Apollo stuff - last chance

[richard riley]

I just wanted to give RAHers one last chance to buy Apollo (UPSAT,
GARMINAT, whatever you want to call them) avionics at a deep discount.
I will be closing my account Christmas day. Most stuff is about
25-30% off, more on some, less on others. About $1k off an SL30, $3k
off a CNX-80. Whole stacks get about another 5% off.

1) Because the business is closing down, I need payment with order.
2) I can take credit cards with a 2.2% surcharge.
3) Buyer pays actual shipping and insurance, shipping method of their
choice.
4) Delivery in about 2 weeks.
5) You can install it yourself without voiding the warranty.
6) The warranty starts when you install it - and you get a free
database update when you register the warrantee.

Contact me at richard (atsign) riley (dot) net. Time is VERY short
and cannot be extended. If you write me on December 28 and want to
buy radios for 10 airplanes, I won't be able to help you.

[Brian K. Michalk]

Hi Richard,

I asked you this in a different email forum, but perhaps some RAH
members have some different information?

What's the future of the Apollo line of avionics? Richard felt that
the SL30 would be continued, but not much more information than that.
I'll give Garmin a call tomorrow to see what they say, if anything.

I am interested in the features the Apollo stack provides which the
Garmin technology does not. I am curious if the cost of individual
units is going to go down, or up, or if the line will continue.

Does anyone have any insider information they would be willing to
share?

Thanks.

[richard riley]

On 7 Dec 2003 15:07:54 -0800, (Brian K. Michalk)
wrote:

:Hi Richard,
:
:I asked you this in a different email forum, but perhaps some RAH
:members have some different information?
:
:What's the future of the Apollo line of avionics? Richard felt that
:the SL30 would be continued, but not much more information than that.
:I'll give Garmin a call tomorrow to see what they say, if anything.

It's all guesses on my part. They told us, when the sale took place,
that there would be no changes. Ending the OEM accounts is the first
change. They also got rid of my favorite rep.

I'm very confidant that the MX20 and CNX80 will be continued.
Probably also the SL-40 (since it's just an SL30 without the nav
side).

The GX family I'd guess will go, eventually. It's several years old,
now, and matched by things in the Garmin line. SL70 transponder is
hard to say, Garmin is going mode S, and their mode C transponders are
very impressive.

Audio panels and indicators, it almost doesn't matter, they're made by
third parties.

If anyone can find anything more, please let us know.