Comatose Posted March 24, 2011 Report Posted March 24, 2011 http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110323006216/en/Garmin%C2%AE-Announces-Future-Avionics So an extra $4k over a 430W gets you... a touch screen and better resolution. Oh, and some features we killed off from the 480. Taking bets on how long til they kill off support for the 430 to force an upgrade. >=\ Quote
Jeff_S Posted March 24, 2011 Report Posted March 24, 2011 I agree the end product is not as revolutionary as they promoted, but it's still an nice evolution of the product and someone looking to upgrade an ancient panel will benefit from it. Like it or not, avionics is now in the world of high-technology, where progress is incremental but constant. As to killing support for the 430/430W, don't believe that for a second. There are so many of those units sold that support will continue for a very long time. I have a 480 and have no fear about continued support for that device. Quote
fantom Posted March 24, 2011 Report Posted March 24, 2011 It is an interesting improvement. Not enough I suspect for many G430/530 folk to do an upgrade. But, if buying new, very nice indeed. And yes, our legacy G430/530's will be supported for the foreseeable future. Quote
flyboy0681 Posted March 24, 2011 Author Report Posted March 24, 2011 Here it is.. Looks expensive http://sites.garmin.com/gtn/ Quote
Earl Posted March 24, 2011 Report Posted March 24, 2011 Quote: flyboy0681 Here it is.. Looks expensive http://sites.garmin.com/gtn/ Quote
Immelman Posted March 24, 2011 Report Posted March 24, 2011 On the flip side for folks like me still flying around with KX155s and KLN88 door-stops (er, I mean LORANs) this is a pretty compelling product. The price does induce a big 'gulp', but there you have it. An added bonus for me (personally) is that I just learned one of the guys in my (rather small) graduating class in college (computer engineering) has been working as an engineer on the new GTNs. Quote
flyboy0681 Posted March 24, 2011 Author Report Posted March 24, 2011 The partners of our '83 J have decided to move forward on the new system. We're now dealing with our shop to get a final price on a large screen 750. My only trepidation at this point is if we buy now we may miss out on incentives later. According to my guy, nothing is being offered now because Garmin feels that there will be a lot of initial demand. Quote
flight2000 Posted March 24, 2011 Report Posted March 24, 2011 Keep us updated on how that goes. Interesting to see the total price if you need the Garmin 340 and 330 transponder unless you already have those in the plane. I've seen some initial package deals for the 750 in the 28-30 amu range installed and that includes the additional boxes. I have a feeling your right about the initial demand. I've seen a few guys on other forums already lining up to get the latest and greatest installed. So was the decision unanimous or majority rules... Quote
flyboy0681 Posted March 24, 2011 Author Report Posted March 24, 2011 This is going to tip the bank as is, so we are not going with the "options", just keeping the existing transponder and audio panel. Quote
N33GG Posted March 24, 2011 Report Posted March 24, 2011 Quote: flyboy0681 My only trepidation at this point is if we buy now we may miss out on incentives later. Quote
flyboy0681 Posted March 24, 2011 Author Report Posted March 24, 2011 It appears we have a deal with our shop and I'm just waiting for a call as to when the unit will arrive from the manufacturer. We opted for the large screen 750 unit since this will probably be the last major upgrade the plane will ever have under our ownership. All told the AMU will be < 18 due to trade in allowances for equipment that will be ripped out. The install also includes GPS Roll Steering for the KAP 150. I was hoping the unit would have this as a built in feature just as the G1000 does. Garmin has already put out a series of videos on YouTube of the units. BTW, the in-flight videos are of the unit installed in the Garmin company Ovation. http://www.youtube.com/user/garminblog#p/u/1/wwlH3ChibVI http://www.youtube.com/user/garminblog#p/u/7/Enpv43scxjI http://www.youtube.com/user/garminblog#p/u/10/EUGuFTv6m2w http://www.youtube.com/user/garminblog#p/u/4/8edlel42ozA http://www.youtube.com/user/garminblog#p/u/13/MXMJT_LsyFc http://www.youtube.com/user/garminblog#p/u/8/DPBDCeH0I7k http://www.youtube.com/user/garminblog#p/u/5/d5XwbggJSRg Quote
WardHolbrook Posted March 24, 2011 Report Posted March 24, 2011 Quote: richardheitzman I'd buy AmSafe Seatbelts before a Garmin. Sorry couldn't help but plug my product. Still in development for the M20J and the rest of the M20K's. Earlier models are next. Quote
CoachTom Posted March 25, 2011 Report Posted March 25, 2011 Has anyone seen any movement yet on the 430/530 price for WAAS upgrade? With the advent of the new touch panel Garmin, does anyone foresee a cessation of legacy support for both upgrade and new installs of 430/530? Thanks in advance!!! Quote
flight2000 Posted March 26, 2011 Report Posted March 26, 2011 Quote: CoachTom Has anyone seen any movement yet on the 430/530 price for WAAS upgrade? With the advent of the new touch panel Garmin, does anyone foresee a cessation of legacy support for both upgrade and new installs of 430/530? Thanks in advance!!! Quote
flyboy0681 Posted March 26, 2011 Author Report Posted March 26, 2011 Let's face it, the GTN we are getting is replacing an ancient 155XL, and Garmin still issues updates for that one. I don't think 4/530 owners have anything to be concerned about. I'd worry more about 100LL than Garmin support. Quote
DaV8or Posted March 26, 2011 Report Posted March 26, 2011 If Garmin were to kill support for the 430/530, would it be possible for a aftermarket company to step in and continue support? Quote
flight2000 Posted March 27, 2011 Report Posted March 27, 2011 I saw data saying Garmin had sold some 110,000 430/530 units so far, which leads me to believe they'd really be crazy to discountinue service on it. Proprietary software/hardware issues might make it difficult for another company to pick up the slack if they did. Quote
Steve Dawson Posted March 27, 2011 Report Posted March 27, 2011 Just curious but is there many problems with the 430/530 units that would deter someone wanting to buy used or even purchase new? Quote
DaV8or Posted March 27, 2011 Report Posted March 27, 2011 Quote: Fastbyk Just curious but is there many problems with the 430/530 units that would deter someone wanting to buy used or even purchase new? Quote
flyboy0681 Posted March 27, 2011 Author Report Posted March 27, 2011 FYI, the unit still has concentric knobs for tuning, so frequency selection doesn't have to be punched in on the screen. Quote
Parker_Woodruff Posted March 27, 2011 Report Posted March 27, 2011 Quote: DaV8or Nope. Best radio out there until now. The new 650/750 looks to be even better. Quote
DaV8or Posted March 28, 2011 Report Posted March 28, 2011 Quote: Parker_Woodruff Close. The radio in the SL30 and GNS480 is a higher quality radio, of course the 480 hasn't been in production for awhile and there aren't nearly as many available units. Quote
Awful_Charlie Posted March 28, 2011 Report Posted March 28, 2011 Quote: Parker_Woodruff Close. The radio in the SL30 and GNS480 is a higher quality radio, of course the 480 hasn't been in production for awhile and there aren't nearly as many available units. Quote
Jake Posted February 29, 2012 Report Posted February 29, 2012 Does anyone know how to adjust the volume on the terrain alert warning on the 530/430???? Quote
Jerry 5TJ Posted February 29, 2012 Report Posted February 29, 2012 Quote: Jake Does anyone know how to adjust the volume on the terrain alert warning on the 530/430???? Quote
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