Does anyone else think the cost of a 530 with TAWS, or the $8,000 to add it,
is anywhere near reasonable? Perhaps someone could tell us what incredible
amount of programming, testing, processor improvement, or whatever this
takes.

I am thinking that this simply reflects more of Garmin getting too proud of
their success and their market domination. While I like the G1000 better
than the present Avidyne and Chelton solutions, I am now hoping avidyne "one
ups" them in the next round.

Garmin has been making plenty of mistakes lately, and they should start
trying harder again.