Let me know how that av30 ends up working out for you, I was looking at putting one in my KR, I looked into the Ilevil3 aw for a phone based efis display as well- though an upgraded radio is probably the front of my concerns as I need longer range with the long stretches I've been doing.
On Fri, Jun 23, 2023, 6:56 PM MS <propbala...@att.net> wrote: > I ordered the TailbeaconX with the AV-30 to control it. The AV-30 also > gives me a back-up horizon, RMI and a bunch of other things. It's an > amazing all-in-one instrument. My plan was/is to disable the flash > function of the X and mount it inside the rear fuselage, leaving my > existing tail position light alone. I've been assured from several > directions that the wood of the fuselage is transparent to the 1090 ES > frequency. It was over $4,000 for the both of them. As soon as it arrived > they sent me a recall notice explaining that they'd found a glitch in the > software. So it went right back. > > The TailbeaconX solution is compatible with several portable EFIS displays > although not with the Garmin Area 660 . . . which is what I wanted to > replace my AnywhereMap ATC with. The ATC is and has been a bulletproof > navigator since I bought it in 2007. Garmin only plays with Garmin > unfortunately so I'm on the horns of a dilemna. > > If I want the 660, I need a Garmin ADS-B transmitter. I like the iFly > but prefer a small screen like the Garmin 660 so maybe I can just use a > high-powered Android phone with a bright screen. Avare seems like a good > one - pro pilots can be caught using it. > > The departure FBO has current weather in graphical form that's always been > sufficient. > > > For those with a KT-76A or KT-78A, both King and Avidyne make a > replacement transponder that is plug and play with the existing KT-76A/78A > tray with existing wiring. The King is KT-74 is one and the Avidyne is > AVX340 is the other. And this is old information so there may be even more > transponders/ADS-B units that will slide into a KT-76A tray. These are > 1090 ES units so neither will get a person weather - no big deal in my > case. The departure FBO or simply internet weather on a phone provides > weather current enough to give me a detailed enough picture of what the > winds and precip are doing. If anyone wants to go across international > borders, the 1090 ES is the world standard. > > I'm currently stalled on this ADS-B issue since I'm experiencing a > non-flying interval in my life. I hope to get back to it. > > Thanks Jeff for the info on the UAT range limitation. > > Mike > KSEE > > -- > KRnet mailing list > KRnet@list.krnet.org > https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet >
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