MFD recommendations

I am a big fan of trying to reduce the amount of vendors in the stack.

Also, I have read good things about the new King MFD.

For what its worth, I think the new King MFD may be the way to go.

However, I LOVE my 430.


"carlos" wrote in message
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Hi everyone and thanks to all who helped me out with my Garmin 196 v. 295
question. It seems the 196 is ahead by a nose at the moment... (mainly due
to its redraw speed).

Anyway, I just got my plane (first flight was this morning!!! although it
did greet me with a dead battery)... It's a 1977 Cessna 206G for all you
curious bunch.

I'm thinking of adding some avionics and would appreciate your
thoughts/knowledge on this matter.

My current avionics stack includes:

Apollo GX55 IFR GPS
2 KX155 radios
King audio panel, ADF and transponder
S-TEC 50 autopilot

I would like to add a color moving map to my stack as well as a
stormscope.
Since I already have two very good radios, I think a Garmin 430 would be a
waste of money (even if I traded in one of the KX155s). A friend of mine
recommended I get a King MFD (150 or 250) which has GPS and moving map,
but
no radio. They also interface with the stormscope and the combined cost
would be less than a 430.

I suppose there are other possibilities as well.

Any thought, comments or recommendations?

Thanks in advance!

CGP.

Thanks for the tip on reducing vendor-clutter in the stack. Which King MFD
are you referring to, the 250?

Regards,

CGP.

"Dude" wrote in message
...
I am a big fan of trying to reduce the amount of vendors in the stack.

Also, I have read good things about the new King MFD.

For what its worth, I think the new King MFD may be the way to go.

However, I LOVE my 430.


"carlos" wrote in message
...
Hi everyone and thanks to all who helped me out with my Garmin 196 v.
295
question. It seems the 196 is ahead by a nose at the moment... (mainly
due
to its redraw speed).

Anyway, I just got my plane (first flight was this morning!!! although
it
did greet me with a dead battery)... It's a 1977 Cessna 206G for all you
curious bunch.

I'm thinking of adding some avionics and would appreciate your
thoughts/knowledge on this matter.

My current avionics stack includes:

Apollo GX55 IFR GPS
2 KX155 radios
King audio panel, ADF and transponder
S-TEC 50 autopilot

I would like to add a color moving map to my stack as well as a
stormscope.
Since I already have two very good radios, I think a Garmin 430 would be
a
waste of money (even if I traded in one of the KX155s). A friend of mine
recommended I get a King MFD (150 or 250) which has GPS and moving map,
but
no radio. They also interface with the stormscope and the combined cost
would be less than a 430.

I suppose there are other possibilities as well.

Any thought, comments or recommendations?

Thanks in advance!

CGP.

Since I have limited experience with the King products, I really have no
specific advice on which of their products to go with.

They seem to have a good reputation, and be getting good reviews on their
products, though.

I just try and avoid the inevitable integration problems - and finger
pointing that comes with them - of having products from different companies
trying to work together.

While many times there is no problem with the integration, there seems to be
less problems with single vendor solutions. Also, diagnosing and fixing
problems is easier with one vendor.


"carlos" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the tip on reducing vendor-clutter in the stack. Which King MFD
are you referring to, the 250?

Regards,

CGP.

"Dude" wrote in message
...
I am a big fan of trying to reduce the amount of vendors in the stack.

Also, I have read good things about the new King MFD.

For what its worth, I think the new King MFD may be the way to go.

However, I LOVE my 430.


"carlos" wrote in message
...
Hi everyone and thanks to all who helped me out with my Garmin 196 v.
295
question. It seems the 196 is ahead by a nose at the moment... (mainly
due
to its redraw speed).

Anyway, I just got my plane (first flight was this morning!!! although
it
did greet me with a dead battery)... It's a 1977 Cessna 206G for all
you
curious bunch.

I'm thinking of adding some avionics and would appreciate your
thoughts/knowledge on this matter.

My current avionics stack includes:

Apollo GX55 IFR GPS
2 KX155 radios
King audio panel, ADF and transponder
S-TEC 50 autopilot

I would like to add a color moving map to my stack as well as a
stormscope.
Since I already have two very good radios, I think a Garmin 430 would
be
a
waste of money (even if I traded in one of the KX155s). A friend of
mine
recommended I get a King MFD (150 or 250) which has GPS and moving
map,
but
no radio. They also interface with the stormscope and the combined
cost
would be less than a 430.

I suppose there are other possibilities as well.

Any thought, comments or recommendations?

Thanks in advance!

CGP.