L3 9000--problems?

[NewMoon]

Looking at an Ovation with this unit installed. I see years ago they had some issues. 

Did they get the software bugs worked out? What are folks opinions on the traffic accuracy? 

Will they display traffic on a GTN750?

[hubcap]

When I purchased Myrtle a few years ago she had a L3 9000. I flew with it for several years and I loved it.

It would display -

Traffic, Weather, METARS and it would display weather on my Ipad as well. I never used the GTN for weather but I know some folks that do. I thought it was great and the traffic display was excellent, in my opinion. I can't tell that it was any less accurate than the Garmin system I use now.

My L3 is still sitting on a shelf, I need to list it for sale.

[NewMoon]

33 minutes ago, hubcap said:

When I purchased Myrtle a few years ago she had a L3 9000. I flew with it for several years and I loved it.

It would display -

Traffic, Weather, METARS and it would display weather on my Ipad as well. I never used the GTN for weather but I know some folks that do. I thought it was great and the traffic display was excellent, in my opinion. I can't tell that it was any less accurate than the Garmin system I use now.

My L3 is still sitting on a shelf, I need to list it for sale.

Great, appreciate your insight 

[mike_elliott]

I had one in the bravo and it was flawless

[LANCECASPER]

Another huge advantage of the Lynx is that it has an option for active traffic. You’ll need another antenna on top of the aircraft for that, but then it takes active traffic and ads-b traffic and merges it so you get a full picture. It compares them so that each target only shows up as one on the screen.

[NewMoon]

12 minutes ago, LANCECASPER said:

Another huge advantage of the Lynx is that it has an option for active traffic. You’ll need another antenna on top of the aircraft for that, but then it takes active traffic and ads-b traffic and merges it so you get a full picture. It compares them so that each target only shows up as one on the screen.

ok, great input here. This is why this group has so much value. Appreciate the great info. 

[pkellercfii]

I’ve had an NGT-9000 in my K model since 2017, and am generally happy with it. I’m not aware of any software issues with it. I have dual GTN-650s in my panel as well, and believe that I could display the NGT-9000’s traffic on either unit, but that’s not the way I use the NGT. I primarily display traffic on an iPad and the NGT itself, and, secondarily, on the MFD of dual Aspens.

The one relatively rare problem I’ve had with the NGT has been Wi-Fi disconnects. This has been reported & discussed over on Beechtalk. A possible thought on the Wi-Fi disconnects on Beechtalk is that that problem may be an NGT/Apple IOS interface issue, since Android users connecting Android devices to NGTs are reporting no problems. The report over on Beechtalk is that the NGT’s wi-fi unit is separate from the NGT itself.

—Paul Keller

 

[MoonFlyer68]

I absolutely love my L-3 Lynx.  I even interfaced it with a WX-500 so I get ADSB weather and Lightning detection. Someday I may splurge for active traffic and diversity.