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both the RC2610 and AV-30C seems good options without putting all your eggs in the same basket the AV-30C seems more complicated to install and since it has more features

B2D34C212. with spinner and bulkhead can work ?

why do i need 30 miles visibility ?

is it a requirement / a must to update the software (AD or added functionality you need ?) Otherwise , just make the update every 2 years, a few hours before getting your pitot static check !

crack that has not changed in 10 years. It ends at the screw hole so drill stopped

Will be putting them on eBay

so we are left with magnetic levitation ? with the engine being aluminum ... i am not even sure that even would work

if it is the gear warning, normal should sound like a very annoying sound that gets your attention (not just an audible beeping)

if you look at the manual, there is no provision to get GPS position and navigation from one source and a VOR navigation from another source. The source has to be a navigator like a GNS or a GTN because those include annunciation and the G5 knows where it is getting its navigation order from. In your case, since your installation was done by the book, i am suspecting your G5 is only getting a GPS position from the GPS175 (but not navigation via the GAD29B)

if you are connecting 2 different navigators to 1 G5 , you must have some kind of annunciation somewhere (or the install is .... hmmmm ... should be looked at) in the case of a GNS or GTN , the annunciation is in the navigator. honestly , at this stage , the best you could do would be to find a nearby pilot or instructor who is familiar with this kind of setup and who can sit in the plane and turn some knobs and press some buttons

the GAD29B or D get NAV input from the navigator (the 175 in your case) via ARINC 429 connections

if the plane has the GAD29, you will not have the GPSS function. you need to have the GAD29B or D Makes a difference

I trust what you are saying regarding the effectiveness ... however, let's face it, for pilot/owners who are installing those, the appeal/look is a big factor (if not the biggest factors !!)

questions that come to mind ... what caused the scoring ? and the rod to be bent ? does the scoring have anything to do with brakes being spongy (usually related to seals and/or improper flushing to the hydraulic fluid - air pockets)

again 1 in a million ... but I am not sure that the FAA would be ok with that statement : give them the money and they mark your part bogus part is a big deal , and I am not sure what the chroming would do. probably depends on the shop capability. that's why all shops are not always repair stations