REFLECTOR:Grand Rapids Technologies-EFIS

Mon, 29 Mar 2004 17:45:56 -0500

Velocity factory prices for heated pitot tubes are going through the roof
... $400 and climbing.
Say ... Who was the builder in Texas who designed a "home grown" heated
pitot?  A few years ago he introduced it to the Reflector, but the price was
too close to the "catalog" pitot tube that no one was especially interested.
I think the time is right to bring this idea back to the front burner.  I
saw a prototype, all chromed up, looked okay, but still at bit "home grown".
It looked quite functional however.
SB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Fast" <onefastvelocity@yahoo.com>
To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 1:11 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Grand Rapids Technologies-EFIS

> Have you checked with Natalie at Velocity Factory...I
> have found that in most cases their pricing is
> competitive or less...Dan
> --- KeithHallsten <KeithHallsten@quiknet.com> wrote:
> > Chuck,
> >
> > Yes, I've been looking at that one.  It's not clear
> > if they have any brackets to mount it under a wing
> > or on the canard.  I may have to call them.  Anyone
> > else have a pitot tube for less than $350?
> >
> > Keith
> >   ----- Original Message ----- 
> >   From: Chuck Jensen
> >   To: 'reflector@tvbf.org'
> >   Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 7:36 PM
> >   Subject: RE: REFLECTOR:Grand Rapids
> > Technologies-EFIS
> >
> >
> >   Keith,
> >
> >   I don't know if its a good price but Dynon
> >
> (http://www.dynonavionics.com/docs/pitotfeatures.html)
> > has a $199 unit on their site that also does angle
> > of attach (apparently by measuring the pressure
> > differential between an angled opening and the
> > pressure in the main pitot) but that's only with
> > their EFIS.  I didn't figure out if the pitot works
> > without their EFIS.  If it does, is $199 half way
> > reasonable for a heated pitot?
> >
> >   If I get any other feedback on the GRT unit from
> > other than the Reflector, I'll pass it along.
> >
> >   Chuck
> >     -----Original Message-----
> >     From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org
> > [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On Behalf Of
> > KeithHallsten
> >     Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 5:16 PM
> >     To: reflector@tvbf.org
> >     Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Grand Rapids
> > Technologies-EFIS
> >
> >
> >     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 ----- 
> >       From: Chuck Jensen
> >       To: 'reflector@tvbf.org'
> >       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.
> >
> >       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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