Open box gps system for certified aircraft

[Tony_Scarpelli]

What do you think of this?

http://www.barnstormers.com/cat.php?mode=search

 

[poadeleted20]

Nothing there to see. Try creating the link again.

 

[Tony_Scarpelli]

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This is on barnstormers classifieds.

 

[Tony_Scarpelli]

Here are some photos.

 

[ElPaso Pilot]

Personally, not impressed.

http://helmnav.com/HelmX650Specifications.htm

$2295 for a windows box and GPS chipset that still requires you to source and run your own GPS / Nav software? Whatcha gonna pick? Flight Cheetah? Anywheremap?

Not IFR certified?

A snap-in tray mount to "wink-wink" keep it portable? Didn't AirGizmo have inconsistent FSDO acceptance with that route?

I-pad/Nexus, Foreflight/wingX, and a Ram mount would seem to be a better fit for most.

 

[Henning]

Personally, not impressed.

http://helmnav.com/HelmX650Specifications.htm

$2295 for a windows box and GPS chipset that still requires you to source and run your own GPS / Nav software? Whatcha gonna pick? Flight Cheetah? Anywheremap?

Not IFR certified?

A snap-in tray mount to "wink-wink" keep it portable? Didn't AirGizmo have inconsistent FSDO acceptance with that route?

I-pad/Nexus, Foreflight/wingX, and a Ram mount would seem to be a better fit for most.

WingX I believe is coming out with a Win8 version, I think it's an interesting rig, might be a neat right side rig. Problem with the iPad is not enough nits.

 

[poadeleted20]

Whoopee. Can't sub for any required instrument, and isn't IFR approved. Might as well velcro your iPad up there for a lot less than $2300.

 

[Jaybird180]

I know someone installing this in a certain twin engined Cessna. He's excited about it.

 

[denverpilot]

Maybe he can load Windows 8 on it and make it extra useless.

 

[Henning]

Maybe he can load Windows 8 on it and make it extra useless.

Isn't a lot of the certified stuff Win NT based?

 

[Henning]

I know someone installing this in a certain twin engined Cessna. He's excited about it.

Let me know how he likes it, it's interesting to me.

 

[denverpilot]

Isn't a lot of the certified stuff Win NT based?

Nothing I've seen in years. Mostly VxWorks. Or some are Green Hills Software based.

 

[CT Arrow]

Personally, not impressed.

http://helmnav.com/HelmX650Specifications.htm

$2295 for a windows box and GPS chipset that still requires you to source and run your own GPS / Nav software? Whatcha gonna pick? Flight Cheetah? Anywheremap?

Been there done that with Flight cheetah! What a mess!! I eventually drank the Garmin koolaid and have never looked back.....

 

[Henning]

Been there done that with Flight cheetah! What a mess!! I eventually drank the Garmin koolaid and have never looked back.....

The problem with BYO software is there isn't anything good that leaves the US very far so far.