REFLECTOR:Re:TruTrak Auto Pilots
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I am also considering TruTrak. Where did you get the price of $4950? =
The last time I checked, it was much higher for the 2-axis version. =
They were at about $7500 [street price?] 2 years ago, then raised the =
price to about $9000. Maybe there's a discount price? =20
Pete Beaty
RG-E a-buildin'
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From: Chris Martin=20
To: reflector=20
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 9:07 PM
Subject: REFLECTOR:TruTrak Auto Pilots
I have been flying with the Navaid wing leveler for 340 hours. Works =
great as a wing leveler and for tracking the GPS. I am, however, =
interested in doing more IFR flying and feel it would be a good idea to =
switch over to a 2 axis auto pilot with GPS steering, pitch control, =
altitude hold and vertical speed select. I have been looking at the =
TruTrak equipment.=20
http://www.trutrakflightsystems.com/index.html
Anyone have any experience with this equipment. At the minimum I could =
add a altitude hold system for $1495. That would be a nice option and =
takes no panel space other than a 3/" hole for the on/off button and I =
could leave the Navaid in place. On the other had, I could sell the =
Navaid for probably $1000 and go to a full auto pilot like the TruTrak =
200vs with GPS steering for $4950. Net cost after sale of Navaid about =
$4000.
What is the opinion of the "Great Reflector Collective".=20
And by the way. I had a very nice flight today. The Trans Pac Race, =
Los Angeles to Hawaii, left LA harbor at 1 PM today and I went out and =
photographed the 60 boat fleet as they approached Santa Catalina Island =
on their way out to sea. An absolutely beautiful scene on a beautiful =
day...... I love flying my Velocity XL RG!
Happy 4th of July to all..... God Bless America.
Chris Martin
Velocity XL RG
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I am also considering TruTrak. Where did =
you get the=20
price of $4950? The last time I checked, it was much higher for =
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version. They were at about $7500 [street price?] 2 years ago, =
then raised=20
the price to about $9000. Maybe there's a discount price? =20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Pete Beaty</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>RG-E a-buildin'</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 04, 2003 =
9:07 PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> REFLECTOR:TruTrak Auto =
Pilots</DIV>
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<DIV>I have been flying with the Navaid wing leveler for 340 hours. =
Works=20
great as a wing leveler and for tracking the GPS. I am, however,=20
interested in doing more IFR flying and feel it would be a good =
idea to=20
switch over to a 2 axis auto pilot with GPS steering, pitch =
control,=20
altitude hold and vertical speed select. I have been looking at the =
TruTrak=20
equipment. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><A=20
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href=3D"http://www.trutrakflightsystems.com/index.html">http://www.trutra=
kflightsystems.com/index.html</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Anyone have any experience with this equipment. At the minimum I =
could=20
add a altitude hold system for $1495. That would be a nice option and =
takes no=20
panel space other than a 3/" hole for the on/off button and I could =
leave the=20
Navaid in place. On the other had, I could sell the Navaid for =
probably $1000=20
and go to a full auto pilot like the TruTrak 200vs with GPS steering =
for=20
$4950. Net cost after sale of Navaid about $4000.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>What is the opinion of the "Great Reflector Collective". </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>And by the way. I had a very nice flight today. The Trans Pac =
Race, Los=20
Angeles to Hawaii, left LA harbor at 1 PM today and I went out and=20
photographed the 60 boat fleet as they approached Santa Catalina =
Island on=20
their way out to sea. An absolutely beautiful scene on a =
beautiful=20
day...... I love flying my Velocity XL RG!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Happy 4th of July to all..... God Bless America.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Chris Martin</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Velocity XL RG</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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