I wasn't clear. Crossbow is developing a certificated version of the AHRS
reference, not the display. That is for a 3rd party display developer to
provide.
The reference will cost $7-8K. The display can be whatever your dreams
(and operational redundancy) desire. Crossbow is wisely staying out of
human interface development. Perhaps Avidyne or Avrotec could provide the
display?
Consider the SFS 1000 and 2000. The last price I saw for the 1000 was $16K.
Add $30K to that for the AHRS and get the 2000. Yeesh.
Shaun
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Fillinger" <fillinger@ameritech.net>
Subject: Re: The Solid-State Gyro PDA
> Shaun Simpkins wrote:
> >
> > Crossbow is developing a certificated version of the unit they
displayed.
> > It is intended for IFR replacement. It will cost about $7-$8K. Their
> > uncertificated unit costs about $2K.
>
> That's very interesting. I think that means the uncertificated unit
> will always be a PDA, never a panel mount. There are indeed enormous
> costs for STC's for each production aircraft type as a sole system,
> but selling boxes side-by-side with the same basic functionality at
> that price differential still makes the high end buyers think they're
> getting screwed. Certification costs plummet if you must keep the old
> instruments ala MicroEncoder, but that makes no sense at these price
> levels. Essentially you then have just a backup, but an RC Allen
> electric horizon costs only $1800. This is tough market. Even a rich
> Malibu owner needs strong incentive to rip out gryos, go all EFIS,
> with no backup system.
>
> Regards,
> Fred F., A063
>
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