WTB- HSI

[Amelia]

If it ain't one thing, it's another- and another. Just got (most of) the new JPI EDM-730 installed, except for the fuel-flow hoses that FedEx, bless 'em, lost until after I had to go home. As a result, I'll have to make another trip to the avionics shop, 600 miles sw.  Now the heading bug has broken; the word, if I understand it, is that I'll need a whole 'nother HSI, because despite the cost, they're all plastic inside. Anybody recently bought a nice Aspen or Garmin glass panel and want to donate () their perfectly-good HSI to my favorite charity? If so, I'd like to hear of it-- and how much I'd need to donate to YOUR favorite charity.

 

Thanks!

Amelia

[FlyDave]

Amelia,

I don't have one to "donate" but I dealt with a instrument shop to have my AI (King KI-256) rebuilt and they were 1 AMU less than anyone else.

Here is their info:

Global Tech Instruments

18380 Enterprise Lane, Huntington Beach, CA 92648

(714) 375-1812

Good Luck!

[KSMooniac]

Time for Bob Bramble (http://www.aerolabaviation.com/) to have a look...he has a great reputation and excellent pricing.  I believe he used to work for/at King and very, very familiar with their HSI systems.

[peter]

Check your PMs.

[HopePilot]

Out of curiosity, let's say I wanted to exchange my KI525 to get an Aspen.  What would I be likely to get?

[tony]

I'm just a rookie here but can someone please define what an "AMU" ?  I have seen this term referenced in many different posts.

[Jeff_S]

AMU = Aviation Monetary Unit, or any variation of acronym that implies the same thing.

Since they don't circulate poor Grover Cleveland's face anymore, you're left with 10 Ben Franklins to represent the $1000 that is equivalent to one AMU.

Pilots invented that term since it seems just about anything related to an airplane costs at least that much, so it lessens the emotional pain of having to talk about it.

[Amelia]

Thanks, all, for the replies-- I just sent the KI525A off for repairs, hoping a little 25c gear is all it needs. Riiiiight. We'll see how that goes. And I understand taking it out was the easy part. I'm probably going to need a double-jointed dwarf with very long fingers and no bifocals to get it reconnected.

[KLRDMD]

Quote: peter

Check your PMs.

[KLRDMD]

Quote: Amelia

Now the heading bug has broken; the word, if I understand it, is that I'll need a whole 'nother HSI, because despite the cost, they're all plastic inside. 

[Parker_Woodruff]

I will send you a PM.  I know of a King HSI system you could get...

[peter]

Quote: KLRDMD

Welcome Peter. My Aspen is being installed right now.