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IO540 · 20th September 2008, 08:21

Cirrus are charging $48k more for the G1000 version of the SR22 than the Avidyne version, yet their sales reps tell me that 98% of new orders are for the G1000 version.

Cirrus must be minting it because a G1000 cannot cost that much more, and they save 2 x GNS430 and a load of other hardware.

Unfortunately a G1000 is built to "commercial laptop" standard. Give me the late-1990s separate kit anyday

If something on it goes, I can buy a replacement from the USA, have it in 2 days, pop it in, get it signed off as required, and I am back in the air. With a G1000, it's a case of the Garmin dealer saying "well, come up to see us and we will have a look at it" which is fine if you got a Garmin dealer handy. Almost nobody else can do any significant work on it, currently, in the UK.

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IO540 A Personal Title Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: England Posts: 8,953	Cirrus are charging $48k more for the G1000 version of the SR22 than the Avidyne version, yet their sales reps tell me that 98% of new orders are for the G1000 version. Cirrus must be minting it because a G1000 cannot cost that much more, and they save 2 x GNS430 and a load of other hardware. Unfortunately a G1000 is built to "commercial laptop" standard. Give me the late-1990s separate kit anyday If something on it goes, I can buy a replacement from the USA, have it in 2 days, pop it in, get it signed off as required, and I am back in the air. With a G1000, it's a case of the Garmin dealer saying "well, come up to see us and we will have a look at it" which is fine if you got a Garmin dealer handy. Almost nobody else can do any significant work on it, currently, in the UK.