X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 11:31:10 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m27.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.8] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 951865 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 21 May 2005 09:07:15 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.8; envelope-from=MikeEasley@aol.com Received: from MikeEasley@aol.com by imo-m27.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r1.7.) id q.12f.5dac64fd (3866) for ; Sat, 21 May 2005 09:06:28 -0400 (EDT) From: MikeEasley@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <12f.5dac64fd.2fc08c54@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 09:06:28 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Airplane Construction Philosophy X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1116680787" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 1200 -------------------------------1116680787 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Colyn, I think Chelton is better than most of the other "glass" out there. Some of that stuff has very weak software. There's a guy at my airport with Blue Mountain that has had reboots in flight over and over. I talked to my connection at UPSAT, which is now Garmin AT at SNF. He told me that I would be blown away with what you need to do to produce "airworthy" software. Most of these new companies get it to work, but spend very little time making an airworthy unit. Chelton is really more of a real avionics company than the newcomers. It'll be interesting to see how some of these companies do when the try for certification. Chelton has already made it through the FAA gauntlet. Mike -------------------------------1116680787 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Colyn,

I think Chelton is better than most of the other "glass" out there.&nbs= p;=20 Some of that stuff has very weak software. There's a guy at my airport= =20 with Blue Mountain that has had reboots in flight over and over. I tal= ked=20 to my connection at UPSAT, which is now Garmin AT at SNF. He told me t= hat=20 I would be blown away with what you need to do to produce "airworthy"=20 software. Most of these new companies get it to work, but spend very=20 little time making an airworthy unit. Chelton is really more of a real= =20 avionics company than the newcomers.

It'll be interesting to see how some of these companies do when the try= for=20 certification. Chelton has already made it through the FAA gauntlet.

Mike

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