Recent content by Steven Nichols

it was the 530 that needed updates . ours was installed 10+ years ago.

Software updates. Our 530 took a half dozen updates before we could get two G5’s and the 345 everything right. Many of the updates changed how serial ports worked.

Sorry to hear that. No closure for the families is awful.

Point taken. Regardless, nav Canada is making it worse because they either can’t Or won’t explain their reasons for it.

Maybe because it’s the first line in every article If you google adsb canada

It was a miscommunication between my partner and I. We paid for and got a 345 without diversity. That’s a $3000 option. (Yikes). It works so I’m otherwise happy. Thanks for the answers. I appreciate the guidance. I guess I’ll stay out of Canada.

I thought I was not I am not sure.

We just had a Garmin 345 transponder installed. It should have two antennas for diversity. One on top and one below but I don’t see them. Seems to works fine (Bluetooth, hard wired to 530 still being debugged). I can’t see any new antennas and google has failed to tell me what to look for...

Nope. The gnx 375 does.

Wasn't that announced recently?

usually a week or so.

Or it could become another ICARUS. We just added dual g5s and a GAD29B. That combination drives our STEC 60-2 fine and we lost 18 lbs of dual vacuum pumps and associated plumbing and hardware. A very happy day to remove vacuum pumps as a failure mode. No doubt this system has new and more...

Unless your current cycle is out of date. IN which case you should get a current update if you wish to fly before the next cycle takes place.

Seems like an odd thing omit but I assume all the various ADS-B solutions have similar issues, No? BTW, how did you determine this? I've been looking at ADS-B solutions for a while and I don't recall seeing this discussed in any detail. Thanks for pointing this out. Useful and educational...

IF I read it correctly the 375 has a full transponder built in. We were about to put a 345D in but for $3k more I could have a complete backup GPSS unit. DId I read the specs wrong?