I have my Aera 660 mounted on the yoke. The visibility in sunlight of the Aera 660 is fantastic. It has great definition. You will not be sorry. You could go with single updates every few years, and then go with FltPlan go, on IPad for free current charts. You can flight plan using FltPlan.go...
I have an Aera 660 wired to a GPS175 using MAP-MX via serial wire. this is one way communication from the 175 to the 660 making the 660 a MFD to the 175. But if I connect the 660 to the 175 over Bluetooth (the 175 does not need the 510 for this) then I can transfer back and forth between the 660...
Maybe installation problems caused the failure of the audio panel, because Garmin has a failsafe mode, if properly installed that takes the failed audio panel out of the circuit and you are connected directly to com 1. If this was not working then look at your installer not the unit, because if...
I have the Garmin 345 and the 3D audio is fantastic, phone calls are clear and people I talk to on the phone can not tell that I am talking to them while flying.
I have a GPS 175, GTR225 and a GNC255 all hardwired to my Aera 660. The 660 and 175 communicate via mapmx this thread on Van’s explains it well.
https://vansairforce.net/community/showthread.php?t=155859
Great pictures, nice hint of Mansfield dam in the back ground. As a kid we would climb up into the flood gates and slide down the dam on the ever present moss. It’s a wonder I survived my kid years.
It is a common practice with radio thief’s is two swap out radios from different aircraft. They grab radios out of aircraft 1. Then swap aircraft’s 1’s radio with aircraft’s 2 radio. Aircraft 1’s owner reports his radio serial number stolen and aircraft 2 does not realize that he has aircraft’s...
I installed the Garmin GTR-225, because it integrated with my Aera 660. I can pull airport frequency information on the Aera 660 and send it to the GTR-225's standby, then I can monitor both the active freq and the standby freq. So I can pull up the approaching airport information page on the...
I picked up a 1968 Cessna with an O-320 1500 hours total time since manufactured in 68, purchased it in 1989 and it had been sitting unflown for 5 years. It still had good compressions when I purchased it Offered a reduced price anticipating a certain overhaul, flew it for another 1000 hours...
Just throwing this out, 2 doors, 48" wide cabin, no overlapping shoulders, lots of leg room for Pilot and passengers, great visibility and decent speed 140 kts at 9.5 gph, 1030 lb useful load What is it you ask? a Cessna Cardinal 177RG.
I have KX155's in my 68 Cardinal FG, they started to get a little scratchy. Sent one at a time into Bevan Rabell (https://bevanaviation.com/our-company/) to have overhauled. Some of the KX155's have capacitors that go bad and need to be replaced. Mine came back like new. They are strong...
Well it does not matter what the FAA say's, it all about what the insurance company say's. My instructor with over 5K hours of 210 time could not instruct me in my Cardinal 177RG because he did not have 25 hours in Make and Model. Kind of like saying you can drive a Suburban, but not a Tahoe.
I have always wanted a Mooney, been to the factory a number of times. I have owned a 68 Cardinal for 30 years and wanted something faster than the old 68 177. It has the RAM 160hp and is an honest 110kts comfortable traveler. I found a M20E low time with a fresh engine a few years ago, took the...
Just a quick look at the installation of the engine you can see they cut a few corners. Engine mount, I mean how long does it take to clean inspect and paint it. Also They used a plastic tie wrap on the fuel injection fuel lines a violation of a published AD. So what else? A detailed...