More info on GNS 430/530 WAAS upgrade

Scott wrote:

Figgure out the interest on more than 1 year for $1500. Bet it comes close
to, or covers, any price increase.

I was under the impression that one had to order the upgrade but not
pay for it until the upgrade occurs. I certainly would not bother with
the order if payment were required now.

--
Peter

You have to place the order, but the Garmin rep told me they won't
charge you until they ship.

The other issue I have is the initial demand will be very high, so
expect to be without your box for a couple months or more. How will I
be compensated for my aircraft down-time whilst my 530 is off at Garmin?

PPT33R wrote:

You have to place the order, but the Garmin rep told me they won't
charge you until they ship.

The other issue I have is the initial demand will be very high, so
expect to be without your box for a couple months or more. How will I
be compensated for my aircraft down-time whilst my 530 is off at Garmin?

Did Garmin promise an eventual upgrade to WAAS when you bought your 530?

Did Garmin promise an eventual upgrade to WAAS when you bought your 530?

Yes

Was the salesman(person)s mouth moving? Then they were lying.

I too made the mistake of buying a 530 based on weather/traffic, etc. being
on the box rather that buying Avidyne. Big mistake.
--

Thx, {|;-)

Victor J. (Jim) Osborne, Jr.
"Richard Kaplan" wrote in message
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Did Garmin promise an eventual upgrade to WAAS when you bought your 530?

Yes

Did Garmin promise an eventual upgrade to WAAS when you bought your 530?

For the record: YES!!! I spoke with not only the distributor rep, but
the Garmin aviation marketing manger, and one of Garmin's engineering
reps. They ALL assured me, at the time, a WAAS upgrade was "in the
works" and anticipated shortly after the final TSO was released.

I didn't take the word of the sales rep. I went straight to Olathe, KS,
and the corporate guys were the ones that assured me of upgrades in a
"reasonable" amount of time. Of course, that was damn near 3 years ago
now...

About the BEST piece of advice I got was from a sales rep regarding the
ill-fated GDL-49 when it came out, "Don't buy it, Garmin doesn't seem
to have a handle on the product yet"...

Since there is only one 146a box on the market now, what do you think is a
reasonable amount of time?

Mike
MU-2


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Did Garmin promise an eventual upgrade to WAAS when you bought your 530?

For the record: YES!!! I spoke with not only the distributor rep, but
the Garmin aviation marketing manger, and one of Garmin's engineering
reps. They ALL assured me, at the time, a WAAS upgrade was "in the
works" and anticipated shortly after the final TSO was released.

I didn't take the word of the sales rep. I went straight to Olathe, KS,
and the corporate guys were the ones that assured me of upgrades in a
"reasonable" amount of time. Of course, that was damn near 3 years ago
now...

About the BEST piece of advice I got was from a sales rep regarding the
ill-fated GDL-49 when it came out, "Don't buy it, Garmin doesn't seem
to have a handle on the product yet"...