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      --> RV4-List message posted by: rob ray <smokyray@yahoo.com>
      
      Yeah, 11K was half the cost of my COMPLETED, Flying
      RV4....in 97'  
       ( I fly alot of IFR for a living, I wouldn't do it in
      my RV4) 
      
      Thoughts? Save your money....and keep your RV VFR...
      
      Rob Ray
      
      
      --- "Hinde, Frank George (Corvallis)"
      <frank.hinde@hp.com> wrote:
      
      > --> RV4-List message posted by: "Hinde, Frank George
      > (Corvallis)" <frank.hinde@hp.com>
      > 
      > Hi Guys,
      > 
      > I was almost convinced the Garmin GNS 430 hooked to
      > a Dynon and a
      > Digitrack A/P was the almost perfect base to a light
      > weight IFR setup
      > for an RV-7, then I see that BMA has come out with
      > the EFIS Lite G3
      > which has the GPS, and an electronic version of the
      > VOR/GS receiver that
      > can be driven by an SL30 Navcom. Apparently this
      > system drives a BMA 2
      > axis autopilot.
      > 
      > Looking at all of this gives me aN IFR panel for
      > about $11k including
      > the transponder and 2 axis A/P. The similar setup
      > using the GNS 430
      > comes in at about $14.5K with single axis A/P.
      > 
      > Anyone have any experience or thoughts on this set
      > up?
      > 
      > I haven't started IFR training yet so I'm fumbling a
      > little on all the
      > requirements...Not sure about the "indicator lights"
      > (marker beacon?)
      > that are apparently built into the Nav head that the
      > GNS 430 would
      > drive.
      > 
      > Frank
      > 
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