X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:01:32 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-ma02.mx.aol.com ([64.12.206.40] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with ESMTP id 4362530 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:18:59 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.206.40; envelope-from=VTAILJEFF@aol.com Received: from imo-da03.mx.aol.com (imo-da03.mx.aol.com [205.188.169.201]) by imr-ma02.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id o5ILIFIL021228 for ; Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:18:15 -0400 Received: from VTAILJEFF@aol.com by imo-da03.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.def.bc45887 (43834) for ; Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:18:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtprly-me03.mx.aol.com (smtprly-me03.mx.aol.com [64.12.95.104]) by cia-dc02.mx.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILCIADC027-b3104c1be28b1cf; Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:18:05 -0400 Received: from webmail-stg-m03 (webmail-stg-m03.sim.aol.com [64.12.222.102]) by smtprly-me03.mx.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILSMTPRLYME038-b3104c1be28b1cf; Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:18:03 -0400 References: X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Legacy Glass Panel Suggestions? X-Original-Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:18:03 -0400 X-AOL-IP: 75.63.175.243 In-Reply-To: X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI MIME-Version: 1.0 From: vtailjeff@aol.com X-MB-Message-Type: User Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MB_8CCDD42DF62A5FB_1EFC_87EDF_webmail-stg-m03.sysops.aol.com" X-Mailer: AOL Webmail 31888-STANDARD Received: from 75.63.175.243 by webmail-stg-m03.sysops.aol.com (64.12.222.102) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:18:03 -0400 X-Original-Message-Id: <8CCDD42DF4D3992-1EFC-3C8D5@webmail-stg-m03.sysops.aol.com> X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: VTAILJEFF@aol.com ----------MB_8CCDD42DF62A5FB_1EFC_87EDF_webmail-stg-m03.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Stan, what are you "backing up" with a 496? Jeff I like the idea of the Garmin GPSMAP 496 as a =E2=80=9Cfailsafe=E2=80=9D= backup.=20 =20 -----Original Message----- From: Stan Fields To: lml@lancaironline.net Sent: Fri, Jun 18, 2010 3:00 pm Subject: [LML] Re: Legacy Glass Panel Suggestions? Now here is a guy that knows how to shop! =20 Steve you have a great panel. Looks like everything is backed up and then= some. I like the idea of the Garmin GPSMAP 496 as a =E2=80=9Cfailsafe=E2= =80=9D backup.=20 =20 Stan www.lancairlegacybuilder.com =20 =20 From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Ste= ve Colwell Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 5:08 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Legacy Glass Panel Suggestions? =20 "Is AirVenture a good place to buy avionics? " =20 YES! I shopped very hard for several months prior to Airventure so I knew= what the avionics vendors recommended by the various builder websites wou= ld quote me. I decided to hold off for Airventure since new products are= introduced and special offers are made by manufacturers.=20 =20 I made about 12 copies of my entire list of avionics and dropped them off= at vendor booths asking them to quote on anything they could supply. I= also told them I would not come back to them and ask them to beat a compe= titor's price so they knew if they had the best price they would get the= order. I was amazed that the "package deal" got me an extra 10% or so be= tter price than I had found prior to the show. This was from several vend= ors. =20 =20 One more thing, I don't recommend Sarasota Avionics. It was a major hassl= e doing business with them. Aircraft Spruce was the #2 bidder by a small= amount. =20 =20 A few comments on my panel. I wanted a dual efis, single panel mount nav-= com (back up is a Icom handheld with an antenna pigtail that plugs into th= e belly mounted com antenna), everything grouped for best view from the le= ft seat, backup attitude indicator with its own battery, garmin 396 with= its own battery, altimeter/airspeed backup and a chart box plus logical= layout of switches and warning lights. With the able assistance of Tom= Gourley this is what we came up with and Tom built. I love it. =20 Steve Colwell Legacy =20 =20 ----------MB_8CCDD42DF62A5FB_1EFC_87EDF_webmail-stg-m03.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8"
Stan,
 
what are you "backing up" with a 496?
 
Jeff
I like the idea of the Garmin GPSMAP 496= as a =E2=80=9Cfailsafe=E2=80=9D backup.
 




-----Original Message-----
From: Stan Fields <sdfields@austin.rr.com>
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Sent: Fri, Jun 18, 2010 3:00 pm
Subject: [LML] Re: Legacy Glass Panel Suggestions?

Now here is a guy that knows how to shop= !
 
Steve you have a great panel. Looks like= everything is backed up and then some.  I like the idea of the Garmi= n GPSMAP 496 as a =E2=80=9Cfailsafe=E2=80=9D backup.
 
Stan
www.lancairlegacybuilder.com
 
 
From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Steve Colwell
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 5:08 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net<= /A>
Subject: [LML] Legacy Glass Panel Suggestions?
 
"Is AirVenture a good place to buy avionics? "
 
YES!  I shoppe= d very hard for several months prior to Airventure so I knew what the avio= nics vendors recommended by the various builder websites would quote me.&n= bsp; I decided to hold off for Airventure since new products are introduce= d and special offers are made by manufacturers.
 
I made about 12 cop= ies of my entire list of avionics and dropped them off at vendor booths as= king them to quote on anything they could supply.  I also told them= I would not come back to them and ask them to beat a competitor's price= so they knew if they had the best price they would get the order. = I was amazed that the "package deal" got me an extra 10% or so better pri= ce than I had found prior to the show.  This was from several vendors= .  
 
One more thing, I= don't recommend Sarasota Avionics.  It was a major hassle doing busi= ness with them.  Aircraft Spruce was the #2 bidder by a small amount.=  
 
A few comments on= my panel.  I wanted a dual efis, single panel mount nav-com (back up= is a Icom handheld with an antenna pigtail that plugs into the belly moun= ted com antenna), everything grouped for best view from the left seat, bac= kup attitude indicator with its own battery, garmin 396 with its own batte= ry, altimeter/airspeed backup and a chart box plus logical layout of switc= hes and warning lights.   With the able assistance of Tom Gourle= y this is what we came up with and Tom built.  I love it.
 
Steve Colwell   Legacy
 
 
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