Due to there ‘POSSIBLY’ being a “ strategic warranty advantage” to anyone purchasing these or any other used Avidyne units from a certified avionics shop / dealer, verses a pilot to pilot sale, both of my IFD550’s were traded into the GARMIN dealer, who is also an Avidyne dealer today. One of the two IFD’s is still be available. The avionics shop will verify proper operation on these units prior to them being pulled from the airplane.

Even though these units are still under warranty, there will be a fee of approximately $250 for you to register / transfer the warranty on one of these units with Avidyne for the AeroPlan extended warranty.

NOW $14,500.00

Reach out to me if you are interested in one of them and I will make the connection / handle the sale - purchase for you.

And NO … there is no sales tax on these units. Your price is an out the door price.

Thanks, Frank

Why?

I’m wondering the same thing. Ifd is supposed to be compatible with everything a g530 was approved for.

I would love an IFD550 instead of my current GNS530 but I can't have avionics dig in to my fuel budget. Are you also ditching the PMA450?

Hello Isaac. The PMA450 will be coming out as well. I may use it in a Baron that I recently bought though. And if the IFD’s don’t sell I may put one of them in the Baron as well.

Thanks, Frank

I’m wondering the same thing. Ifd is supposed to be compatible with everything a g530 was approved for.

From the Garmin interconnect perspective any IFD5xx is just an old outdated GNS30W with all the limitations that come with an obsolete design. Any features supported by the HSDB (Ethernet) connections are off the table along with pretty much anything the 530W can't do when interacting with other Garmin gear.

When I did my avionics update a couple years ago I really wanted to couple a pair of IFDs with a Garmin G500Txi and the GFC600 because I like the user interface of the IFDs much more than the way the GTNs work but the wiser heads at my shop talked me out of that. In hindsight the engineer in me is glad I followed their advice.

So. How often will you use those? I almost always use IAS mode for climbs, and that's independent of the navigator. Same for dialing in target altitudes. Those will come from your efis. You won't have enroute vnav which would probably be nice if you fly a lot of STARS but I can't imagine whereelse you'd use it. You should have approach vnav. I would hit up the avidyne forum and see if anyone else has this combo. They can tell you for sure how it works.

I agree, in a clean sheet install use Garmin stuff. But to rip out navigators already installed, that you like, that's a tall order.

I don't disagree with anything you wrote.

I also would bet that Garmin dealers make greater margins on Garmin hardware and really appreciate how Garmin limits/protects their channel.



Garmin has the GFC600 and 500.

STEC has the 3100, but no equivalent to the 500.

Does anyone know of the DFC90 has VNAV?

I don't disagree with anything you wrote.

I also would bet that Garmin dealers make greater margins on Garmin hardware and really appreciate how Garmin limits/protects their channel.



Garmin has the GFC600 and 500.

STEC has the 3100, but no equivalent to the 500.

Does anyone know of the DFC90 has VNAV?

I also wanted to install a PFD and a DFC90 ever since Avidyne showed both at Oshkosh many years ago. A couple times the folks at their booth even said that would be an option "soon" but for some reason Avidyne never finished that project. When the IFDs came out would have been a great time to release the PFD for the total package but alas that never happened and (not surprisingly) Garmin's G500Txi has eclipsed the capabilities of Avidyne's never released PFD albeit with limited IFD compatibility. Their lack of servos for the DFC90 has always been another stumbling block for me as well.

Are those that are giving you the advice pilots that fly often, GA and deal with IMC/wx?

I'm with you and 40+ years flyin' GA, keep 'em. I do like the GNS units a bit but not so much the GNC touch screen units. I have my complaints on the IFD also but still prefer them over the newer Garmin units. Both buttons when the goin' get rough and touch screen when calm is ok. Even then, the screen gets cruddy to quick and doesn't look good on any of them after few years of cleaning (done per directions). I haven't even been so lucky as to have pre-select:-(

Big costly decision, good luck!

Oh, pretty sad, you can get a decent A/P with preselect alt and vs for $5k in the little birds now, maybe that day will come for us that also fly Barons...when I'm long gone:-)

I don't disagree with anything you wrote.

I also would bet that Garmin dealers make greater margins on Garmin hardware and really appreciate how Garmin limits/protects their channel.



Garmin has the GFC600 and 500.

STEC has the 3100, but no equivalent to the 500.

Does anyone know of the DFC90 has VNAV?

The GFC600, Stec 3100, and AFaIK the DFC90 are in a different class than the 55X.

The GFC600, Stec 3100, and AFaIK the DFC90 are in a different class than the 55X.