WX-500 Stormscope

[PierreL]

Hello,

I have a WX-500 stormscope and need an EASA Form One before installing it.

Do you know which companies in the US can provide such Form?

Regards

[LANCECASPER]

13 minutes ago, PierreL said:

Hello,

I have a WX-500 stormscope and need an EASA Form One before installing it.

Do you know which companies in the US can provide such Form?

Regards

The info on this form may help: https://www.easa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/dfu/2020-09_certification_information_l3harris_aviation_products_inc._20200525.pdf

[jetdriven]

The only company that services these is Extant. And they are a horrible company to deal with.  They charge  3500$ or more for a flat rate repair.  I know a place that can issue an 8130 form which is valid for export. 

[Bolter]

29 minutes ago, jetdriven said:

The only company that services these is Extant. And they are a horrible company to deal with.  They charge  3500$ or more for a flat rate repair.  I know a place that can issue an 8130 form which is valid for export. 

What about Valentine?

https://valentineaviation.com/ 

[jetdriven]

Valentine won't work on a 500. I'm not sure if he can issue and 8130 or not either.  In our case it was some kind of surface mount fuse that cost us $3700 with an 8130 from extant. Pray you never have to deal with these fools, I heard that the avidyne Entrgra display is a flat rate $21,000 a side for a Cirrus  so if your button or knob sticks that's $21,000.

[PierreL]

Many thanks for your replies. I already contacted Valentine with no success. I will check with Extant Aerospace and let you know.

[Aerodon]

1 hour ago, jetdriven said:

Valentine won't work on a 500. I'm not sure if he can issue and 8130 or not either.  In our case it was some kind of surface mount fuse that cost us $3700 with an 8130 from extant. Pray you never have to deal with these fools, I heard that the avidyne Entrgra display is a flat rate $21,000 a side for a Cirrus  so if your button or knob sticks that's $21,000.

If that's true, why would anyone ever buy and Avidyne product now knowing that at some point down the road they are going to sell off the repair business.

Aerodon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[PierreL]

I received today the quote from Extant for the WX-500.

Flate rate repair : $8,825   -   Exchange : $13,237.50

[Pinecone]

OMG,   REALLY????????

[jetdriven]

Wow.  It was 3500$ in April of 2022

[hammdo]

That’s a get lost quote…

wow…

-Don

[Aerodon]

My guess is there is some government or corporate customer that doesn't blink at those costs.   Things like this that make me appreciate the laws being developed around 'right to repair'.  Gaining ground in Europe, and will come to North America.

Aerodon

 

 

 

 

 

 

[jetdriven]

We tried to buy a new WX 500 a couple years ago. We got notified that even though it was in the order catalog, there was no way to order one and then we found out it got sold the Extant, and then we figured out what the scam was.

[ArtVandelay]

If I had a SS of any sort, I would look to buy a used computer/display of same model as a spare.

[Pinecone]

At this point, that makes a LOT of sense.

[KSMooniac]

I wonder how long it will be until Garmin enters this space...there is a HUGE void now, and it is hard to imagine much else left to "fiddle with" in the avionics arena since everything in the Garmin ecosystem talks to each other and the cloud now if you wish.  The line would probably be out the door for a 5 AMU spheric system that displays on their GTN/G3/Gx00 systems.

[Pinecone]

Too bad they don't have that.  I would put it into my upcoming avionics upgrade