can
get now.

Chuck