I imagine that they are contemplateing the demand knowing that a 430/480
type box would require the KLN94 owners to buy a new tray with com and nav
antenna connections, plus extra work by an avionics shop. Not saying that a
new 3" box wouldn't require more than a direct swap such as the 89B to 94,
but it will be interesting to watch this develop. I hope they don't drop
the ball and price it beyond reality. I for one would favor a 3"
non-nav/com direct swap for the KLN94, and a 5" GPS/Nav/Com version, both
with upgradeability to traffic (no doubt requireing a new transponder) and
XM weather (no doubt requireing another upgrade box).
Jim

"Dan Luke" wrote in message
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"Jim Burns" wrote:

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.

They are nuts if they don't make their new WAAS boxes integrated
GPS/NAV/COMM. They would beat anything Garmin's got if the new products
also
did satellite weather.

--
Dan
C-172RG at BFM