From: "Ron Laughlin" <ronlaughlin@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: New EFIS PFD for General Aviation
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 00:58:36 -0600
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>For aircraft that cost under $100,000, however, one piece
>of avionics equipment that cost $50,000 is just plain to expensive.
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>Lorn H. 'Feathers' Olsen, DynaComm, Corp.
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I really like the SFS unit. It's a well designed and well engineered unit 
and it has the inside track on the future course of avionics. I also think 
the SFS unit is a great choice for a $400K+ aircraft that may be frequently 
used in IFR conditions. If I could afford either one I would probably have 
no interest in alternatives.

I don't plan to fly my Legacy in IFR conditions. I don't think plastic 
airplanes and lighting play well together. I also don't think I'm pilot 
enough to handle such a high performance aircraft in minimum weather 
conditions. To me it's for fun. It's a sports car, not a sedan.

I could equip it with traditional primary flight instruments AND an 
inexpensive (I mean LESS expensive) EFIS system that includes engine gauges, 
autopilot, gps, moving map, flight director and a lot of other cool stuff 
for about 1/4 the price of the SFS unit. I could have a lot of fun 
experimenting (playing) with the EFIS unit and still have the primaries to 
rely on even if it did fail. These are still called experimental aircraft, 
aren't they? I think a less expensive unit might be a better choice for my 
needs.
Ron Laughlin,
Legacy 156

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