Thoughts on Garmin vs Bendix/King

[asicer]

But you're also then missing out on all of the other information the GTN can give you.

One of the things I disliked about going from the G1000 (which operates like a GNS series) to the G3000 (which operates like the GTNs) was the loss of the small windows on the PFD for things like flight plan, timers, etc... The one I used all the time was Nearest Airports (lower right of PFD here):

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Note the traffic window in the lower left too... The G3000 couldn't do either of those, but it could split the PFD so it had an MFD window on one half. You could put traffic there if you wanted. The NRST stuff, though, is all on one of the little touch screens, and one of those touch screens always has to be on the radios, so if you wanted to change anything on the big displays, bye bye NRST. It was enough of a pain that I rarely had it up.

That's one of the reasons I prefer the GPS175/GNX375 to the GNC355. To get to the nearest page, you just cram the outer knob clockwise. To get back to the map (or whatever is your favorite), you cram it counterclockwise. With the GNC355, you end up changing the COM frequency.

 

[tceq24443]

Speaking of KSN 770, I requested the install manual for that box and BK/Honeywell offered a PDF copy for $19,000. A call confirmed that wasn't a pricing mistake. I declined.

Sounds like the KMD550 was a good device.

I can send you the install manual if you want. Any chance I get to undercut BK, I will take. They suck all around.

 

[tceq24443]

BK spent too much time resting on their laurels,counting on customer loyalty does not work in the modern day avionics world

They have no laurels. They are deficient in every area. Need to be terminated or IP sold to someone has talent.