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1. 06:26 AM - Re: news from GRT (sportav8r@aol.com)
2. 03:31 PM - Airspeed (Steve Glasgow)
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--> RVSouthEast-List message posted by: sportav8r@aol.com
Interesting development. I doubt I'll settle for less than the full EFIS functionality
(vs. the Sport) but the GRT A/P servo pricing is attractive, to say the
least. I think this does not bode well for GRT to ever implement support for
the wonderful Trio A/P and Alt Hold I decided to buy this past year (even knowing
there might never be full compatibility). I can't see why GRT would continue
any software development work toward compatibility with a competitor's
(Trio) servos now. I was hoping they would develop backward compatibility with
Trio within the year, to allow a "coupled approach." That said, there's a serious
problem if an IFR pilot can't fly an approach with non-coupled A/P help,
or without any A/P at all (so says the man who's never done any instrument flying
that he'll admit to in a public forum ;-)
This is one more reason why I have got to be there in Lakeland this year.
-Stormy
-----Original Message-----
From: Radomir Zaric <vitez@carolina.rr.com>
Sent: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:21:33 -0500
Subject: RVSouthEast-List: news from GRT
--> RVSouthEast-List message posted by: "Radomir Zaric" <vitez@carolina.rr.com>
I just talked to Todd at GRT and we discussed the new stuff that will be
announced at S'n'F.
What they have coming up is EFIS Sport + Engine monitor and moving map for
$5,800 - this is a two-screen setup. The engine monitor/moving map will
have a GPS built in, so as he says, you won't need another GPS in the panel.
XM weather is a $1,500 option.
Later in the year, they'll start selling their own autopilot servos ($800
for lateral and $850 for vertical) that will be driven directly from the
EFIS Sport. If purchasing servos from them, A/P functionality on the EFIS
will be included in this price. Another option for those who can't wait for
GRT servos is to buy them from TruTrack, but in that case you'd have to pay
another $400 to enable a/p functionality in the EFIS. With TruTrack servos,
he can only do single-axis (lateral) as they do their alt hold differently.
Radomir
-7A (looks like future GRT customer) :-)
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--> RVSouthEast-List message posted by: "Steve Glasgow" <willfly@carolina.rr.com>
Cappy's Toy has been a little sluggish lately. By this I mean she just did
not feel normal in approach, sometimes a slight buffet early and higher than
normal descent rates at normal approach airspeeds. Almost like an approach
to stall. I started to think about Reno Red's original problem with
airspeed (indicated reading high) and checked the B nuts on my pitot static
system today. I was able to tighten all of them a bit and miraculously
everything was A-OK again.
I think I was indicating higher than actual and this was making me slower
than normal during approach. It seems like a leak in the pitot would cause
the opposite effect but all I can say is it fixed Reno Red's problem and now
mine.
I bring it up to remind everyone to check these at annual inspection time.
I failed on to do so on my annual in November.
Cappy
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