pinerunner Posted February 22, 2017 Report Posted February 22, 2017 I've been looking for replacement for my old King 125 Nav Com and all I can find new is the Garmin GNC 255. This packs a lot into a nice little package and the price doesn't scare me off. What bugs me is no one seems to be competing with Garmin on this. Am I wrong? Have all the others written off the low end GA market? Quote
MCDsiena Posted February 22, 2017 Report Posted February 22, 2017 Doesn't answer your question at all but I have the 300xl in my plane. It is the same as the 255 but is ifr certified. Quote
ArtVandelay Posted February 22, 2017 Report Posted February 22, 2017 Too much used equipment to compete against. Quote
Marauder Posted February 22, 2017 Report Posted February 22, 2017 I've been looking for replacement for my old King 125 Nav Com and all I can find new is the Garmin GNC 255. This packs a lot into a nice little package and the price doesn't scare me off. What bugs me is no one seems to be competing with Garmin on this. Am I wrong? Have all the others written off the low end GA market? There are some competitors. Bendix King still makes the KX-155, 196 and the 97. Icom has a model and there are a few others.I have the GNC 255 in my plane. Works great.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro Quote
pinerunner Posted February 22, 2017 Author Report Posted February 22, 2017 2 hours ago, MCDsiena said: Doesn't answer your question at all but I have the 300xl in my plane. It is the same as the 255 but is ifr certified. How much does it cost to update the database for this GPS/Com Quote
lamont337 Posted February 22, 2017 Report Posted February 22, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, pinerunner said: How much does it cost to update the database for this GPS/Com $315 for about 65% of the country east or west, $380 for all US. Prices are from JeppDirect. I have a 300xl i'm will to part with, PM if interested. Hope the pic below shows up correctly: Edited February 22, 2017 by lamont337 Fixing pic Quote
tigers2007 Posted February 23, 2017 Report Posted February 23, 2017 JeppDirect should give you a free GNC300XL at those prices. Is it the same price for 430W/GTN updates? They are begging for software pirating. I see that the Garmin GNC255 is $3875 at Chief Aircraft. That is a lot of cash... You can get a SL30 for about $1000-1500 less. Quote
ArtVandelay Posted February 23, 2017 Report Posted February 23, 2017 I see that the Garmin GNC255 is $3875 at Chief Aircraft. That is a lot of cash... You can get a SL30 for about $1000-1500 less. Well, duh, yea the SL30 is used. Quote
jetdriven Posted February 23, 2017 Report Posted February 23, 2017 It's also half the size almost. Quote
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