Piper Malibu
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Topic: Piper Malibu
Posted By: quinn1520
Subject: Piper Malibu
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2015 at 9:21am
Any plans on making the DFC90 available for the Piper Malibu (PA-46-310P)?
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Posted By: AviSimpson
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2015 at 10:49am
Currently, the PA46-310 is not in the plans. We do have the STC for the PA46-350T/P
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Simpson Bennett
Avidyne Corporation
Product Manager
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Posted By: pilotgeek
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2015 at 11:48pm
It is my best understanding that the Mirage/Matrix STC is limited to aircraft equipped with Avidyne PFDs. This limits applicability to 2006-2009. This is quite understandable given the timing of the approval for that initial STC.
Time has marched on, and the Aspen PFD is now a valid AHRS source for the DFC90. It would appear that approval for the Mirage/Matrix with an Aspen PFD would be largely a paperwork exercise. The limited additional effort would allow the addition of the production years from 2000 through 2005, which would ~3x the applicable aircraft [due the the number of additional years as well as production numbers during those years]. Has this opportunity been evaluated by Avidyne?
Regards,
Neal
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Posted By: AviJake
Date Posted: 16 Sep 2015 at 9:07am
Yes, we have looked at amending the STC to add Aspen PFD to the PA46 DFC STC. It's on our to-do list but hasn't bubbled up to an active project yet.
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Steve Jacobson
sjacobson@avidyne.com
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Posted By: pilotgeek
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2015 at 11:45am
OK, I'll bite. What would it take (as in how many committed aircraft) to make this start bubbling? It is just paperwork after all. :)
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Posted By: pilotgeek
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2016 at 1:18pm
Avidyners,
The new web site also omits PA-46 with Avidyne Entegra from the DFC-90 web page. This is particularly shameful since you are warming up to add Aspen equipped PA-46s to the STC, right? ;)
Regards,
Neal
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