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c/avionics-techniciansalicecooperalicecooper3d agoMost Upvoted

Swapped from DME to Garmin G3X in my RV-7 last month

The Garmin was way more expensive (around $8k more), but the touchscreen interface and auto-slewing saved me hours of button mashing during my last IFR flight. Has anyone else made the switch and regretted not doing it sooner?
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phoenix_thompson4
Connecting a backup steam gauge to the G3X would have been cheaper than the whole Garmin setup, wouldn't it? Autopilot integration aside, that extra $8k could've funded a lot of avgas.
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chen.casey
@phoenix_thompson4 keeps forgetting backups need to work when everything else fails, not just save a buck.
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