"Ron Rosenfeld" wrote in message =
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No, I did not purchase the MX20. Not really enough real estate on the
panel of a 1965 Mooney for that, to say nothing of the fact that it =
would
only add a small fraction of it's cost to the value of the a/c.
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I also don't have roll-steering; and my HSI is non-slaved. I even had =
to
keep my ADF so I could receive the altimeter setting at my local =
airport.
But I was able to ditch my DME, and one of my KX155's.
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But I really really like the CNX80.
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Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA)

I wrestled with that "value" issue, too, Ron.
I decided the value to *me* counted more than the value to the next =
owner.
I've owned this airplane for twenty years, and I'll keep it for a long =
time yet.
My new avionics freed up a huge amount of panel space,
and gained me back nearly 30 kg of useful load (63.5 pounds).

I retained my KR87 ADF, too, because it still works well,
and it drives the existing RMI pointer in my flight director.

The CNX80 is a great box, and I salivate when I think about
the coming software version 2.
---JRC---