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Spoke with my avionics guy. He convinced me to go this route for now- install the 355, we can decide at the time to keep either the 300XL or the TKM Comm as a second radio, and then he had me order a used Garmin 106A CDI to coordinate with the 355. Once I get my IFR cert and get used to flying...

This is a really good point. Since the hangar is essentially a big metal box, I was planning to get an external antenna for the hotspot

Really good suggestions. I just happen to have an old dorm fridge in my garage taking up space. Easy peasy!

My hangar is uninsulated and has no heat outside of standard electric heaters which I only run when I'm physically there. Typically I take home my flight electronics (iPad, Sentry, etc) when it gets cold and remember to bring it when I'm back out there. However, I'd like to install a cellphone...

In short, he's skeptical. His thought was keep it as a backup for now, and if we truly go forward with new avionics in the future we can swap it out during that install

I was thinking of dropping my secondary COMM and replacing it with the 355

Well the plane already has two mechanical CDIs, one hooked up to my 300xl navcomm gps and the other to my ils/vor receiver. I also have a spare, unused cutout. My thought was to keep everything how it is, but install the 355 while adding the 275 HSI to the unused cutout, therefore having the 355...

A question here before I ask my avionics guy and potentially make a fool of myself again! If I got the 355 installed, I have an extra cutout in my panel. Couldn't I get a G5 or 275 with HSI to coordinate with the 355, and keep my current vacuum heading indicator, attitude, etc as is? Or is...

Funny you mention this. I spoke with my avionics guy and explained what I was thinking. He stopped me and says "we can do that, but keep in mind that it will nearly double the cost of our initial talk". What I didn't realize was that I would have to get a second G5 and take out the entire vacuum...

My apologies, yes the GNC 355 NAVCOMM. Darn Garmin and their similar numbering scheme! I'll revise my post to clarify. https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/689774

This plane will probably be ours forever. I don't really have any inspiration to expand to a larger plane. I'm curious why you'd recommend the GTN650xi over the 355? I could quite literally buy two 355s for one 650xi, and I don't see the appeal of the 650 with VOR and ILS since those are being...

I think I have my path forward...would appreciate feedback if I'm overlooking a glaring issue with regards to being legal for IFR I think I'm going to go with Option 2- remove the TKM MX11 Comm Receiver and go with a GNC 335 NAVCOMM and a G5 with HSI. It's marginally cheaper than the 650 alone...

Okay that makes sense. So if you're flying IFR, you're still interacting with the 175 screen and coordinating the approach...it just shows up on the iPad through Foreflight. Is that right? You can't do the approach sequence through Foreflight. I would have something similar- Sentry ADS-B in...

Good advice. I did speak to my CFII and he didn't have a strong opinion. He's used to a 650 but said he'll become familiar with any system. I can fly ILS, LOC, VOR, and GPS with my 300XL but the 300XL doesn't have WAAS so it's not legal for IFR. My attitude indicator is a standard gyro. All of...

Thank you. This looks like a really nice unit but with installation costs is likely out of my price range

Thank you, I was unaware of the simulator. I'll give that a shot. I have a Sentry that connects to Foreflight via wifi, and if the 175 is on Bluetooth then I think it should all sync together on my iPad? I use Foreflight for general navigation right now anyways with my 300XL Can you control...

Thank you. So your recommendation is to find a reasonably priced 650 instead of the other options? Interesting thought on the G5 HSI. I haven't looked too much into it...I've accustomed to the analog gages but may upgrade to a glass panel at a future date. Good to know about IFR. As I stated...

Hey everyone, new pilot (just received my PPL last week) and looking to upgrade my Cessna 172 to IFR to continue progressing. I've been looking specifically at the Garmin GPS 175, GNC 355, GNX 375, or GTX 650(xi?), and making sure that my full avionics stack is fully compliant and can be used...