On 14 Aug 2006 15:36:54 -0700, "Andy"
wrote:

For those among you who have seen (at OSH or aggressively shopped) and
compared current generation of EFIS who is currently putting out the
best product/$$ in the $5K $7.5K and 10K regimes?

I am afraid some of you homebuilders are looking at some of those the
$35K (G1000) products into your $20K airplanes. I really hope not!

There are a quite a few of the current generation kit planes in which
a complete Garmin system would not be out of place.

That said, what are the track records for these new, uncertified
systems? How do they stack up in reliability and support compared to
the certified systems bearing in mind these are a fraction the cost of
the certified systems.

The G-III (Glasair) uses group had quite a discussion on this topic
earlier this year. One of the conclusions was when using any of these
systems you need to wring it out while wringing out the airplane in
your restricted time be it 25 or 40 hours. Actually with the complete
EFIS (glass panel) you probably need to consider a 100 hours of so to
really prove it out and don't forget the basic steam gages are still
required in addition to the glass panel and should be located where
they are easy to read in case the electronic system fails.

How many hours do you want on a system before you would trust it
flying IFR?

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com