We're upgrading the panel on our '79 Piper Dakota. All Garmin. I'm lucky to have willing partners in our airplane!
The GDL-69R is roughly a $3K premium over the GDL-52R. What added/improved functionality is there in the GDL-69R over the GDL-52R?
I, for one, like having two sources for weather in the cockpit for a) comparison purposes and b) redundancy (ADS-B and/or XM Weather). Another plus for XM Weather is you can get it on the ground vs. in the air with ADS-B. I don't care about the XM Radio option since you can Bluetooth music to the GMA-345.
I appreciate any and all feedback from this talented, experienced and good looking (!) forum of aviators!
- G3X Touch Display
- GTN-750Xi
- GFC-500
- GNC-215 (Comm 2)
- GMA-345 audio panel
The GDL-69R is roughly a $3K premium over the GDL-52R. What added/improved functionality is there in the GDL-69R over the GDL-52R?
I, for one, like having two sources for weather in the cockpit for a) comparison purposes and b) redundancy (ADS-B and/or XM Weather). Another plus for XM Weather is you can get it on the ground vs. in the air with ADS-B. I don't care about the XM Radio option since you can Bluetooth music to the GMA-345.
I appreciate any and all feedback from this talented, experienced and good looking (!) forum of aviators!
