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I switched to Concorde from Gill after buying my plane. Never had an issue. I tend to replace them after 4 or 5 years regardless if I feel they need replacing. This is probably a bit premature on my part.

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I have a dual screen setup in my J and I’m very happy with it. I have a 10” screen on the left and 7” screen on the right. No AP yet as it wasn’t STC’d yet, when I did the installation. I had @Baker Avionics do the work and I was very happy with the end product. I’ve used the Dynon and Garmin G3X with one of my students. Both are extremely capable but there are some nuances that have me lean towards the Dynon. Cost being probably the biggest.

I would do it but I would have to do it the following week. I work on the 16th til 19th and I don’t work the following week.

Thanks, Lance. That answers the question perfectly and I think I’ll bid on that unit for sale.

Maybe some electrical engineer or someone can help me out. I want to buy a docking station for my Avidyne IFD 440s so I can remove them from the plane and update the firmware at home. Lonestar Aviation sells one for the 440 for $399 and one for the 430 for $329. I called Lonestar to ask what the difference was being that the trays are the same and they are interchangeable drop in replacements. The guy I spoke with in their engineering department gave answers that didn't make sense saying the connecters are different. That's not true and you can see the back of both units are the same. When I told him the connectors are the same he then said that the voltages could be different and mentioned some are 12, 24 or even 16 volts. I've never heard of an aircraft with a 16 volt electrical system. The guy almost seemed like he didn't know what he was talking about or just trying to justify why I need to pay $70 more for a product than a less expensive one which will do the same thing. Has anyone used a Garmin 430 docking station and stuck an Avidyne 440 in it? Is there possibly any truth to what this guy was saying and that I need to get the Avidyne specific docking station?

As an owner produced part?

Let’s be honest. Mooney pilots would never pay to use a dating app.

What’s a Dynon 1100 system? I’ve never heard of that.

I hope Garmin learned something about where they choose to manufacture parts in the future.

This is wonderful news that I’ve been patiently waiting for. Perhaps @Baker Avionics can chime in and talk about what this would cost or labor hours needed to add to an existing Skyview system.

I don’t know of any avionics shops in 2024 charging less than $120 an hour. And, while ridiculous, I would imagine there are some shops charging close to $180 an hour. Perhaps it depends on what region of the country you’re in but hourly rates have really skyrocketed these past few years.

I have the Dynon system myself and I feel like the autopilot certification is imminent. I believe the last autopilot was certified in February so I just don’t see them going a year without certifying something. That’s just my opinion based on nothing. As for the Dynon system, I love it! One thing I really like is that it has soft buttons and knobs to do just about everything you can do using the touchscreen. I’d be happy to take anyone flying who’s looking at buying a Dynon system.

I wish this was possible with the PMA450B.

One reason I’ll never own a Cirrus is that $25,000 cost to repack the parachute. Talk about a deal breaker.