you quite nicely summarized the same things that convinced me toward the AFS product versus Dynon and GRT. And seeing your panel at Stein's last week in OSH was also a big deal breaker...Capflyer said:If you went by Stein's both at Oshkosh, my panel was the one displayed with the AFS EFISs.
Including the Garmin GNS430 GPS? Unless you have an ARINC input or converter, I'd add "(for some models)" in there.3) We have an HSI with SL30 and GPS support as well
I think the GNS430 serial output is only enough for a CDI. There's no glide slope info. Doesn't an HSI typically display that? It's really unfortunate that the serial stream from the 430 is so hobbled.dynonsupport said:We support the GPS serial output from the 430/530, but not the ARINC 429 (yet). This means we can do an HSI from the 430/530 GPS side, but not the NAV radio side.
True. I sense a good-sized market for an ARINC 429 to serial converter.I don't think AFS has ARINC 429 or analog resolver support at this time.
But still no heated AOA pitot. BTW, you can delete my 2004 order for one of those.We have had AoA on the EFIS screen for years, at a price of under $200 since you don't need to buy or make a pitot when you buy that option. We have audio output for the AoA as well.
That's what I thought. Looks great. I've got one of those as well that I need to mount. I'm considering cutting the LEDs from the board and soldering the resistors and leads as needed. That'll allow more flexibility in mounting them.Capflyer said:The three lights are from the Gretz heated pitot tube.
dynonsupport said:Vern, it's a volume issue. When you only buy 2,500 screens at a time, you can't buy them for $5 like a cell phone manufacturer can. If we could sell 1M units a year, the prices would be much, much lower.
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Future technologies might make this more feasible, but without a serious increase in volume in these markets, I don't think you'll see a big decrease in price.
Davepar said:I think the GNS430 serial output is only enough for a CDI. There's no glide slope info. Doesn't an HSI typically display that? It's really unfortunate that the serial stream from the 430 is so hobbled.
Dynon can now do this as well. Split screen operation is also possible.RV7Factory said:I don't know much about this CDI/429/Serial stuff, but the one thing I thought was cool about the new AFS EFIS and EM was the ability to connect two units together with a simple crossover ethernet cable. As long as one unit had the EM brain and the other the EFIS brain, either unit could display either functionality (or both) in synchronized form.
Yea, but my understanding of the Dynon is that this is done through pins on the main connector... certainly not difficult, but not nearly as easy as the click-click of connecting an ethernet cable IMHO.the_other_dougreeves said:Dynon can now do this as well. Split screen operation is also possible.
I made this exact comment to Rob, Ken and Dave at AFS in Oshkosh, their current level of information available on the website is well below what people need in order to take an educated decision when comparing the different EFIS manufacturers out there. They are fully aware of the issue, and will hopefully be publishing more detailed information real soon now.rickmellor said:I'm finding more info on the AFS units in these forums than anywhere else. When I look at their website the latest news post was three months ago, yet it flew to OSH and customers seem to be getting them. I know they've got a good reputation (I've already installed their AOA), but I'd like some good info on all these cool features.
I spent quite a bit of time at the AFS booth talking to the gang, and decided to go with their AF-3400 EFIS.