constantspeed
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I check the AP approval list regularly, as I am sure many do who have been waiting, and now, after years, we see the new bullet point "This project will not include approval for additional 33 or 35 models at this time." All this waiting on Dynon, and for what... just the 36 and A36 approval? If you have one of those, or even a 33, why would you even be holding your breath waiting for Dynon, when they are already approved and available from Garmin?
Dynon owes its customers and potential customers a much deeper and detailed explanation and better guidance for the ever promised, but always delayed certification of the auto pilot system for the expanded fleet of Bonanza models. I purchased my full system for the J-35 model in the fall of 2019, with the AP expected certification by the end of that year. Of course that date had been kicked down the road many times prior to my investment, but invest I did, not only in the avionics, but the significant time and labor for such an upgrade. And each quarter, as the expected date on the Dynon web page neared, the page is revised with a new date of wishful thinking. I love my panel, but am losing faith, and it is hard to recommend Dynon now to the many considering Dynon, who ask me about my experience. All the while my J model, which was not on the Garmin list at all in the beginning, is now on the "Certification Programs Currently in-Progress" approval list, and has been for months. Which AP will actually arrive first?
What I find most frustrating and disappointing in all of this, is the complete lack of communication from Dynon about what really is going on and what really to expect. No info, zero. Just the news that after years of waiting, oops, your model has now been dropped from the latest approval. The auto pilot is a huge deal and a very important component for those planning to invest in a full glass makeover of their panel. It is insulting to prospective customers, not to mention the very real customers who have invested their faith and dollars in the Dynon system. How many of us would have been willing to do so, had we known the perpetual wait, and still with no resolution in sight? Yeah, that is what I thought.
Dynon, give us more than that, tell us what is going on and be honest with your certified user base, and give model-specific detail, otherwise I am afraid you may become relegated to the experimental market only, and fully cede this space to Garmin.
Sincerely,
The AP Panel Blank Space Holder
Dynon owes its customers and potential customers a much deeper and detailed explanation and better guidance for the ever promised, but always delayed certification of the auto pilot system for the expanded fleet of Bonanza models. I purchased my full system for the J-35 model in the fall of 2019, with the AP expected certification by the end of that year. Of course that date had been kicked down the road many times prior to my investment, but invest I did, not only in the avionics, but the significant time and labor for such an upgrade. And each quarter, as the expected date on the Dynon web page neared, the page is revised with a new date of wishful thinking. I love my panel, but am losing faith, and it is hard to recommend Dynon now to the many considering Dynon, who ask me about my experience. All the while my J model, which was not on the Garmin list at all in the beginning, is now on the "Certification Programs Currently in-Progress" approval list, and has been for months. Which AP will actually arrive first?
What I find most frustrating and disappointing in all of this, is the complete lack of communication from Dynon about what really is going on and what really to expect. No info, zero. Just the news that after years of waiting, oops, your model has now been dropped from the latest approval. The auto pilot is a huge deal and a very important component for those planning to invest in a full glass makeover of their panel. It is insulting to prospective customers, not to mention the very real customers who have invested their faith and dollars in the Dynon system. How many of us would have been willing to do so, had we known the perpetual wait, and still with no resolution in sight? Yeah, that is what I thought.
Dynon, give us more than that, tell us what is going on and be honest with your certified user base, and give model-specific detail, otherwise I am afraid you may become relegated to the experimental market only, and fully cede this space to Garmin.
Sincerely,
The AP Panel Blank Space Holder
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