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 Thu, Feb 09 2012 @ 19:20 in Switzerland

Dynon EFIS vs. Cheap instruments

   
InstrumentsI asked Dynon if they had a comparison between their product and cheap, traditional instruments and I didn't get anything back. Therefore, I'll give it a go. Being the efficient guy that I am (meaning lazy) I just went to the web to get prices from Aircraft Spruce. Since I will be disparaging some suppliers, I will not actually name the instrument that I am using to compare to the Dynon. :-)

To do the comparison, I just went to Aircraft Spruce and tried to choose the cheapest instrument in each class I could find. I ignored issues like lighting, and whether the instrument is powered by electricity or vacuum. Obviously this will be an issue for all electric aircraft, and will increase prices for traditional instruments. There are also other features of the Dynon that I didn't attempt to find traditional instruments for, like clocks and volt meters, again due to laziness. Here is what I found:


InstrumentPrice (USD)
Attitude Indicator329.95
VSI109.95
Altitude198.95
Airspeed114.95
Heading Indicator329.95
Turn Coordinator289.95
G-Meter85.95
AOA495.00
Total:1954.65
Dynon EFIS-D101995.00
AOA Probe199.00
Total2194.00

This shows that using the cheapest, simplest, least functional instruments available from Aircraft Spruce, the Dynon is about the same price. Of course, I personally value the level of integration and ease of installation offered by Dynon over the traditional instruments, but others may not. YMMV. Comments and flames welcome!

 

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Dynon vs. Cheap instruments
Authored by: Anonymous on Fri, Oct 10 2003 @ 11:13 in Switzerland
You need to factor in the vacuum system cost with the traditional instruments. That should add $700.00 plus to the traditional list. That money could buy some backup instruments for the Dynon installation.
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