REFLECTOR:Grand Rapids Technologies-EFIS
KeithHallsten
reflector@tvbf.org
Sun, 28 Mar 2004 14:16:06 -0800
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Chuck,
I'm also looking for some "reports from the field" on the GRT EFIS. I =
have been checking their website pretty regularly the last few months, =
and they note that 5 of their systems are now flying, so it's still =
pretty early. They are shipping them as fast as they come off the line, =
so a lot more will be flying by Oshkosh time.
Unless I hear some horror stories in the next few months, I'll probably =
be putting a two-display GRT system in my panel along with their EIS =
6000 engine monitor. I'm thinking of a dedicated primary flight display =
for the upper, and a multiple-mode display for the lower. That would =
provide moving map and graphical engine parameters on the lower display =
under normal conditions, and a backup for the primary flight display if =
the upper one ever goes belly-up. The handheld and panel-mount GPSs =
would provide backup moving map, and the EIS would provide digital =
engine parameters. The other backups would be a mechanical airspeed and =
altimeter, and the new turn coordinator from TruTrak. This looks to be =
a pretty fault-tolerant no-gyro system at a very reasonable cost. Any =
critics?
The only real shock lately has been the enormous recent price spike in =
pitot tubes. Anyone got a line on a reasonable-priced heated pitot?
Keith Hallsten, XLFG
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Chuck Jensen=20
To: 'reflector@tvbf.org'=20
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 11:48 AM
Subject: RE: REFLECTOR:Grand Rapids Technologies-EFIS
With correct web-link and in non-annoying smaller print.=20
Has anyone had some experience with Grand Rapids =
(http://www.grtavionics.com) new EFIS unit. I understand several have =
flow the GRT EIS system and think well of it and the company, but of =
course, the jump to a full blow EFIS is a quantum leap. On GRT's web =
site, under installation, there was a photo of an installation in =
Velocity N31VC, which, with Ronnie Brown's detective work, I understand =
belonged to Rob at RJohn15183@aol.com, but I haven't been able to =
contact him by email to see if the unit was installed before he sold the =
plane or who's currently flying it....and what their impressions were.
In short, anyone have any feedback about GRT's EFIS or know anyone I =
could contact to discuss the same.
Chuck
27GV, Panel under (re)construction
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Chuck,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'm also looking for some "reports from =
the field"=20
on the GRT EFIS. I have been checking their website pretty =
regularly the=20
last few months, and they note that 5 of their systems are now flying, =
so it's=20
still pretty early. They are shipping them as fast as they come =
off the=20
line, so a lot more will be flying by Oshkosh time.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Unless I hear some horror stories in =
the next few=20
months, I'll probably be putting a two-display GRT system in my panel =
along with=20
their EIS 6000 engine monitor. I'm thinking of a dedicated primary =
flight=20
display for the upper, and a multiple-mode display for the lower. =
That=20
would provide moving map and graphical engine parameters on the lower =
display=20
under normal conditions, and a backup for the primary flight display if =
the=20
upper one ever goes belly-up. The handheld and panel-mount GPSs =
would=20
provide backup moving map, and the EIS would provide digital engine=20
parameters. The other backups would be a mechanical airspeed and=20
altimeter, and the new turn coordinator from TruTrak. This looks =
to be a=20
pretty fault-tolerant no-gyro system at a very reasonable cost. =
Any=20
critics?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The only real shock lately has been the =
enormous=20
recent price spike in pitot tubes. Anyone got a line on a=20
reasonable-priced heated pitot?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Keith Hallsten, XLFG</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dcjensen@dts9000.com =
href=3D"mailto:cjensen@dts9000.com">Chuck=20
Jensen</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, March 28, 2004 =
11:48=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: REFLECTOR:Grand =
Rapids=20
Technologies-EFIS</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><FONT size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D093403519-28032004><FONT=20
face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff>With correct web-link and in non-annoying =
smaller=20
print. </FONT></SPAN><BR></FONT></FONT><SPAN=20
class=3D703010119-28032004><BR><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>Has =
anyone had some=20
experience with Grand Rapids (</FONT></FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.grtavionics.com"><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>http://www.grtavionics.com</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>) new EFIS=20
unit. I understand several have flow the GRT EIS system and =
think well=20
of it and the company, but of course, the jump to a full blow EFIS is =
a=20
quantum leap. On GRT's web site, under <U>installation</U>, =
there was a=20
photo of an installation in Velocity N31VC, which, with Ronnie Brown's =
detective work, I understand belonged to Rob at </FONT><A=20
href=3D"mailto:RJohn15183@aol.com"><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>RJohn15183@aol.com</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>, =
but I haven't=20
been able to contact him by email to see if the unit was installed =
before he=20
sold the plane or who's currently flying it....and what their =
impressions=20
were.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D703010119-28032004><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D703010119-28032004><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In =
short, anyone=20
have any feedback about GRT's EFIS or know anyone I could contact to =
discuss=20
the same.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D703010119-28032004><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D703010119-28032004><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Chuck</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D703010119-28032004><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>27GV, Panel=20
under=20
(re)construction</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HT=
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