So far, the 275 doesn't show compatibility with the straight S-tec 60. It does show compatibility with the 60-1 and 60-2. Fortunately the OP appears to have the 60-1. So the 275 will do GPSS emulation. The hair I'm splitting is that, in order to have legal reversionary capability, both units will have to be ADAHRS.
So will the 900 and 900 has a smaller footprint and fits in existing instrument hole if that matters (less $). 930 requires cutting the panel.
Map overlay, synthetic vision, traffic/weather, touchscreen, more pixels (sharper screen).
On an instrument approach center the needles then put the FPM on the runway numbers and you have your crosswind correction. Similar with your power settings.
Nav, no com
Yes, all the time on both the G1000 and G5. The FPM reacts faster so you can make quicker adjustments if there's a gust. Plus, the track indicator is only lateral while the FPM also helps with vertical.
Pretty much, although you probably don't even need the GPS navigator connection since the GI275 has its own built-in VFR/advisory GPS receiver. However, you'd want the navigator connection anyway in order to get all the other IFR goodies.
FPM?
I'll guess that FPM == flight path <something or other> — the line on a GPS or similar display ahead of the plane showing where you're going to be in 5 minutes (or whatever you pick).
Flight Path Marker
Flight path marker
This to me is the single biggest advantage of an electronic HSI over its mechanical siblings. Not just for approaches; it takes all the wind-related guessing out of any phase of flight.
If you don't have the $$$ for an electronic HSI, you can accomplish the same thing with an EFB app on your phone (because it's advisory only; you're still using the HSI or DG+CDI for primary navigation, and just using the mobile device to help figure out the heading).
Yes, but the syn vis FPM takes it to a whole other level.
Garmin is preferred. I'm not a fan of Aspen or Avidyne. Dynon just looks like a children's toy from 1992
Very much agree, and that's compounded by the fact that most aircraft owners seem to be more willing to speak ill of their spouse/kids/dog than they are their plane.
Renters tend to be a neutral bunch, but they probably have the least exposure to the latest retrofit equipment.
Great question! It's hard to imagine everything being exactly equal, and I'd give everything else priority over avionics brand. If it came to an absolute draw, I'd pick the plane with the Garmin panel, because I like their physical design better and I'd have two choices of navigation DB supplier with them (their house brand or Jeppesen, while Avidyne supports only Jeppesen). But if I liked the colour of the carpet in the Avidyne-equipped plane better, I'd still pick that over the Garmin plane, because I know the Avidyne IFD series is just as capable as the Garmin GTN series.
Interesting...I've been pricing Avidyne 410 v Garmin 175, new install, and find the Garmin substantially lower in price than the Avidyne. By multiple AMUs. As much as I'd like the Avidyne interface with the iPad, it's not worth the $$$.Great question! It's hard to imagine everything being exactly equal, and I'd give everything else priority over avionics brand. If it came to an absolute draw, I'd pick the plane with the Garmin panel, because I like their physical design better and I'd have two choices of navigation DB supplier with them (their house brand or Jeppesen, while Avidyne supports only Jeppesen). But if I liked the colour of the carpet in the Avidyne-equipped plane better, I'd still pick that over the Garmin plane, because I know the Avidyne IFD series is just as capable as the Garmin GTN series.
Interesting about your experience with shops having a strong preference. All the Canadian shops I talked to in 2017 when I was getting quotes for installing an IFR GPS were pretty neutral between Avidyne and Garmin. My final two quotes were within $1,500 of each other (Garmin was the lower one, purely due to hardware pricing at the time), and I didn't feel any nudging either way. A different shop I talked to more recently said that they end up installing Avidyne pretty-much exclusively as retrofits for pilots replacing a GNS 430W or 530W; everyone buying from scratch chooses Garmin. They said customers had it in their heads (wrongly) that the IFD was intended only as a slide-in replacement for the GNS.
Yes, Garmin has much cheaper options available now. Back in 2017, it was just GTN vs IFD, and the prices were comparable; now, Garmin has offerings like the GPS 175 that are half the price. Avidyne has no answer to those new products.