My panel is acting up big time, and I am worried about my wallet.
1. #2 Nav-Com (KX-155) just shuts down randomly. It is still drawing power, but the display goes blank and it stops xmitting and receiving. Sometimes it comes back if I turn it off for a few minutes; sometimes not.
2. My MFD (MX-20) frequently comes on with the screen all scrambled. After it warms up, it is normal.
3. The altitude hold button on my S-TEC 50 autopilot is some kind of membrane switch. It is failing and sometimes you can't turn the altitude hold on or off.
4. Not an equipment problem, but when I had to replace my xponder a couple of years ago I got a Garmin GTX 327. Now I think that was a mistake. A GTX 330 would give me traffic (terminal areas) and is ready for ADS-B.
And of course I really need a Garmin 500.
Rant off. Thanks for listening.
1. #2 Nav-Com (KX-155) just shuts down randomly. It is still drawing power, but the display goes blank and it stops xmitting and receiving. Sometimes it comes back if I turn it off for a few minutes; sometimes not.
2. My MFD (MX-20) frequently comes on with the screen all scrambled. After it warms up, it is normal.
3. The altitude hold button on my S-TEC 50 autopilot is some kind of membrane switch. It is failing and sometimes you can't turn the altitude hold on or off.
4. Not an equipment problem, but when I had to replace my xponder a couple of years ago I got a Garmin GTX 327. Now I think that was a mistake. A GTX 330 would give me traffic (terminal areas) and is ready for ADS-B.
And of course I really need a Garmin 500.
Rant off. Thanks for listening.