"Mike Isaksen" wrote in message
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I am definitely looking at the Aspen products. I think they have a great
"potential product".

[snip]

None of that gave me a warm and fuzzy. I am very excited about their
product. They have set the bar for our 30+ yo airframes, and anyone
thinking of upgrading to an HSI would be crazy not to consider this Apsen
system. But I just don't think they are ready for prime time yet. Stay
tuned.

I would wait too. However, I don't think they can be fairly categorized as
being vaporware considering that they have a physical example that's going
through FAA certification. To me that means that they're in the home
stretch--but what do I know?. It also makes sense that there are no installs
in certified aircraft considering they have not completed the TSO cert. It
should raise some eyebrows if there were already examples in certified A/C.

I'm not a candidate for an upgrade but if I was, the potential savings might
be worth an extra few months wait. The non-required custom panel for the
Aspen would save tens of thousands of $ in install cost alone. Aviation
Consumer is estimating the G600 walk-away install cost to be in the range of
$30K making the total in the $60K range. Ouch. Of course, the jury is still
out on the Aspen products but I'll be surprised if it reaches the $25K mark.

Good luck in your search.

Marco