Avidyne vs Garmin
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Roger Roger
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If you have an existing 530 install, it’s hard to beat the value of an avidyne. They’ll even buy back your 530/530W. One thing to note, if you currently have a 530/430 stack the avidyne will not crossfill your flight plan to the Garmin. So you’d want to do both, and that might make the 750 more attractive. I don’t know if you know this (and the radar in the Moo is probably too old anyway) but both of those boxes will display and control some weather radars, which lets you get rid of another clunky box on the panel.
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The GTN-750 has a Transponder as well. I don't see that in the IFD540.
milleR
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Nope, no other Garmin products besides the GMX-200 which controls the radar (which is so bad I don't even use it any more). This is what I'm working with:
Radio's, autopilot, and an old KLN-89 are located in a center pedestal which SUCKS.
I could also change nothing and just replace the -89 with a panel mount ADS-B transponder, but getting rid of some of that center pedestal by replacing the -200 with a head unit that has a nav-com would be sooo nice, hence the Avidyne vs Garmin decision.
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Roger Roger
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Have you checked that the 750 will fit above that IDU? IIRC it’s taller than the IFD540.Nope, no other Garmin products besides the GMX-200 which controls the radar (which is so bad I don't even use it any more). This is what I'm working with:
Radio's, autopilot, and an old KLN-89 are located in a center pedestal which SUCKS.
I could also change nothing and just replace the -89 with a panel mount ADS-B transponder, but getting rid of some of that center pedestal by replacing the -200 with a head unit that has a nav-com would be sooo nice, hence the Avidyne vs Garmin decision.
milleR
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I have not and you're probably right, it won't fit which is why I was thinking 650/345 stack. I screwed up my original post with the 750, that's not on the table right now.
Roger Roger
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I would say if possible spend some time demoing both, preferably in someone’s airplane, and see which interface you prefer.
MidlifeFlyer
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Big bottom line. Also, both the GTN and Avidyne have free PC and iOS apps. Use them, setting up real scenarios. The "logic" and flow of the two systems are very different in some respects.
Certainly not true of everyone, but I have historically been a Garmin user. Because I fly multiple airplanes, I have and can, with little problem, move from Garmin handhelds to GNS to G1000 to GTN to EFB and back again. They all seem to be variations on the same theme.
OTOH, parts of the Avidyne, as much as I like it, still remain a mystery after a similar amount of inter-Garmin transition time.
BigZ
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I only have 15 or so hours with the Avidyne compared to way more with the Garmin, but in my opinion the brand A has a more cumbersome interface due to carrying over the design philosophy of having everything spelled out (like they did on their pfd/mfd) and making things a bit cluttered
Dan208B
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I’m selecting avionics for my airplane project and I’m pretty well settled on a G500 and a 750 and 650. Went to an avionics shop and played with static displays of both and much preferred the Garmin interface and display quality. Personal preference is a large part of it.
Itchy
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Wow, really not a bad price to go from a gns530w to IFD. http://sarasotaavionics.com/avionics/gns530w-to-ifd540-upgrade
And that has a synthetic vision?
And that has a synthetic vision?