RocketRob
Joined: 31 Jan 2006
Posts: 21
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 Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 5:35 am Post subject: Rocket-List Digest: 8 Msgs - 03/01/06 |
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Time: 07:34:40 AM PST US
From: "Wernerworld" <russ(at)wernerworld.com>
Subject: Re: GNS-530 vrs MX-20
Rob makes some valid points.
"The 530 has the terrain upgrade and is in line for the WAAS upgrade, it
drives a Century electric HSI, gets air/fuel data from my Rocky Mountain
encoder and monitor and is coupled to the trutrac GPS altitude tracking
autopilot......and the King 165 w/GS still fits in the panel for redundancy"
True for both units, so not sure of the point here.
The MX20 has the terrain in it. If you want a one-box solution, the 530 is
your choice. Once you decide to go to a MX20 you have 2 boxes and the
display gets about a hundred times better than a 530. That decision will
set you back another stack of bills.
If you want WAAS get the 480. Garmin has been trying for years to get the
530 WAAS certified. Not sure if they ever accomplished this.
Either way, you'll have a fine setup.
Russ
Russ,
Your panel sounds gorgeous and yes the MX-20 provides a larger graphical
interface.
My point being .....as opposed to another "larger TV" I elected to utilize
the 530 and save some valuable real-estate for system redundancy. This
allowed a backup King 165 with GS and audio panel w/marker beacon, a full
set of backup 2 1/4 " flight instruments,
Altimeter, airspeed, future Trutrak AI, and Trutrak digiflight gvss (DG).
Obviously there is no correct answer it boils down to user preference.
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