Jeremy:

I would like to "lock in an RMA" (what does that mean?) to upgrade my
Garmin GNS 430 at the $1,500 price.  I am not really in a position to
have this done immediately because I can't fit it into my schedule, but
you probably have the same problem.  Early Spring would work for me --
sometime when the weather is good enough to get over there from Orcas
Island, WA.  How quickly can you do that work?  In other words, do I
have to leave the airplane?  It is quite complicated and expensive to
get back to Orcas Island from Redmond without the airplane, and just as
bad to go get it later.

My airplane is a Legacy with a two-screen Chelton all-electric panel
built by Lancair Avionics.  The GPS antennas are in the left wingtip.

Let me know what I need to do to firm this up.

Thanks.

Carl Lewis
N14CL  

-----Original Message-----
From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of
Jeremy Roach
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 4:27 PM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] WAAS upgrade

Garmin has announced a price increase for WAAS upgrades on the GNS
430/530. Currently the fee is $1500, but effective 1 September 2007,  it
will be $2995.  If we lock in an RMA by August 31, 2007 the WAAS upgrade
can be completed anytime between now and May 31, 2008 at the current
price. To fully integrate this change you will also have to change the
antenna (new one comes with the upgrade) and use a predetermined length
of RG-400 coax which may or may not already be in your aircraft.
 
As your Garmin Authorized Dealer, Lancair Avionics urges Garmin 430/530
users who have not had their units upgraded to contact us right away to
enjoy significant savings on the WAAS upgrade.
 
Jeremy M. Roach
Avionics Technical Advisor/ Trainer
Lancair Avionics
2244 Airport Way
Redmond Oregon 97756
Tel. (541) 923-2244
Fax. (541) 923-2255
E-mail: jeremyr@lancairavionics.com
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