X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 15:43:48 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mta1.srv.hcvlny.cv.net ([167.206.4.196] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c3j) with ESMTP id 4982809 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 13 May 2011 13:56:35 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=167.206.4.196; envelope-from=Adam@ValidationPartners.com Received: from VpiWorkstation1 (ool-45704951.dyn.optonline.net [69.112.73.81]) by mta1.srv.hcvlny.cv.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-8.04 (built Feb 28 2007)) with ESMTP id <0LL5004EXB5BUUW0@mta1.srv.hcvlny.cv.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 13 May 2011 13:55:59 -0400 (EDT) X-Original-Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 13:56:56 -0400 From: Adam Molny Subject: Re: Blue Mountain status (was Dynon Skyview Users) In-reply-to: X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net X-Original-Message-id: <1A20EF67BA504071A9AFA7D4BB1A80EE@VpiWorkstation1> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6090 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Boundary_(ID_NB+hp4eV6YcdPhDK1zii0Q)" Thread-index: AcwRYuT3DsdgZlHUS1SB7+KYs1OfEAAMfY2Q References: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_NB+hp4eV6YcdPhDK1zii0Q) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT It is true that Blue Mountain has ceased operations, but some customers have been able to get their boxes repaired, although support is spotty at best. There is still a community of BMA owners out there (myself included) who are trying to extend the life of their avionics. This has created an active market for used BMA products. If you are upgrading your panel please put your old equipment up for sale. The Blue Mountain discussion board http://bluemountainavionics.com/talk/index.php is a good place, or the usual outlets like http://barnstormers.com and Ebay. You may have heard that Jeppesen stopped providing raw data to manufacturers. As a result you can no longer get current navdata files from Blue Mountain. In an effort to extend the usable life of the BMA products, we recently developed a new source for navdata updates: http://bluemountainavionicsdata.com/. It uses FAA data and is compatible with Gen3 and Gen4 equipment. -Adam Molny _____ From: John Schroeder [mailto:jschroeder@perigee.net] Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 1:45 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Dynon Skyview Users Yeh - I guess it does. They have been out of business for over ttwo years and ceased any support as of that time. John On Thu, 12 May 2011 23:08:34 -0400, wrote: Be careful using Blue Mountainm the product might be OK, but the service and help really suck Michael n66mg n7sz 90% L-IV In a message dated 5/12/2011 1:58:18 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, mquinns@aol.com writes: Tom, I don't have a Dynon Skyview in my panel but am considering replacing my Blue Mountain Efis 1 with one. Your comments on the performance (pro and con) of the Skyview unit would be of interest. Is it possible to post these to the open forum? Mark Quinn Daytona Beach N3QU -----Original Message----- From: Tom Thibault To: lml Sent: Thu, May 12, 2011 9:26 am Subject: [LML] Dynon Skyview Users Please respond off-list if you are currently FLYING a Lancair with a Dynon Skyview panel. I have been for about a year and would like to get our collective heads together about issues I have seen and maybe you have some too. Thanks, Tom Thibault, LNC2 tthibaultsprint@earthlink.net -- For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html -- Cheers, John --Boundary_(ID_NB+hp4eV6YcdPhDK1zii0Q) Content-type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT

It is true that Blue Mountain has ceased operations, but some customers have been able to get their boxes repaired, although support is spotty at best. There is still a community of BMA owners out there (myself included) who are trying to extend the life of their avionics. This has created an active market for used BMA products. If you are upgrading your panel please put your old equipment up for sale. The Blue Mountain discussion board http://bluemountainavionics.com/talk/index.php is a good place, or the usual outlets like http://barnstormers.com and Ebay.

 

You may have heard that Jeppesen stopped providing raw data to manufacturers. As a result you can no longer get current navdata files from Blue Mountain. In an effort to extend the usable life of the BMA products, we recently developed a new source for navdata updates:  http://bluemountainavionicsdata.com/. It uses FAA data and is compatible with Gen3 and Gen4 equipment.

 

-Adam Molny

From: John Schroeder [mailto:jschroeder@perigee.net]
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 1:45 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Dynon Skyview Users

 

Yeh - I guess it does. They have been out of business for over ttwo years and ceased any support as of that time.

 

John

 

 

On Thu, 12 May 2011 23:08:34 -0400, <N66mg@aol.com> wrote:

 

Be careful using Blue Mountainm the product might be OK, but the service and help really suck

Michael

n66mg

n7sz 90% L-IV

 

In a message dated 5/12/2011 1:58:18 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, mquinns@aol.com writes:

Tom,

   I don't have a Dynon Skyview in my panel but am considering replacing my Blue Mountain Efis 1 with one. Your comments on the performance (pro and con) of the Skyview unit would be of interest. Is it possible to post these to the open forum?

 

Mark Quinn

Daytona Beach

 N3QU

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Thibault <tthibaultsprint@earthlink.net>
To: lml <lml@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Thu, May 12, 2011 9:26 am
Subject: [LML] Dynon Skyview Users

Please respond off-list if you are currently FLYING a Lancair with a Dynon 
Skyview panel.
 
I have been for about a year and would like to get our collective heads together 
about issues I have seen and maybe you have some too.
 
Thanks,
 
Tom Thibault, LNC2
tthibaultsprint@earthlink.net
 
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John

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