I'm thinking ahead to my panel and instruments and have found myself stuck at the Great Debate(TM) between Dynon and Garmin. I was set on Dynon until I watched the EAA Homebuilder Week presentations by both. I had assumed Garmin would be too expensive to even consider, so I hadn't even considered it. Apparently a G3X-based system isn't as expensive as I thought. So I spent some time digging into the two systems.
Without having actually touched either system (admittedly, a huge caveat) it seems that the most consequential differences between the two are the subscription fees, and the autopilot servos. I can live (grudgingly) with the Garmin subscription because I don't need the more expensive bundles. But the servos have me wondering... are the Garmin servos really good enough to drive the decision?
I've worked with a lot of stepper motors so I suspect I know what people mean when they say they can "feel" the Dynon servos in the controls. But how noticeable is it, really?
Given that Dynon's AP is only 2-axis...does that affect the ride quality? My wife sometimes gets motion sickness in small airplanes (lately, a Cherokee). Is she likely to notice the 2-axis AP's uncoordinated flying?
I'm also considering not installing the AP servos at all because I don't expect to use them enough to justify the cost. But I'm assuming it's easier to install them now and not use them than it is to wish that I had installed them.
Without having actually touched either system (admittedly, a huge caveat) it seems that the most consequential differences between the two are the subscription fees, and the autopilot servos. I can live (grudgingly) with the Garmin subscription because I don't need the more expensive bundles. But the servos have me wondering... are the Garmin servos really good enough to drive the decision?
I've worked with a lot of stepper motors so I suspect I know what people mean when they say they can "feel" the Dynon servos in the controls. But how noticeable is it, really?
Given that Dynon's AP is only 2-axis...does that affect the ride quality? My wife sometimes gets motion sickness in small airplanes (lately, a Cherokee). Is she likely to notice the 2-axis AP's uncoordinated flying?
I'm also considering not installing the AP servos at all because I don't expect to use them enough to justify the cost. But I'm assuming it's easier to install them now and not use them than it is to wish that I had installed them.
