Garmin530 and MX20

Yeah, but I think it gives you big blobs of yellow and red areas instead of a many-color topo chart.

Jeff wrote:


the garmin 430/530 is suppose to have a terrain data base that is suppose to be out soon, it wont be as good as the MX20, but for a 500$ upgrade, it could be worth it.

"Fred E. Pate" wrote:

Yeah.

I haven't flown behind an MX20, but the Garmin. Well. Its got 8 colors. Count 'em. You don't get terrain worth diddley with that. The MX20 will show you sectional-chart-style terrrain and instrument approach plates. And airport diagrams (with your location on them) so you can't get lost.

I have heard, however, that the MX20 is not as sunlight-readable as the Garmin display.

O. Sami Saydjari wrote:


In an article at http://avionicswest.com/archive/shootout.htm#2003 about
Garmin 530 vs CNX-80, many of the pilots said that they would want a
combination of a Garmin 530 AND an MX20. I do not understand. Isn't
the Garmin 530 also an MFD capable of displaying multiple inputs, like
weather and terrain? Can someone tell me why both might be desirable?
Does anyone have experience with an MX20?

-Sami

the garmin 430 and 530 are basically the same, only a few small exceptions, screen size
being the biggest.
But as you approach your destination the 430/530 puts your freq into standby

"O. Sami Saydjari" wrote:

I read the that garmin 530 anticipates the COM frequencies you need and
loads them into an internal Com radio. That is a really nice feature.
Does the Garmin 430 do this? Or can the 430 combination accomplish the
same thing by interfacing to standard radios?

Jeff wrote:

the garmin weather module is here
http://www.garmin.com/products/gdl49/

it sends weather overlay to the GPS.

having 2 gps's gives you the ability to have like an arrival procedure on one
GPS, say the 430, then you canhave the actual approach on the MX20.

but you can go cheaper since the mx20 is such an awsome product, and get a small
cheaper ifr certified GPS, connect it to the MX20 and get the same information
that a 430 would supply to it. Having 2 GPS's is really nice, I have my 430 and
still use my handheld 295. But this is only a temp solution untill I get the MX20
installed (after I get my wife another horse)


"O. Sami Saydjari" wrote:


Thanks. Interesting. So, does one send the Garmin 430 GPS information
to the MX20 and have it displayed there? I would prefer to have one
integrated display of nav and weather information. If so, then it seems
that the garmin 430 display space is a waste of valuable panel
real-estate. If not, how are the two different displays used
differently? Seems like it adds to workload that way to have to monitor
2 screens.

On a separate note, what sort of weather modules exist to feed-into
these displays. I here they are available, but I can not find them on
the garmin website. I am looking to learn about 1 or 2 options of such
modules that uplink to satellites and download weather, and displays it
on the MFD. I would like to know ballpark cost of the module, panel
real estate requirements, and what the cost of a subscription would be.

-sami

Windecks wrote:


We have a Garmin 430 and an MX20 and they work really well together. The
terrain display on the MX20 is great, and the resolution on VFR and IFR
charts is sharp and the map's easily readable in direct sunlight. The MX20
is easy to use and configure, and really enhances the capabilities of the
430. I'd only go for a 530 if there wasn't enough space in the panel.
Never seen a CNX80 in action, but it sounds like an enhanced 430. Still,
UPSAT (and now, of course, Garmin) has been marketing the CNX80/MX20 combo.
Go figure, they want to sell 2 boxes instead of 1!!


"O. Sami Saydjari" wrote in message
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In an article at http://avionicswest.com/archive/shootout.htm#2003 about
Garmin 530 vs CNX-80, many of the pilots said that they would want a
combination of a Garmin 530 AND an MX20. I do not understand. Isn't
the Garmin 530 also an MFD capable of displaying multiple inputs, like
weather and terrain? Can someone tell me why both might be desirable?
Does anyone have experience with an MX20?

-Sami

OK, so does anyone know what a Garmin 430/Apollo MX-20 would cost to buy
and install. I think a Garmin 430 runs about $9K installed and an MX20
runs about $7.2K (just for the equipment). So, do you think I should
figure $20K? The aircraft that I am considering is a Comanche 260 and
it only has a Loran in it for area navigation. So, a GPS antenna would
need to be installed and I would need a panel to switch between Nav and
GPS (I figure that would cost a few $K). I am just looking for a
ballpark figure here...for planning purposes.

-Sami

O. Sami Saydjari wrote:
In an article at http://avionicswest.com/archive/shootout.htm#2003 about
Garmin 530 vs CNX-80, many of the pilots said that they would want a
combination of a Garmin 530 AND an MX20. I do not understand. Isn't
the Garmin 530 also an MFD capable of displaying multiple inputs, like
weather and terrain? Can someone tell me why both might be desirable?
Does anyone have experience with an MX20?

-Sami

There are several I/O options for the MX20,
with different serial communications ports. Prices vary accordingly.
Be sure you get prices for the configuration you need.
I needed many of the advanced features for displaying and controlling
radar, TCAD, and ChartView.
---JRC---

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