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In a message dated 3/10/01 10:28:57 PM, Curtis Krouse wrote:

<<if ... an approved avionics shop ... is not allowed to act as an
inspector to approve your work, then I would find another system to
spend my hard earned money on.  That sounds a little too arrogant and
presumptuous to me and I'd rather not support a company that goes along
with that kind of policy.>>

I would think that having an "approved shop" approve your work would go a long way towards avoiding the problems that the manufacturer is afraid of, to wit, the installed box doesn't work but when you send it back to the factory it checks out okay.  Brent Regan had a very nice discussion of this a couple of years ago in this forum.  So yes, I'd agree with Curtis that this approach should work out.  Don't know if you can find an avionics shop willing to support this approach.  (I won't put Kirk Hammersmith on the hot seat and ask him in this forum....)

It would be interesting to contemplate a Garmin boycott.  The problem is, they make far-and-away the best unit on the market.  I'd almost sell my soul to get one.  (The main reasons I haven't are that nobody wants to buy it and it's not worth enough anyway.....though I have been offered a used ADF....)

- Rob Wolf

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