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Avionics tech says intermittent, internal fault on the comm side only.
Repair options… strictly factory?
How does that usually play out?
Repair options… strictly factory?
How does that usually play out?
530 repair
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luvflyin
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It plays out with a big pay out from you to them. Maybe things have changed, but that was my experience with a GNC300XL many moons ago.
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Surprised the economics have not driven a non-oem repair market, sort of like the one for the kx-155 radios.
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Your money, but I would consider an Avidyne IFD 540 rather than putting money in an unsupported GNS530. To me it’s worth the bucks. You may want to download the simulator and the difference 20 years makes on technology. There currently is up to $2000 cash back with the purchase of an IFD5 Series with your trade of any panel mount GPS.
Garmin GNS530 Slide in Replacement: Avidyne IFD540 - Avidyne
The Avidyne IFD540 amps up your safety and situational awareness and is a perfect slide in replacement for your Garmin GNS530. Get back in the air quickly!
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I should have mentioned mine is a 530WYour money, but I would consider an Avidyne IFD 540 rather than putting money in an unsupported GNS530. To me it’s worth the bucks. You may want to download the simulator and the difference 20 years makes on technology. There currently is up to $2000 cash back with the purchase of an IFD5 Series with your trade of any panel mount GPS.
Garmin GNS530 Slide in Replacement: Avidyne IFD540 - Avidyne
The Avidyne IFD540 amps up your safety and situational awareness and is a perfect slide in replacement for your Garmin GNS530. Get back in the air quickly!
which also gets traffic from the 345.
Garmin still supports / repairs 430/530 units as long as the display is not affected.
support.garmin.com
So the good old days where you ended up with a refurbished unit during a flat-rate repair are gone. I would ask them for an estimate.
(2024) Service Advisory 23018 Rev B: GNS 430(W)/530(W) Series Repair Service Changes | Garmin Customer Support
Garmin Support Center is where you will find answers to frequently asked questions and resources to help with all of your Garmin products.
support.garmin.com
So the good old days where you ended up with a refurbished unit during a flat-rate repair are gone. I would ask them for an estimate.
Tom J
Pre-Flight
Avidyne is a slide in for the 530W. There are a couple changes to go from non WAAS to a 540/550- or even 530 to 530W. And the IFDs will accept traffic from ADS-B sources, such as your 345. If those are the only considerations.I should have mentioned mine is a 530W
which also gets traffic from the 345.
I assume everybody is very well aware of the capability of the IFD units and most would agree, that these are very fine navigators. On the other hand the street price tag for a new 540 is somewhere around 16k, used at least 10k. And if you have or plan to have the Garmin GFC500 A/P this route will not work because Garmin‘s paperwork will allow only Garmin navigators paired with the GFC500.