Austinswill
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After seeing SKyview HDX I got all googly eyed... especially at the price that is typically posted below it on various sites. However that fantasy is quickly dashed once you open the pricing worksheet. Typically the price first seen is around 4300.00. However after opening the worksheet and doing the bare minimum, that price nearly triples. This is quite off putting, at least to me.
The other advice I have for Dynon is to come up with a solution to integrate with legacy autopilots. Not doing so drastically drives up the cost of entry into Dynon infrastructure. The cost to purchase the AP and the installation of it drives cost of entry up probably around 10 -12k dollars. Admittedly, this is reasonable for an AP, but remember this is atop the 13k + install one would be spending to get the Sky view. Spending that much when one already has a functioning AP is foolish. If Dynon offered integration with lagacy AP's, it would not only GREATLY reduce the cost of entry into Dynon products for those with legacy AP's, but would also secure future Dynon AP upgrades as these old AP's fail.
I don't think Dynon realizes how competitive this would make them. There are tons of aircraft out there that have legacy AP's and would greatly benefit with skyview. ESPECIALLY since it has engine monitoring. An EDM 900 cost around $9000.00 to purchase and install. An ASPEN that works with legacy AP's is over 12k to purchase and install. Dynon Skyview is 13k + install and gives a better EFIS than ASPEN, incorporates engine monitoring and has a clear path to upgrades.
I am a prime candidate for Skyview... and I WANT it.... yet I cannot justify it. Instead I will be installing an EDM 900 and waiting out my current AP and when it fails going with a Garmin solution. Simply because I can do this in stages and end up with a nice cockpit. It wont be as nice as a Skyview package, but I can do it in stages.
If SKyview HDX would work with my KFC150, I would buy it today.
The other advice I have for Dynon is to come up with a solution to integrate with legacy autopilots. Not doing so drastically drives up the cost of entry into Dynon infrastructure. The cost to purchase the AP and the installation of it drives cost of entry up probably around 10 -12k dollars. Admittedly, this is reasonable for an AP, but remember this is atop the 13k + install one would be spending to get the Sky view. Spending that much when one already has a functioning AP is foolish. If Dynon offered integration with lagacy AP's, it would not only GREATLY reduce the cost of entry into Dynon products for those with legacy AP's, but would also secure future Dynon AP upgrades as these old AP's fail.
I don't think Dynon realizes how competitive this would make them. There are tons of aircraft out there that have legacy AP's and would greatly benefit with skyview. ESPECIALLY since it has engine monitoring. An EDM 900 cost around $9000.00 to purchase and install. An ASPEN that works with legacy AP's is over 12k to purchase and install. Dynon Skyview is 13k + install and gives a better EFIS than ASPEN, incorporates engine monitoring and has a clear path to upgrades.
I am a prime candidate for Skyview... and I WANT it.... yet I cannot justify it. Instead I will be installing an EDM 900 and waiting out my current AP and when it fails going with a Garmin solution. Simply because I can do this in stages and end up with a nice cockpit. It wont be as nice as a Skyview package, but I can do it in stages.
If SKyview HDX would work with my KFC150, I would buy it today.