I put an MGL Xtreme EFIS/EMS in my Varieze. Radio and Xpndr are Becker Units... I "gained" about 8 lbs... But the pilot lost the same weight in the meantime, so we're good ;-)
TehMG- yes there is a backup battery built in the Dynon. I also have an alternator and a ship battery, so the likelyhood of loosing all 3 is slim... also my Garmin 396 has a 'derived' instrument panel and a built in battery, so technically I DO have standby instruments! And I could always just look out the window!
what is the cost compared to traditional avionics? i want to build an EZ with IFR capabilities and thought a glass cockpit might be the cheaper route to go.
It was very eze! Just pos and neg battery leads, pitot & static, one output to the transponder for altitude encoding, then one wire in from the Garmin. If you get the D180 you will have to hook up all of your engine sensors i.e. cylinder head and exhaust gas temps (8 more total).
Not sure if they are "more accurate" but more fun to look at! All the sensors are digital instead of mechanical (Airspeed, alt, vsi) and the 'gyros' are solid state- no moving parts!
I put an MGL Xtreme EFIS/EMS in my Varieze. Radio and Xpndr are Becker Units... I "gained" about 8 lbs... But the pilot lost the same weight in the meantime, so we're good ;-)
ATLRCFlyer 9 months ago
yeah very cool indeed- about 2400 on the website right? what additional cost for sensors etc?
erikpmort 1 year ago
Why do you have your transponder off?
jcclark789 1 year ago
Talus99-it didn't save any weight....=(
I had to add a remote compass, OAT sensor ect...
nmflyboy 2 years ago
TehMG- yes there is a backup battery built in the Dynon. I also have an alternator and a ship battery, so the likelyhood of loosing all 3 is slim... also my Garmin 396 has a 'derived' instrument panel and a built in battery, so technically I DO have standby instruments! And I could always just look out the window!
nmflyboy 2 years ago
No standby instruments?
Would suck to lose electrical power.
TehMG 2 years ago
NVM I see this unit had a Li-Ion backup battery.
TehMG 2 years ago
How much of a weight savings do you thing the switch saved (if any)?
talus99 2 years ago
what is the cost compared to traditional avionics? i want to build an EZ with IFR capabilities and thought a glass cockpit might be the cheaper route to go.
itsumonihon 2 years ago
I had a broken altimeter and turn coordinator so the 'real cost' was only about 2k.
nmflyboy 2 years ago
is that location canyons or a desert?
lucabadue 2 years ago
Desert, 29 Palms area.
nmflyboy 2 years ago
How was transitioning your panel to integrate the EFIS?
Rob953 3 years ago
I cut out the 4 circles for the old instruments, and made a big square, it took about 1hr...
nmflyboy 2 years ago
How was getting the Dynon EFIS 100 to integrate with your current sensors? Was it fairly plug and play?
Crispinhoggarth 3 years ago
It was very eze! Just pos and neg battery leads, pitot & static, one output to the transponder for altitude encoding, then one wire in from the Garmin. If you get the D180 you will have to hook up all of your engine sensors i.e. cylinder head and exhaust gas temps (8 more total).
nmflyboy 3 years ago
Great job! Are glass cockpit instruments more accurate than the old fashion gages?
n310ea 3 years ago
Not sure if they are "more accurate" but more fun to look at! All the sensors are digital instead of mechanical (Airspeed, alt, vsi) and the 'gyros' are solid state- no moving parts!
nmflyboy 3 years ago
Good job of flying and filming at the same time. It would be cool to see some buttons pressed on the EFIS / switching screens.
savethedeveloper 4 years ago