I have mentioned a couple times that I plunked down my money with a "Large West Coast Avionics Shop" at Oshkosh for a new A-210, knowing that it would be awhile before they would be ready for delivery. The price was good (not as good as Capt. John's group buy!), and just this once, I decided to be an early adopter...
The original guess was 2-3 weeks after Oshkosh (well, I knew that promise wasn't going to hold when I heard it), but they have been very pleasant as I call back each week to check on delivery. Last week I was told that a container-load was in the country, waiting for customs clearance. Today I checked and was told that ICOM has them, but is not shipping do distributors due to "unspecified software issues", but they are not expecting a long delay.
Since this is just an upgrade from my current A-200 (which is working fine), I am really not in a hurry - just thought I'd pass on what I had learned. Bottom line is that nothing is being delivered to customers yet...(Now I'll hear from a bunch of you that already have yours. and find I'm being hoodwinked by the "Large West Coast Avionics Shop"... )
The original guess was 2-3 weeks after Oshkosh (well, I knew that promise wasn't going to hold when I heard it), but they have been very pleasant as I call back each week to check on delivery. Last week I was told that a container-load was in the country, waiting for customs clearance. Today I checked and was told that ICOM has them, but is not shipping do distributors due to "unspecified software issues", but they are not expecting a long delay.
Since this is just an upgrade from my current A-200 (which is working fine), I am really not in a hurry - just thought I'd pass on what I had learned. Bottom line is that nothing is being delivered to customers yet...(Now I'll hear from a bunch of you that already have yours. and find I'm being hoodwinked by the "Large West Coast Avionics Shop"... )