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Buy the unit and have it installed as VFR. When you get the extra
bucks, add pieces until you have everything that you need. The other alternative is to check and see whether or not you'll need an annunciator and switching panel if you use a Garmin 430. If you don't need these items it may be more cost effective to go with the 430. On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 04:23:56 GMT, "nobody" wrote: We're based at KIWS (West Houston). In my ignorance I was hoping to get into an IFR GPS at the low end. It appears that the low end is still above my top end. I'd love to have a 430, 480, 530, etc.. but just can't justify the cost in a Warrior. We're in the middle of doing paint, interior and coming up quickly on annual. I can't spend that much more money on the GPS now. Some of the P&I will come back in the resale but the avionics won't. A portable is looking pretty tempting right now. Ed "Helen Woods" wrote in message ... Where are you based at? Maybe we can help you find a better priced shop. I saved a couple thousand on my 530 by shopping around. Also, check e-bay. The used boxes don't have a Garmin warrenty but there are a good number of 430s floating around with people upgrading to either 530s or 480s. And in answer to your question, an IFR GPS does cost an arm and a leg. Expect to sell a few more body parts too to pay for the database subscription that makes it legal. Helen |
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That's why everyone likes the 430. Everything is built in, you don't
need the external stuff. You can find used ones on ebay. If you have an old KX-170B, the hole should fit a 430 (and it does the nav/com the 170B did). Labor depends on where you live. In California, expect to pay around $7000 for installation and certification. -Robert |
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Robert M. Gary wrote:
: That's why everyone likes the 430. Everything is built in, you don't : need the external stuff. You can find used ones on ebay. If you have an : old KX-170B, the hole should fit a 430 (and it does the nav/com the : 170B did). Labor depends on where you live. In California, expect to : pay around $7000 for installation and certification. Shops here in New England are getting about $12K for a NEW 430 and a NEW Garmin CDI (106?) installed and IFR certified. $3k more for a 530. -- Aaron C. |
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Yes the 430 includes VOR, GS but you still need the extenal indicator
and annunciator according to the the manual I downloaded from Garmin. |
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"abripl" wrote in message oups.com... Yes the 430 includes VOR, GS but you still need the extenal indicator and annunciator according to the the manual I downloaded from Garmin. You don't need an external annunciator if the 430 is mounted within the pilots normal field of view. Mike MU-2 |
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