Hey Mike,
I questioned 2 different Honeywell-Bendix-King reps at OSH and basically
they wouldn't tell me much, but I was able to squeeze a few things out of
them.

They acknowledged that they have a product in the works that should come out
in the next 18 to 24 months. It's based on the new Honeywell APEX WAAS GPS
engine. The GPS board is done and ready to go, they are just trying to
figure out how to market it to the non-EFIS customer.

They reconfirmed that they would have a KLN94 upgrade program, and that the
new panel mount would fit into the KLN94 tray, so it looks like they will
produce the 3" size and are questioning the demand for a 5" model. When I
pressed them on the Com/Nav addition to the GPS, they laughed and acted like
I knew something that I shouldn't. My comeback was that they were behind
Garmin, and everybody wondered if Honeywell/Bendix/King was going to support
the non-APEX user, afterall, they sure wouldn't have much demand for APEX
with us fellows that own a 30+ year old plane. They got more serious and
said absolutely and that one of the options that they are looking into for
the new panel mount was adding the traditional Com/Nav, similar to Garmin's
units.

I asked them if we would have to rebuild our entire panels if we purchased
the larger 5" version and they said no, the size profile would be the same
as a KLN94 stacked on top of a KX155. So my response was "then the 5"
version would absolutely have the traditional Com/Nav but that the 3" may
not". They both agreed.

That was about all I could get out of them. But it looks like the 3" is a
go, and the 5" is a maybe. They both commented that the Honeywell people
are a lot more ambitious than the Bendix people were.

Jim

"Mike Granby" wrote in message
oups.com...

I just completed a survey from the Bendix-King pilot's club wherein I
was asked about my interested in two hypothetical products -- an
integrated 5" WAAS GPG and NAVCOM with traffic, terrain and weather,
and a 3" standalone WAAS GPS with traffic terrain and weather. Looks
like they've still not quite made up their mind about how to package
their new WAAS engine -- I'm obviously voting for the 3" standalone to
replace my KLN-94!!!