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Subject: Re: [LML] G900 users
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I confirm Jon's comments and offer the same advice.  I've told this =
story before but new builders should be refreshed.   With my Legacy came =
the Avidyne promise to support the Entegra certfied units.  They only =
sold a couple and of course it is no longer supported by Avidyne unless =
I want to load Cirrus software and use Cirrus settings.   My advice =
would be to stay away from Certified units in an experimental =
application unless there are circumstances that warrant otherwise.   I'd =
love to sell my units to a Cirrus driver and go to an experimental set =
of displays with all the flaws that might come with that decision.   I =
believe I'd get updated software, features, lower price point and better =
support.   I could be wrong.

Paul
Spruce Creek

On 2012-02-26, at 4:42 PM, jon hadlich wrote:

>   G900 users and guys thinking EFIS. When you buy Garmin you are =
dealing with the new King, with intended pun. They are probably now the =
leaders of most GA related equipment. When you deal with them you get a =
huge company with a perceived sense of reliability and dependability. =
What you also get is the FAA mandating certain things. They're very =
regimented in their thinking. They have certain things they want to see =
and don't want to see. The FAA is a little more lax with the =
experimental community ( they let you have engine monitoring on the =
EFIS), but still expect certain things Garmin can't deviate from.One of =
these things is probably software updates and the testing procedure. =
It's probably a pain in the ass. I think this is where a lot of ignoring =
of any recommendations or advice from the users comes from. Garmin can't =
budge either due to FAA, cost or both.
>   If you  want to suggest or ask for something out of the ordinary or =
specific to your airframe, go with Advanced Flight Systems, Grand Rapids =
Tech, Dynon. These systems are geared toward the experimental community =
and are more open to suggestions or unusual requests.Their equipment is =
designed for a wide range of aircraft instead of just 5. In my =
experience all these companies are just as picky about their equipment =
as Garmin and they are generally as dependable. And they're mostly very =
nice to deal with.
>   As to software, all software is the ultimate "black box" to most of =
us. All software should be completely tested in a flight environment, my =
opinion. I'm sure all the EFIS software guys do this. And there's still =
that bug that might crop up in an obscure situation that the testing =
guys didn't try.=20
> I'm not an EFIS expert, just an installer. When you buy Garmin, you =
get some of the best. But you're stuck with what you get.
>=20
> --=20
> Jon Hadlich
> AI Systems
> (541) 815-7381