X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:08:04 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [70.62.14.124] (HELO server1.USTEK) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.3) with ESMTP id 1344834 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:01:44 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=70.62.14.124; envelope-from=rsimon@ustek.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C6C6CD.9418A038" Subject: RE: [LML] Blue Mountain Avionics Content-class: urn:content-classes:message X-Original-Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:02:48 -0400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 X-Original-Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [LML] Blue Mountain Avionics Thread-Index: AcbGzHn/9Gm3przSTDGqfeOBKMyKqAAAEd3w From: "Lancair" X-Original-Sender: "Robert Simon" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6C6CD.9418A038 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ian, =20 Does the Blue Mountain system use the Crossbox 425 AHARS? That is the one dropped by Chelton because of erratic failures in the field. However I heard that pilots currently using the certificated Chelton with the Crossbow 500 are selling their AHARS and buying the new Pinpoint GADAHARS because of a few new features. You might be able to pick up a used and perfectly functional 500 for about $3000 - quite a deal! =20 Robert M. Simon ES-P N301ES =20 ________________________________ From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of sympatico Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 11:53 AM To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: [LML] Blue Mountain Avionics Can anyone on the list shed any light on their experiences with Blue Mountain, in particular with the delivery and level of satisfaction with their Generation 4 EFIS? =20 I would like to give my plane a glass cockpit but from reading the Blue Mountain mesage board I do not sense a high level of satisfaction with delivery promises and the actual hardware/software once received. This may well be teething troubles but I would prefer not to be the guinea pig. =20 I know that I have alternatives but I would like to go Blue Mountain, everything else being equal. =20 If you prefer to express your opinion off list my E mail is ian.crowe@sympatico.ca I would be most grateful for any comments people might have. =20 Ian Crowe. =20 C-FKRO LNC 2 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6C6CD.9418A038 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Ian,

Does the Blue Mountain system use the Crossbox = 425=20 AHARS? That is the one dropped by Chelton because of erratic = failures in=20 the field. However I heard that pilots currently using the=20 certificated Chelton with the Crossbow 500 are selling their AHARS = and=20 buying the new Pinpoint GADAHARS because of a few new = features. =20 You might be able to pick up a used and perfectly functional = 500 for=20 about $3000 - quite a deal!

Robert M. Simon

ES-P N301ES

From: Lancair Mailing List=20 [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of = sympatico
Sent:=20 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 11:53 AM
To: Lancair Mailing=20 List
Subject: [LML] Blue Mountain = Avionics

Can anyone on the list shed any light = on their=20 experiences with Blue Mountain, in particular with the delivery and = level of=20 satisfaction with their Generation 4 EFIS?

I would like to give my plane a glass = cockpit but=20 from reading the Blue Mountain mesage board I do not sense a high level = of=20 satisfaction with delivery promises and the actual hardware/software = once=20 received. This may well be teething troubles but I would prefer = not to be=20 the guinea pig.

I know that I have alternatives but I = would like to=20 go Blue Mountain, everything else being equal.

If you prefer to express your opinion = off list my E=20 mail is ian.crowe@sympatico.ca &n= bsp; I=20 would be most grateful for any comments people might have.

Ian Crowe.

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