Used properly, adsb-in is a tremendous tool. You are correct that over-reliance and misuse of technology, both in an airplane, are problems for some people. You are in the vast minority of pilots, but entitled to your opinion and I bear you no malice for that. If you don't find any use for adsb-in, that's fine, and feel free to say so. In the post re adsb-in, you took the commonly used phrase, "I couldn't live without it," which we all know means nothing more than "I find great value in it," literally in order to excoriate and denigrate the person who made the statement, seemingly for your own pleasure. Totally unnecessary, insulting, and unhelpful. What bothered folks was not that you pointed out that the term WAAS did not apply to radios (even though we ALL knew what the person meant), but that you followed that up with "Fail.," followed by insinuations that the poster was ignorant regarding GPS equipment. But if it fits your mission, go for it.Ĭlick to expand.Not to belabor the point, but maybe this'll be helpful. There are much smaller framed people than some of us willing to pick up a fully equipped C150 as a PPL/IFR trainer if it were their only choice, not that many instructors prefer such a small plane to ride along in. I've flown my little 140 in actual IFR during training and found it quite capable if I pick my battles on the weather, I'm sure your C150 would be the same. they are nice but the biggest bang for buck will be a GPS and CDI. If your vacuum system is working well, skip the G5 or Uavionix systems for now. I had already installed a Skybeacon and Garmin 327 transponder in Spring and had not anticipated I'd being installing a WAAS GPS at time, so I already had ADSB taken care of. I love the GPS 175 and the 375 would make a great fit if you don't already have ADSB. They just couldn't cut it for training after renting a school's 430W and seeing how much more a WAAS radio could do. I had two radios, one with GS/VOR capabilities and other with VOR/localizer. I put a Garmin GPS 175 and CDI indicator in my PA28-140 last Fall to complete IFR training hopefully by years end. If and when you do decide to install a second comm, I’d go for the PS Engineering PAR200B comm/audio panel combo.Įdit to add, you can get glideslope capability with an R-443B receiver, it works with your TKM though you may need to get a new indicator. You’ll need the antenna anyways if you do add a second comm later but at least for now you can skip getting a panel radio and audio panel. If you want another comm radio for a bit of backup security, I’d have your avionics guy install the antenna and run the cable to the panel to plug in a handheld unit. There would be no way I’d pay to install one now. I have one myself, love it for what it is, but i only intend to get another year or two out of it before getting another GPS in its place. Yeah, the standard rule of thumb is you will loose half of what you invest in avionics, but right now there just isn’t any value in these old boxes. There’s also no resale value when you sell. The VOR network is slowly going away, and for the rest of the functionality you have it in the 375. I wouldn’t install a KNS 80 at this time. You’ve already got a conventional nav/comm for VOR use, having ADS-B in and out is a fantastic tool, and for the enjoyment you’ll get using it and the resale value when you sell will be highest with the 375. This would upgrade my old collins transponder, and would presumably add more value to the airplane than any of the other options.Īny other ideas you can think of? I'm currently leaning towards #2 because I think it might be the most economical for what I'm trying to accomplish, but if others have ideas I haven't thought of I'm open to it. But it is $9.5k for the equipment plus installation. It looks like I could get the unit and indicator for under $2k, plus however much to install.ģ. I'm not sure how big of a downside this is if I'm not flying actual IFR. But with a DME, GS, and RNAV capability it would certainly expand the training. Yes, the finest tech the 90's has to offer. Plus I would still have to budget another $2k for ADS-b.Ģ. This simple second Nav/Com could easily run $5k+ with used radios. Plus then I would need an audio panel and installation. I looked at some used units on ebay even there it would be about $2.5k for an old radio like a KX-155 with indicator. With indicator, the new cost for this would be $5k for parts alone. But it's not so simple as I have discovered. So I thought I could add a Skybeacon and a second Nav/Com and be off to the races. To that end, the plane I bought has a single Nav/Com (TKM MX-300) with VOR/LOC. Let me be clear that I have no interest in flying in IFR conditions in a 150 I just want to become a better pilot. In my new to me Cessna 150, I would like to finally complete the instrument rating that I started years ago.
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