Did anyone attend SNF '08?

I haven't seen any PIREPs about Sun N Fun in this forum this year. Did
anyone go? Any new toys? Did anyone buttonhole AvMap about their recent
announcement of XM weather coming "soon"? (Something we've been hearing
from them for years, now.)

Some locals who attended said that the bad early-week weather really chopped
fly-in attendance, but that the weekend airshow crowd was very strong...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:
I haven't seen any PIREPs about Sun N Fun in this forum this year. Did
anyone go? Any new toys? Did anyone buttonhole AvMap about their
recent announcement of XM weather coming "soon"? (Something we've been
hearing from them for years, now.)

Some locals who attended said that the bad early-week weather really
chopped fly-in attendance, but that the weekend airshow crowd was very
strong...

I went... (I was the one with the crying babies in the homebuilt camping
area...sorry)
I thought it was a pretty low key show... nothing too interesting in the
airshow (I could have lived without the thunderchickens) There is a lot
more dead time during the airshow then Oshkosh.
The only thing I thought was sort of interesting is that there was a
company selling a wire free hobbs that uses engine vibration for 22
bucks. Other then that, there were a lot of affordable $120,000 LSAs
that are going to save GA I guess. I am not sure who is buying them.


Mike

On 2008-04-16, pittss1c wrote:
Other then that, there were a lot of affordable $120,000 LSAs that are
going to save GA I guess. I am not sure who is buying them.

AMD is selling all the Zodiacs they can build.
--
Jay Maynard, K5ZC http://www.conmicro.com
http://jmaynard.livejournal.com http://www.tronguy.net
Fairmont, MN (FRM) (Yes, that's me!)
AMD Zodiac CH601XLi N55ZC (ordered 17 March, delivery 2 June)

Jay Maynard wrote:
On 2008-04-16, pittss1c wrote:
Other then that, there were a lot of affordable $120,000 LSAs that are
going to save GA I guess. I am not sure who is buying them.

AMD is selling all the Zodiacs they can build.
I am sure they are being sold (there are a lot of companies still in
business way after burning through a lot of capitol)
And a Zodiac with an O-200 would be a decent choice...
I am probably just out of touch. (I also don't entirely understand the
market for $200,000 172s, but there is one)

Mike

"pittss1c" wrote in message
...
The only thing I thought was sort of interesting is that there was a
company selling a wire free hobbs that uses engine vibration for 22
bucks.
Mike

Got a link or name for that? Sounds interesting.
Jim

Jim Burns wrote:
"pittss1c" wrote in message
...
The only thing I thought was sort of interesting is that there was a
company selling a wire free hobbs that uses engine vibration for 22
bucks.
Mike

Got a link or name for that? Sounds interesting.
Jim


I think the company was
http://www.psaenterprises.com/
Not much of a website.

Jay,

Had I gone, I would probably have spent a day with Aspen Avionics.
That's a really exciting product, from my POV.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

I spent some time there Tom..

Impressive!

Although, does this unit EVER GET HOT!

...You cannot keep a finger on it! (?)

Dave


On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:52:13 +0200, Thomas Borchert
wrote:

Jay,

Had I gone, I would probably have spent a day with Aspen Avionics.
That's a really exciting product, from my POV.

"Dave" wrote

Although, does this unit EVER GET HOT!

What part? The black box, power supply, display, or what?
--
Jim in NC

The whole thing... Panel, front, back..


You cannot keep your finger on it...

It gets REALLY hot....

But been tested to - whatever....

.......apparently the bright display it the heat producer...

Dave



On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:47:15 -0400, "Morgans"
wrote:


"Dave" wrote

Although, does this unit EVER GET HOT!

What part? The black box, power supply, display, or what?