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PostPosted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 6:59 am    Post subject: Chelton SV-10 Reply with quote

If he gave you a specific dollar, your number may be better than mine.
What he told me, word for word, was "A little over $26,000". It
would seem to me that $26,900 is more like "A little under $27,000".
But I didn't get a specific dollar amount like you. One thing
that builders will definitely want to put their thought into is
do they want to build a harness or buy? IMHO, I'd rather build
one, except for the screen interconnects...having done just that
in the past I can't see it being good for my personal experience
any other way. But, I'm good with a crimper and soldering iron.
For some builders they may really want/need that prebuilt harness
if they are to be successful. The harnesses aren't hard to make,
just tedious.
Tim

Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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Bob Newman wrote:
Quote:


Tim, I had a long discussion with Josh at Direct 2 and I'm almost
certain he said the price is going to be $26,900.

Bob

>>> Tim(at)MyRV10.com 3/24/2006 8:44:46 AM >>>


It's going to be right around $26,000.

Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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Jesse Saint wrote:
> Anyone know the price for the whole shebang?
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> Jesse Saint
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> I-TEC, Inc.
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> jesse(at)itecusa.org <mailto:jesse(at)itecusa.org>
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> www.itecusa.org <http://www.itecusa.org>
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> I'm in Ecuador right now and should be back in the country by the end
of
> May. You may call me at 352-505-1899 and leave a message that I can

> check from down here. Any I-TEC questions can be directed to the
I-TEC
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> [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com] *On Behalf Of *Indran
> Chelvanayagam
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 23, 2006 11:14 AM
> *To:* rv10-list(at)matronics.com
> *Subject:* Chelton SV-10
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> Anyone seen the info on Direct to Avionics website about the "new"
> Chelton SV-10? It appears to be a dual screen setup, with a wiring
> harness that claims to be complete - ie strobes, autopilot servoes,
> trim, pitot heat etc. This sounds like a better harness than Van's
basic
> offering.
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> http://www.d2av.com/pdfs/SV-10.pdf
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> Indran Chelvanayagam
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> 40228
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> Finish Kit arrived yesterday - the beginning of the end?
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:48 am    Post subject: Chelton SV-10 Reply with quote

I agree with Tim; the only challenging thing is the interconnect harness.
The upside is that you get to make it your length for your arrangement of
the screens. The rest is pretty straight forward; but get a dsub crimping
tool from Stein or Affordable Panels. Be advise that the high density dsub
crimper required for interconnect and J1 and J3 plugs is special and has to
be borrowed from an avionics shop or in my case a local A&P college where I
attended.

Also be advised to put in some extra shielded wire to the rear for
changes/other avionics. In my case I lucked out; I put three shielded
triplets to the rear platform and two power wires even though the Crossbow
AHRS required only two shielded pair. With the change to the Pinpoint AHRS I
will not have to run any additional wiring to the rear of the aircraft. One
other thought , if you wire yourself standardize on about three unshielded
Milspec (2,8,14,20) wiring sizes and Milspec shielded triplets (22) or
quadruplets for the digital lines.

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 5:09 am    Post subject: Chelton SV-10 Reply with quote

 Yep, same price they give me.  Really annoying when they try to make something look like one price and it really isn't.  Just call it 26,900 and be done with it rather than looking like you are trying to pull something.  Personally I would much rather see them drop the price $2000 and skip the harness or at least add it as an option instead of part of the kit. Now if they would just fix the PDF so it can be printed and I can show it to the CFO.


Michael Sausen
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 5:37 am    Post subject: Chelton SV-10 Reply with quote

I did contact them yesterday to see why they told me one thing
but apparently meant another. I was kind of irritated that I'd
look stupid for passing on something in that regards. I found out
though that they hadn't set the price yet at the time I heard it,
which was only a couple days ago. I think they were waiting for
some final pricing info to come back from a supplier (maybe the
harness or something) so they were hoping for just over $26, but
ended up being a little higher. So it was an understandable mistake.

Considering that they sell units without harnesses that aren't
made for the RV-10, you should consider calling them directly
and asking them how much the price would be if you cut the
harness out of it, and then just to get the other scenario out of
the way, ask them how much if you get just the interconnect harness,
which is the only one I'd get anyway. It might not be exactly
the same price reduction from the package as if you were adding
the harness to a non-RV-10 system, but I'd think you would get
a fair price reduction. I've found them pretty good to work
with.

I don't know what you mean about the .pdf (I didn't try to print it)
but they did fix that phone number pronto when I got on them
yesterday as well. They're actually pretty nice guys there, so
if you have complaints make sure you pass them on to them. Customer
feedback is valuable, and it helps build good relationships when
they acknowledge issues....and from a customer standpoint, you're
helping by being part of the solution.

Tim
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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RV Builder (Michael Sausen) wrote:
[quote] Yep, same price they give me. Really annoying when they try to make
something look like one price and it really isn't. Just call it 26,900
and be done with it rather than looking like you are trying to pull
something. Personally I would much rather see them drop the price $2000
and skip the harness or at least add it as an option instead of part of
the kit. Now if they would just fix the PDF so it can be printed and I
can show it to the CFO.


Michael Sausen
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 6:02 am    Post subject: Chelton SV-10 Reply with quote

The PDF is a SINGLE page 8.5" wide by 44" long. I can't find that paper
anywhere! Smile

They just forgot to split it into 4 pages; Unless you have the full
blown version of Acrobat (not the reader) you can't get it to print nicely.

-Jim 40384

Tim Olson wrote:

[quote]

I did contact them yesterday to see why they told me one thing
but apparently meant another. I was kind of irritated that I'd
look stupid for passing on something in that regards. I found out
though that they hadn't set the price yet at the time I heard it,
which was only a couple days ago. I think they were waiting for
some final pricing info to come back from a supplier (maybe the
harness or something) so they were hoping for just over $26, but
ended up being a little higher. So it was an understandable mistake.

Considering that they sell units without harnesses that aren't
made for the RV-10, you should consider calling them directly
and asking them how much the price would be if you cut the
harness out of it, and then just to get the other scenario out of
the way, ask them how much if you get just the interconnect harness,
which is the only one I'd get anyway. It might not be exactly
the same price reduction from the package as if you were adding
the harness to a non-RV-10 system, but I'd think you would get
a fair price reduction. I've found them pretty good to work
with.

I don't know what you mean about the .pdf (I didn't try to print it)
but they did fix that phone number pronto when I got on them
yesterday as well. They're actually pretty nice guys there, so
if you have complaints make sure you pass them on to them. Customer
feedback is valuable, and it helps build good relationships when
they acknowledge issues....and from a customer standpoint, you're
helping by being part of the solution.

Tim
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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RV Builder (Michael Sausen) wrote:

> Yep, same price they give me. Really annoying when they try to make
> something look like one price and it really isn't. Just call it
> 26,900 and be done with it rather than looking like you are trying to
> pull something. Personally I would much rather see them drop the
> price $2000 and skip the harness or at least add it as an option
> instead of part of the kit. Now if they would just fix the PDF so it
> can be printed and I can show it to the CFO.
> Michael Sausen
> RV-10 #352 Working on Fuselage
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 7:33 am    Post subject: Chelton SV-10 Reply with quote

I do have the full blown version, still can't get it to print.   I might mess with it and see if I can put in the breaks.  Hmm, I wonder if I can get a discount for fixing it commensurate with what my company bills me out at. Wink  I did mention it to Josh and he said he didn't know how to fix it and didn't seem too concerned.

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 9:13 am    Post subject: Chelton SV-10 Reply with quote

Here is a poor man’s edit for the CFO of the Chelton Paper towel roll on the SV-10. Safety and Appeal should stand the acid test.  Price is another, I would press for Tim’s cable solution.  Delete it and make it an add for the solder and crimp impaired.
 
John $00.02
 

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Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 5:07 AM
To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: RE: Chelton SV-10

 
 Yep, same price they give me.  Really annoying when they try to make something look like one price and it really isn't.  Just call it 26,900 and be done with it rather than looking like you are trying to pull something.  Personally I would much rather see them drop the price $2000 and skip the harness or at least add it as an option instead of part of the kit. Now if they would just fix the PDF so it can be printed and I can show it to the CFO.


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PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 10:04 am    Post subject: Chelton SV-10 Reply with quote

  Thanks John, I already re did the PDF and sent it to Josh to replace his. Smile  I agree on the harness deal and I'm betting there will be several others that feel that way.  I don't see it as a big selling point and more of a detraction for the extra couple grand.  As long as they are willing to work with the people that don't want it it's no big deal.
 
Michael
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From: owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of John W. Cox
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 11:10 AM
To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: RE: Chelton SV-10


Here is a poor man’s edit for the CFO of the Chelton Paper towel roll on the SV-10. Safety and Appeal should stand the acid test.  Price is another, I would press for Tim’s cable solution.  Delete it and make it an add for the solder and crimp impaired.
 
John $00.02
 

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Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 5:07 AM
To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: RE: Chelton SV-10

 
 Yep, same price they give me.  Really annoying when they try to make something look like one price and it really isn't.  Just call it 26,900 and be done with it rather than looking like you are trying to pull something.  Personally I would much rather see them drop the price $2000 and skip the harness or at least add it as an option instead of part of the kit. Now if they would just fix the PDF so it can be printed and I can show it to the CFO.
Michael Sausen
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 10:50 am    Post subject: Chelton SV-10 Reply with quote

One thing you do want is the connector kit. Before I convinced them that they needed to supply the sockets and high density dsubs I looked at various supply houses and never found the sockets that were required.  
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:33 am    Post subject: Chelton SV-10 Reply with quote

Again though, I do think the interconnect harnesses are worth purchasing
if they were available. There's a lot of wires in them and the
manufactured ones are very nice. It's the long run ones and the
Big J1/J3's that would be nice to build.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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RV Builder (Michael Sausen) wrote:
[quote] Thanks John, I already re did the PDF and sent it to Josh to replace
his. Smile I agree on the harness deal and I'm betting there will be
several others that feel that way. I don't see it as a big selling
point and more of a detraction for the extra couple grand. As long as
they are willing to work with the people that don't want it it's no big
deal.

Michael
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*From:* owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com] *On Behalf Of *John W. Cox
*Sent:* Saturday, March 25, 2006 11:10 AM
*To:* rv10-list(at)matronics.com
*Subject:* RE: Chelton SV-10

Here is a poor man’s edit for the CFO of the Chelton Paper towel roll on
the SV-10. Safety and Appeal should stand the acid test. Price is
another, I would press for Tim’s cable solution. Delete it and make it
an add for the solder and crimp impaired.



John $00.02



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*From:* owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com] *On Behalf Of *RV Builder
(Michael Sausen)
*Sent:* Saturday, March 25, 2006 5:07 AM
*To:* rv10-list(at)matronics.com
*Subject:* RE: Chelton SV-10



Yep, same price they give me. Really annoying when they try to make
something look like one price and it really isn't. Just call it 26,900
and be done with it rather than looking like you are trying to pull
something. Personally I would much rather see them drop the price $2000
and skip the harness or at least add it as an option instead of part of
the kit. Now if they would just fix the PDF so it can be printed and I
can show it to the CFO.


Michael Sausen
RV-10 #352 Working on Fuselage
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:33 am    Post subject: Chelton SV-10 Reply with quote

I bought the HD D-Sub's from Digikey in both the 62-pin and the other,
and got the pins from stein. I agree, you'll want them to at
least supply a connector kit unless you are willing to track them
down yourself.
That said, I have a bunch of extra D-Sub connectors and a pile of
round amp plastic connectors (was going to use them in the wing roots
but didn't), so if anyone gets in a pinch, I'd let you help deplete
my supply a bit.
Tim

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[quote] One thing you do want is the connector kit. Before I convinced them that
they needed to supply the sockets and high density dsubs I looked at
various supply houses and never found the sockets that were required.

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:33 am    Post subject: Chelton SV-10 Reply with quote

We keep a bunch of them around just for purposes like that.  Both the Chelton, newer PSE stuff and a lot of Garmin stuff use the high density pins & sockets, so they are almost a "must have item".  Being smaller than the regular density pins you'd think they'd be cheaper....but they're not Smile
 
Just an FYI.
 
Cheers,
Stein.
 
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 12:36 pm    Post subject: Chelton SV-10 Reply with quote

I had asked Josh from direct2 for some details about the wiring harness and this was his reply:

"I can't get into a lot of detail but Pitot heat, Landing lights (1 each
wing), Nav/Strobe and tail lights, elevator / aileron trim to servos and
sticks, Control wheel steering, AP disconnect, TruTrack AP head and roll
/ pitch servos, Remote Mag, Pinpoint GADAHRS, PS engineering audio,
SL-30 Nav/Comm, Power/Ground for Strobe powerpack, door ajar
sensors/annunciator pilot/copilot sides, all Chelton EFIS harnesses and
interconnect, Datalink weather, OAT Probe, etc...

To give you an idea, if you wanted just the Chelton EFIS harnesses they
run $2,210.00. "

So is this $2,210.00 item the interconnect cable you are speaking of? Is it really $2k worth of wire and connectors?

Direct 2 may have created more problems for themselves by trying to put together a harness that will make us happy. We are all building experimental aircraft, and we all make individual choices to build a plane that meets our individual mission. They may have better off having their harness supplement Vans wiring harness. Then we can just complain how Vans thinks the RV-10 is a VFR aircraft.

I wish Direct 2 would put some meat into their website. It is just a bunch of marketing talk. Give us some technical specs, wiring diagrams, downloadable installation and operating guides. Hay even something simple dimensions of the unit and a full scale color image of their display. (Yes I know this info is available on Tim's site or I could scale one of their images)

I am even confused as to what comes with the SV-sport or the SV-10. Do I still get a crossbow (not) with the Sport and a Pinpoint with the SV-10. The SV-10 you get a 16 or 12 channel gps (depending on where you look on the pdf) but the Sport has a WAAS enabled GPS (both non certified). The sport comes with an OAT probe, no mention in the SV-10 pdf. Then the product page lists a bunch of options for the sport like cable assembly, fuel flow transducer... then says $25,900.00 complete. Complete with what? I guess it is complete with what they give you. Maybe it is like the car adds, nicely equipped for $25,900.

I don't mean to be flaming direct 2. I am sure they support the experimental builders well (just look what they are doing with the AHRS) and their product blows away anything I could afford in a certified aircraft. I am just frustrated by trying to make a HUGE investment in my airplane's panel without enough information.

Sorry for the rant.

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 2:52 pm    Post subject: Chelton SV-10 Reply with quote

I would like Direct2 to publish the standards they market that they are
building the harnesses to.

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 2:52 pm    Post subject: Chelton SV-10 Reply with quote

Nicely said Larry, "What say you Josh?"

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 3:04 pm    Post subject: Chelton SV-10 Reply with quote

Larry Rosen wrote:
Quote:


I had asked Josh from direct2 for some details about the wiring harness
and this was his reply:

"I can't get into a lot of detail but Pitot heat, Landing lights (1 each
wing), Nav/Strobe and tail lights, elevator / aileron trim to servos and
sticks, Control wheel steering, AP disconnect, TruTrack AP head and roll
/ pitch servos, Remote Mag, Pinpoint GADAHRS, PS engineering audio,
SL-30 Nav/Comm, Power/Ground for Strobe powerpack, door ajar
sensors/annunciator pilot/copilot sides, all Chelton EFIS harnesses and
interconnect, Datalink weather, OAT Probe, etc...

To give you an idea, if you wanted just the Chelton EFIS harnesses they
run $2,210.00. "

So is this $2,210.00 item the interconnect cable you are speaking of?
Is it really $2k worth of wire and connectors?


That's the whole ball of wax. Man, I didn't expect it to be that
complete. The interconnects I was referring to were just the
62 pin cables that connect each screen to the next. Those would
be the toughest to make. Actually though, if you can get a harness
that is honestly as complete as listed above, it would easily be
worth $2,210. I can tell you that the wiring phase took me easily
a couple hundred hours. This harness could potentially save a lot of
time. I myself really like to "do-it-yourself" as often as I reasonably
can, and allow room for some customization, so I'm not a great
target for the harness. I am really surprised it's that complete
though...that's pretty cool and takes a lot of planning.
Quote:

Direct 2 may have created more problems for themselves by trying to put
together a harness that will make us happy. We are all building
experimental aircraft, and we all make individual choices to build a
plane that meets our individual mission. They may have better off
having their harness supplement Vans wiring harness. Then we can just
complain how Vans thinks the RV-10 is a VFR aircraft.


Actually, I think the intention was to make a complete supplement to
the Van's harness. As you can tell though, I agree with your viewpoint
on customization.
Quote:
I wish Direct 2 would put some meat into their website. It is just a
bunch of marketing talk. Give us some technical specs, wiring diagrams,
downloadable installation and operating guides. Hay even something
simple dimensions of the unit and a full scale color image of their
display. (Yes I know this info is available on Tim's site or I could
scale one of their images)
I am even confused as to what comes with the SV-sport or the SV-10. Do
I still get a crossbow (not) with the Sport and a Pinpoint with the
SV-10. The SV-10 you get a 16 or 12 channel gps (depending on where you
look on the pdf) but the Sport has a WAAS enabled GPS (both non
certified). The sport comes with an OAT probe, no mention in the SV-10
pdf. Then the product page lists a bunch of options for the sport like
cable assembly, fuel flow transducer... then says $25,900.00 complete.
Complete with what? I guess it is complete with what they give you.
Maybe it is like the car adds, nicely equipped for $25,900.



All crossbows (425EX) are being recalled and replaced with pinpoints,
so you would not get a crossbow. I am sure there will be only one
AHRS going forward, and it will be the same for the "SV-Sport" and
"SV-10". The whole "SV-10" idea is probably just concocted to
address the huge forming market of RV-10's....have you recognized
lately how many vendors realize the market potential? I don't
knwo about the GPS channels, but part of the confusion may come from
the promo deal going on....the Free Freeflight GPS option would give it
one of the 2 legal TSO's WAAS GPS receivers integrated into the system,
giving it full power, legally. You should expect the SV-10 package
to be as complete as the sport. Remember, the difference is the
addition of the harness, and a different screen logo...not much more.
The OAT probe will probably come with them all. FWIW, mine came with
the OAT, and Fuel Flow transducer at the time I bought it....nearly
a year ago. Also, I got a somewhat cheesier OAT probe with my
GRT EIS system bought at the same time. Depending on what you do
for Engine Instruments, it'll probably come with OAT too. You'll
likely end up with extra, not short.
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I don't mean to be flaming direct 2. I am sure they support the
experimental builders well (just look what they are doing with the AHRS)
and their product blows away anything I could afford in a certified
aircraft. I am just frustrated by trying to make a HUGE investment in my
airplane's panel without enough information.
Sorry for the rant.


I wouldn't worry about ranting. The hardest part is getting the info.
That's where the group can make up for the manufacturer's shortcomings.
There's not a lot of good info out there from most of them. And from
what I've seen, pretty much every manufacturer exhibits a few common
things..... A) Vaporware, B) Poor manuals or pre-sales literature,
C) Poor email response. The best advice I have is, try to deal with
getting your questions answered by vendors by using the phone. Then,
when you get an answer, share it with the rest of the group so it
it's as painful. Last year, you'll remember that I posted lots of
stuff on the system. Not everything ended up exactly as originally
though, but the whole reason I posted it was to clarify those questions
that were nagging people....and I worked hard to get the right
answers. It's someone elses turn, now that I have it all installed
and flying. I'll be happy to help guide people through the install
portion though.

Good luck,
Tim


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PostPosted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:50 pm    Post subject: Chelton SV-10 Reply with quote

Well said, Tim. For people like me, and I am sure there are many, who have
severe constraints with regards to time, this is a wonderful thing. I do not
have the time to build a harness of this magnitude, and in fact was hoping
by the time I get to that point there would be offerings such as this. And,
in aviation dollar value, for an almost complete harness such as this, it is
quite reasonably priced. Maybe there will be competition which will even
drive the price down or offer better value/options/customization in the
future. Still, we need specs and details.
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