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Subject: Re: Ryan 9900B
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Hi Scott,

I agree with your comment on 430W, I have it in my Mooney. I also  
agree that TACS capability is of somewhat limited value in the IFR  
environment. As you well know, I began construction of my 360 way back  
in the last century when you were still a twinkle in somebody's eye.  
Had I known about WAAS, I might have at least planned ahead to provide  
for an eventual upgrade. My (new) Apollo GX60 is approaching dinosaur  
status and has no upgrade path for WAAS.

If I got really enthusiastic and all fired up about a WAAS upgrade, I  
would remove my GX60 and SL70  and their trays from the stack. They  
could then start a new life as paper weights on my desk. A new Garmin  
WAAS unit could then occupy that footprint. The SL30 nav/com would  
move to the bottom of the stack and the old transponder would need to  
be replaced with a remote located transponder. A lot of work that  
would interfere with plans to become airborne this year... The only  
part of my gps system that is WAAS compatible   is the RG400 antenna  
cable.... and it runs in a bundle with the 4 9900B, 1 com and 1 marker  
beacon cables on the left side of the cockpit.

I'd be a little bit irritated if I went the upgrade path described,  
only to find out that the 9900B cables were makin' WHOOPY with the GPS  
cable....how's that for electronic speak?

Angier Ames
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