Re: embedded aviation computers.

[Bob_Deep <bobd@cssgroup.com>]

"D.F.S." wrote:
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> 
> Either way I'm looking at about $200-250.00 for all the hardware
> for a kick-butt Flight management system using fairly standard
> and compatible PC make from common and cheap parts.
> 
> Comments?

All this sounds great, for a custom system you build yourself and it
sits in the right seat.  The problem with this would be if you market
these things as flight directors or tried to get it "built in" or
something.  If you build it, an A&P is not going to be that willing to
install it.  Without a demonstration to the FAA and their approval, I
doubt you will get it IFR certified.. No insurance company would touch a
non certified flight director for libality coverage.  But if you are
targeting the home built folks, and sell your rig as a kit that must be
assembled....

I'd bet, that you could easily obtain VOR/ILS, NDB, and GPS inputs (if
not actually build them yourself) from existing comerical equipment. 
Then building the necessary nav display for a HSI or VOR would be a
snap.  It would be neat to have a fully functional HSI display in your
C152 that you could use to fly approaches, but...

Why not just do all this on a lap top?  Why bother with all the
electronics part when you can just hook a GPS to a laptop and be done
with it.

Do you beielve it would be possible to have dual displays, driven by
this box of yours?

> Where is the group going from here?

Don't know.

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