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I think it depends on which King autopilot. If we're talking about an anolog one then I agree. It may make better sense to replace it. But if we're talking about a digital one such as the KFC150 I don't think so. I don't see the economy or a pressing reason to take out a digital ap only to turn around and put another digital one in. The cost of maintaining my KFC 150 has been negligible. The KI300 provides a modern electronic way to eliminate the weak link which is its vacuum dependency.

That's correct. My omission as I was typing. I do bring it back to around 1100 or so and leave it there ready for next start.

FWIW, Lycoming recommends it in a Service Letter. https://www.lycoming.com/sites/default/files/Spark Plug Fouling.pdf I have great respect for Mike Busch and have learned a lot from his webinars. I also regard highly Lycoming’s recommendations and guidelines. I have learned and continue to learn from their literature.

Not sure if shutdown procedure is even remotely related to your spark plugs because it speaks more to fouling vs. oil. What I do after landing is spend a few minutes and and give the engine and CHT's time to cool down. The taxi back to the ramp is usually sufficient time. Then throttle up to about 1700 RPM for about 20 or 30 sec and then immediately pull mixture.

Here's a stupid question for those with glass and electronic AI’s. How do you determine bank angles for standard rate turns? I’m aware of and not asking for rule of thumb. I’m asking if the AI indicates the bank angle necessary based on TAS. Seems it could be programned do display a mark corresponding to standard rate bank angle.

Way to go Lance! You can sure keep a secret! Tell the whole world why don't you! Did you post it on Facebook too?!

I have an estimate for a KI300 and a G5 HSI: 11.6K installed.

I found it. It’s referred to as peanut panel and it’s the small panel section that some of our Moobeys have with small 2.25 instruments. I have one on the left side that holds my clock, ammeter and ignition switch. I have also seen some mounted underneath the main panel horizontally for smaller instruments, switches and breakers. I was wondering if the cluster of strip gauges can be moved to there. Thank you Anthony.

I have seen instances where a smaller panel is attached under the main left instrument panel underneath the yoke. What is the proper terminology for this panel and what instruments can go there?

If you do a search on here you’ll find that there have been others who have trusted what one vendor or the other says and were burned with incompatibilities and their plane grounded. Save yourself those headaches by sticking to one vendor and don’t try to intermix. It’s tempting trying to save a few bucks but it’s risky. Garmin owns the sandbox Avidyne and others want (need) to play in. Their priority is not to be compatible with Avidyne. But Avidyne needs to be accepted into that sandbox. The cost of admission is be compatible with Garmin on their own if they are going to sell anything. So invariably what ends up happening is the other vendor, Avidyne in this case, plays catch-up tying to reverse engineer their product to function with the Garmin. I personally wouldn’t get in the middle of that. When you have a compatibility issue later you’ll be the one stuck with the problem. Avidyne will blame Garmin and/or the installer or vice versa but they will assure you up and down they are working hard to fix it! Personally I’d stick with one vendor. I’d get a GTN since you already have the GTX345. Or you may possibly save money if you went with the APX340 and 440 selling the GTX345. You have to run the numbers and make that determination. You get what you pay for and there’s no free lunch. That’s my opinion.

Resolution refers to size of the display width x height with the unit being pixels. The screen resolution of the GTN 750 is 600 x 708 or 424,800 pixels. That of the IFD 540 is 640 x 480 pixels or 307,200 pixels. 307,200/424,800 = 0.72. Due to its larger screen the GTN has 30% higher resolution than the IFD. This reduces eye strain. The GTN is the perfect resolution for the typical viewing distances in the cockpit imo.

This is very important with the typical viewing distances in the cockpit. The 540 display is 4.75" x 3.5" and 307000 pixels with a 5.7" diagonal. The GTN750 is 5.27"x 4.46", 6.9" diagonal and 425000 pixels. The GTN has a bigger screen and 30% higher resolution than the IFD. This high resolution translates to a much sharper picture making the screen smoother and much easier to read. This reduces eye strain. The 540 display is similar to the Aspen. They are just not GTN class. Just a thought.

I agree with you on targettrend and terminaltraffic if I might add. But there are a few on here who discount targettrend as not as useful and favor the lynx ATAS. Have you any objective opinion perhaps having flown with both?

Would you or someone kindly please post the actual picture? The link doesn’t open for me for some reason. Thanks in advance.

Please post your source. My info is in fact very different.

Hopefully they do have something new. But without something new I think they have no choice but to lower prices in view of the competition. The problem is, imo, that lowering price in and of itself cannot save a company. They have to be able and willing to actually compete otherwise they get eliminated. And competing means being flexible to change. It wouldn't be good for us and we don't need another avionics company eliminated. They certainly talk the talk but talk is cheap and it can cost a fortune... "...a company like ours that prides itself on innovation we try to find a product and be ahead of the curve..if we sit and wait until a product develops it's usually too late..." John Uczekaj, pres and CEO Aspen avionics. DO IT THEN!

Not quite. You are confusing things...again. Do you want to talk about displays or gps/nav/comm? Aspen doesn’t have a gps/nav/comm. The original G500 was introduced in 2009 and the txi in 2017. That’s 8 years and G just replaced it with the brand new clean sheet txi. But in those 8 years it saw, I think, two major software upgrades with the most recent in 2016. Aspen is stuck on a 10 year old box! Can you say archaic? If not can you say stale? How about old? Over the hill? Long, very very long in the tooth? Outmoded, old fashioned, behind the times? Pick one. This is what someone is buying when they buy an Aspen today, in my opinion. And please get off the name calling because it also is getting old. Most, including myself, find it rude and arrogant. No one is a moron. No one. We don’t all need to share the same opinions but we all need to be respectful of other points of view. I believe I learned this in pre-school.

Nice marketing material of archaic hardware. But they deserve and I do give them credit for being honest: “...in aviation, everything has an expiration date, and avionics, in particular, grow outdated as improvements in technology and safety become the new industry standard...” Just don't turn around and expect me to pay for expired goods. Give me a fresh new and upgraded box that’s worthy of my consideration. I’ll be the first in line.

Looking at the pics it looks like it hit the concrete mailbox out towards the tip of the wing. That's at least a 15 foot arm distance creating a tremendous moment force back at the wing mating area. That spar is most likely bent and a replacement wing won't save it. If this thing isn't a pile of scrap metal beer is on me!. Dilly dilly!!

Some on here clearly can’t handle the truth! They are so weak and unable to face the cold hard facts because they destroy their warm and fuzzy illusions! They hate the truth and avoid it like the plague! Little do they know, the truth doesn’t care!

Some can’t handle the honest facts so they resort to ad hominem attacks and name calling! They are stuck in junior school playground style bullying mentality. They just can’t shake it! I love it!

Active traffic systems send out their own signals to interrogate transponder equipped aircraft. But aircraft that don't have a transponder or ADS-B out will not be detected. As more and more airplanes equip with ADS-B active traffic becomes less and less necessary imho. ADS-B is here to stay.

There's no better option, imo. The KI300 will provide attitude reference for your autopilot. The G5 HSI with NAV interface includes the GAD 29 which provides heading and course to the autopilot. It will also give your autopilot GPSS. The G5 with GAD29B and GMU11 is under 3K$. You'll have brand new equipment for ~8K$ with full redundancy and dual battery backups. It doesn't give you an ADC which is nice to have but not really a must and there are other options to add it if desired. And who knows maybe G will add one down the road. It also doesn't give you a map inside the HSI but that's really not a must either. Personally I like my HSI to be an HSI and not cluttered with a map. To do this with Aspen will cost you a lot more and you'll be stuck with old technology. That's a bad corner to be stuck in and go into with full prior knowledge. It's a severe limitation and a game stopper imho.

I don't know. I was simply asking if the 7$ Mauser switch had STC or PMA. Does a switch that's an intergral part of the flight control system, i.e. autopilot, in a certified ac need to be? If I was a betting man I would certainly think so but I'm not an expert and it's not my airplane.