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430W doubling in cost?
Just did an RNAV/GPS approach today, and this again confirms the decision to
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"Viperdoc" wrote: Just did an RNAV/GPS approach today, and this again confirms the decision to go with the WAAS upgrade. Rumor has it that the WAAS upgrade for the pre-2007 G1000s will cost ~$15,000, plus labor. I'd like to have it, but if the rumor is true, I doubt I'll take the plunge. -- Dan T-182T at BFM |
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On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:38:54 -0500, Viperdoc wrote:
Just did an RNAV/GPS approach today, and this again confirms the decision to go with the WAAS upgrade. Several members of my club (not a majority, but...) have expressed a disinterest in WAAS. Admittedly, some of these are not IFR fliers. But I'm at something of a loss to "sell" this upgrade. What was it about flying the approach that confirmed your decision? The vertical guidance? Something else? - Andrew |
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On 8/15/2007 10:50:44 AM, Andrew Gideon wrote:
Several members of my club (not a majority, but...) have expressed a disinterest in WAAS. Admittedly, some of these are not IFR fliers. But I'm at something of a loss to "sell" this upgrade. To a casual IFR pilot (one who uses it to fly to a $100 hamburger airport) or a VFR pilot, I don't necessarily see the value in the upgrade. For those of us who fly hard IFR in areas of the US where hard IFR is possible without thunderstorms or heavy ice, the upgrade and the cost thereof is much more justifiable. In my case, I fly for Angel Flight Northeast to all kinds of airports when I am not commuting with my aircraft weekly for business, so having the glideslope feature for either an LPV approach or even a non-precision GPS approach adds an unquantifiable level of safety to the flight. -- Peter |
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On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:54:43 -0500, "Dan Luke"
wrote: "Viperdoc" wrote: Just did an RNAV/GPS approach today, and this again confirms the decision to go with the WAAS upgrade. Rumor has it that the WAAS upgrade for the pre-2007 G1000s will cost ~$15,000, plus labor. I'd like to have it, but if the rumor is true, I doubt I'll take the plunge. That rumored price is also rumored not to include the likely $5k-$7k core credit for the GIAs, making it $8k-$10k. $4k/box would almost the same as the 430/530 upgrade after the promotion period. I don't have a parts manual handy, but I think the comdat's that are already installed are the same comdats as the WAAS birds, so the labor is likely to be something like 1hr to swap the boxes and maybe 1.5 to install the WAAS version of the new system software. Even if they're not, it only takes .5 hours to swap one of those antenni out and RTV around the edge. The upgrade should be a 1/2 day affair, if even. It'll be interesting to see what's going on with the upgrade, but I doubt they're putting much attention towards it with the AHARS issue. Course, that's not neccessarily Cessna's labor to spin fixing, so maybe they will get the SB out on time. |
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On Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:16:54 -0400, Frank Ch. Eigler wrote:
Indeed. My local avionics shop estimated more like $4000 for the whole deal. I was just quoted an expected maximum of $2500 (including the $1500 to Garmin) per radio from my local shop. [...] Addition of a decent terrain warning map That same shop told me that terrain is *not* a part of the W upgrade, though still remains an available add-on. Much faster updates to track (maybe 5 Hz) This last one might be of use in IMC with gyro problems. Dunno. Digital numbers won't be readable at 5 changes per second. Analog outputs are basically just CDI/VDI's, whose super-rapid updates may help only during the tail end of an approach. I think, if one is using track as a replacement for a failed DG for example, that 5 updates a second would be quite manageable. A second is a long time, in that sense. Say "Mississippi", for example, while tapping your finger five times. Once you get the rhythm, it's not tough. But I've not tried actually reading a display like this. Also, consider that if you're spinning so fast that the ones digit is illegible, you can still see the direction of your spin with the tens digit. That's enough to slow the turn so as to render the ones digit usable again (plus provide for some other benefits {8^). - Andrew |
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On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:09:25 -0400, Andrew Gideon wrote:
That same shop told me that terrain is *not* a part of the W upgrade, though still remains an available add-on. I contacted Garmin on their technical support line, and was told that terrain *is* a part of the upgrade. - Andrew |
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Terrain is part of the upgrade. However, with a single unit installation,
the terrain feature is not as useful. If, for example, you're flying an approach, you wouldn't want to be switching back and forth between the nav page and the terrain page. (It will give an aural alert if set up) It may be of more benefit if you fly in mountainous terrain at night, etc. Then, the primary page might be the terrain page, rather than the nav page. I am fortunate to have a 530/430, and use the main nav page on the 530, with terrain or traffic displayed on the 430. This give an added measure of situational awareness. |
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On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 07:11:33 -0500, Viperdoc wrote:
(It will give an aural alert if set up) I'd thought that the 430 lacked the ability to alert via audio, and that that was why it couldn't be TAWS certified. No? That would be a nice added feature. - Andrew |
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Andrew--
I had my 430 upgraded to a 430-W a month ago. On a short flight from HYI (San Marcos, TX) to T82 (Fredericksburg) last Sunday, I intentionally flew toward a tower (1,149'AGL) that lies almost directly in that flight path. Sure enough, there was an aural warning from the GPS, and the tower showed clearly on the screen. Michael On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:57:52 -0400, Andrew Gideon wrote: On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 07:11:33 -0500, Viperdoc wrote: (It will give an aural alert if set up) I'd thought that the 430 lacked the ability to alert via audio, and that that was why it couldn't be TAWS certified. No? That would be a nice added feature. - Andrew |
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