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Jrlumpp 
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 Topic: IFD540Posted: 09 Feb 2015 at 10:11pm |
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My shop VIP avionics in Hartford, CT, put my 540 in a travel docking station for me to use at home . They loaned me an antenna to conect and I was able to practice at home. I believe it helped me to learn and transition to GPS. Hope this helped you.
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wbennett3
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Posted: 09 Feb 2015 at 7:00am |
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Thank you for the suggestions. I will reach out to Lone Star Aviation today. I am upgrading from steam gauges and a 496, so the Lone Star option will work best for me. I will re-post with my experience. Thank you |
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ddgates
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Posted: 08 Feb 2015 at 9:35pm |
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+1 Better to run through all the great features without your goodies connected...fuel flow...traffic...etc. |
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oskrypuch
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Posted: 08 Feb 2015 at 4:22pm |
A bench stand will in turn isolate the 540 from the rest of the panel. What about just borrowing a GPU, say from your installing shop, and get familiar with it on the ground, once it is installed. And, rest assured, it won't take that long. * Orest Edited by oskrypuch - 08 Feb 2015 at 4:23pm |
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chflyer
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Posted: 08 Feb 2015 at 3:16pm |
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There is a company called Lone Star Aviation that supplies docking stations for a variety of equipment, including Garmin GNS 430 and GNS 530. Since the IFD540 is plug-compatible with the G530, this is the box you want. The price listed on-line is $269.95.
http://www.lonestaraviation.com/Docking-Stations/ |
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wbennett3
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Posted: 08 Feb 2015 at 1:58pm |
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I am having an IFD540 installed in my Archer II and want to spend time at my bench at home learning the functionality of the 540. I have downloaded both the PC and iPad version of the emulator, but each of them have limitations that make it impossible to simulate functionality. Does anyone know of a bench stand available for the IFD540? Many of the Youtube videos show a live unit, so there must a solution. Thanks, in advance, for all suggestions. |
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