IFD 5 Series & IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM

10.3 betting pool

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Topic: 10.3 betting pool

Posted By: paulr
Subject: 10.3 betting pool
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2021 at 12:20pm

On February 5, 2021, whoever moderates the official Avidyne group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/AvidynePilotClub/permalink/717219142495318" rel="nofollow - said this :

10.3 which is a major update will be releasing in a few months. We've taken alot of feedback we gathered here and on AviLive. You'll be pleased.

I'm betting that we see the new version on 4 July 2021. Why? I like the date; no other reason.

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Posted By: daveS
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2021 at 2:41pm

Looking forward to it. Maybe we’ll get a new MFD at the same time.... 🤞

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dave

Posted By: chflyer
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2021 at 7:01pm

I'm not expecting it this year, although wonders can happen. The IFD is a good product with a very nice user interface, but has lost its feature lead on the competition and is now playing catch-up.

The focus seems to be on higher end gear (business aviation and heli's). The unit prices for that are higher as are likely the margins too. There hasn't been anything but fix releases for the IFD line for several years now and nothing new for the AXP or DFC either.

Dreaming for an MFD is just that. That would seem to be confirmed by the disappearance of the EXP's from their product line. The competition in that space is already heavy with Aspen and Dynon filling the lower end and G* covering the rest.

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Vince

Posted By: daveS
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2021 at 10:05am

Avidyne has made a couple oblique references to a replacement MFD so I still hold out a glimmer of hope. My MFD running 8.2.2 is running well and is adequate for the my usage so I'm not in a huge rush -- although I'd be #1 in line if a drop-in replacement was available.

I fly a Cirrus so am somewhat familiar with an MFD replacement need. I'd estimate there are 4000 Cirri with 15+ year-old MFDs. Assuming $5K for an upgrade yields a $20M market. I'd think that would hold some sway for Avidyne.

As I'm in a guessing mood....the IFD100 app is relatively close to the navigation part of an MFD. Preload some checklists, add EMAX-type monitoring, find a suitable hardware platform and it's ready to go.

Of course, several in the Cirrus community are simply professionally mounting iPads running Foreflight with Guardian mounts and installing BlueMax for engine monitoring. Only possible for planes where the MFD is not the primary for engine monitoring. This whole setup can be funded by selling the old MFD.

I prefer aviation-dedicated hardware for permanent installation but this is my backup plan if/when my 19 year old MFD no longer works for me (or breaks).

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dave