Best IFR Panel

[GaryP1007]

What's the current thinking on the best available IFR Panel/Setup? And what are the costs?

 

 

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[gsxrpilot]

@donkaye, @Marauder, @Bob_Belville, @gsxrpilot and I'm sure I'm missing a bunch. But I think these are some the best upgraded panels in our Mooneys.

[peevee]

I think the current thinking is we all have different opinions. Our panel is nice but it's FAR from perfect or the best.

I often wonder if the g500 wouldn't have been better.

[gsengle]

Complete dynon hdx suite


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[MIm20c]

Some of my favorite panels are over on The Beech site. The common factor is new panel, G500 wSVT/43e, two 750's, esi-500, and a JPI 930. Most report a $100k entrance fee for the above. 

[peevee]

5 minutes ago, gsengle said:

Complete dynon hdx suite


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An all in one solution would be nice. I'm tired of cobbled together 2010s tech with 2ks tech with 60s tech all "kind of" working together through 15 adapter boxes that it takes a avionics tech 5 hours to figure out if something goes wrong.

[Bob_Belville]

3 hours ago, peevee said:

An all in one solution would be nice. I'm tired of cobbled together 2010s tech with 2ks tech with 60s tech all "kind of" working together through 15 adapter boxes that it takes a avionics tech 5 hours to figure out if something goes wrong.

I have added minor things since but I spent $50k 5 years ago to go Aspen, GTN 750, GDL 88, JPI EDM 930. I already had and kept the S-TEC50 and the Stormscope 900. There are no intermediate devices or selection switches making things pretty intuitive. This is not the ultimate panel by far but considering that it is in a '66E It should be adequate for anyone looking to upgrade the panel in a similar airframe.

[kpaul]

@Bob_Belvillenever misses a chance to post that picture.  It has to be the most posted on MS  

 

[Bob_Belville]

3 minutes ago, kpaul said:

@Bob_Belvillenever misses a chance to post that picture.  It has to be the most posted on MS  

 

I'll have you know I post different pics. Of the same panel of course. But there are newbies to MS all the time who need to informed and inspired. Finally, @gsxrpilot brought it up. 

[peevee]

We have a similar setup. It can be done better than ours.

[Tommy]

There is no such thing as "Best" panel. Everyone has different budgets and requirements. You will get more meaningful answer if you let us know a little bit about yourself, your plane, and your plan (in 3, 5, 10 years of time).

And after all the announcements that came out of recent Osh,  I am pretty certain that the definition of "Best" has changed quite a bit for most if not everyone living here.  

[CaptainAB]

Getting everything done with as few screens as possible. 

[gsengle]

And there is nothing wrong with this one, gets me everywhere a glass panel would




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[Bob_Belville]

On 9/9/2017 at 10:08 PM, gsengle said:

And there is nothing wrong with this one, gets me everywhere a glass panel would




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My "before" panel.

[TWinter]

Oh my..but I want to play..GDL88 and remote audio..Best part is I've finally learned how to use it all and it only took a year..most of it anyway

 

-Tom

[peevee]

1 minute ago, TWinter said:

Oh my..but I want to play..GDL88 and remote audio..Best part is I've finally learned how to use it all and it only took a year..most of it anyway

 

-Tom

nice interior!

[jetdriven]

Given as how things are moving so fast with regard to glass pilot displays and autopilots we did a right side refresh recently. Gps radios,ADSB transponder,and an HSI.  Still almost 35 grand.  Ridiculous. 

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[M016576]

2 hours ago, jetdriven said:

Given as how things are moving so fast with regard to glass pilot displays and autopilots we did a right side refresh recently. Gps radios,ADSB transponder,and an HSI.  Still almost 35 grand.  Ridiculous. 

I like those sandal HSI's. those are actually a pretty decent value in my opinion.  I like the display better than the aspen hsi I curently have.

[kmyfm20s]

 

I love my panel lay out. I don't have to move my head at all in IMC. More redundancy than I know what to do with. 

[L. Trotter]

OK, I have panel envy. Does this make me a bad person?

[Jerry 5TJ]

The new Six Pack

• G500
• GTN750
• GTN650
• GTX33ES
• GDL88
• ESI 500

[gsxrpilot]

I like as much capability as possible with the least amount of stuff. And of course, it should all be flush mounted. And one more picture of the panel in action.

 

[Danb]

Jerry when you get the new Meridian 

[Jerry 5TJ]

58 minutes ago, Danb said:

Jerry when you get the new Meridian 

It's a used JetProp & two weeks ago. 

[M016576]

10 hours ago, kmyfm20s said:

 

I love my panel lay out. I don't have to move my head at all in IMC. More redundancy than I know what to do with. 

Your panel is more advanced than any of the fighter jets I've flown.  Ever think about strapping a AIM-120 or JDAM to that mooney