E/AB Avionics

[Kevin Eggert]

Looking ahead at avionics and communications in an amateur built project, what are some good sources for non-certified instruments, radios, nav/comms, etc? Still just looking around as this is a year or two out yet, but does anyone have suggestions for where the best place is to look for ideas?

 

[TCABM]

EAA is a good place to start.

On the glass slide, there’s
- Dynon/AFS
- Garmin for experimental
- GRT
- Levil
- MGL

All offer full EFIS systems, some offer individual indicators, too.

 

[AV8R_87]

anyone have suggestions for where the best place is to look for ideas?

Go to Oshkosh, WI this year for the AirVenture (July 21-27).

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Oshkosh Air Show | Oshkosh, WI

They have four massive hangars full of exhibitors, where you can see and operate the actual equipment you might be interested in. Great place to ask the vendors any questions you might have.

Here's the exhibitor list for 2024:

Exhibitor Directory

s5.goeshow.com

If you don't want to wait until the end of July, you can go to Lakeland, FL for Sun 'n Fun (April 1-6). Not as big as OSH, but still a lot of vendor booths where you can look at stuff, but also touch and operate.

Here's their current exhibitor list:

Current Exhibitors

SUN ‘n FUN Exhibitors are the life of our tradeshow and offer literally thousands of diverse products and services.

flysnf.org

 

[wilkersk]

Looking ahead at avionics and communications in an amateur built project, what are some good sources for non-certified instruments, radios, nav/comms, etc? Still just looking around as this is a year or two out yet, but does anyone have suggestions for where the best place is to look for ideas?

Just for the sake of learning, watch some of these videos. You can learn the Skyview system for free and it relates to all the modern avionics that are popular with EAB. Once you have a handle on the Skyview system, start comparing to Garmin and MGL:

Dynon Avionics

Dynon Avionics is the leading manufacturer of integrated avionics systems for small GA aircraft combining EFIS, Engine Monitoring, Moving Map, Autopilot, Transponder, COM, and in-cockpit Traffic and Weather. Since 2003, thousands of owners of Experimental Amateur-Built aircraft and the...

www.youtube.com

 

[Dana]

How modern do you want to be (i.e. how much are you willing to spend)?

I've bought non-certified instruments from Aircraft Spruce, engine gauges from the local auto parts store, a used com radio on Barnstormers.

 

[Llewtrah381]

+1 for the suggestion to go to OSH.

Depending on what you’re looking to do, also take a look at Kanardia. I have their stuff in my gyro and like them.

As for radios and transponders, consider Trig especially if you’re interested in small indicators on the panel. Both Trig and Kanardia have 2 1/4” gauges for things.

 

[kyleb]

Looking ahead at avionics and communications in an amateur built project, what are some good sources for non-certified instruments, radios, nav/comms, etc? Still just looking around as this is a year or two out yet, but does anyone have suggestions for where the best place is to look for ideas?

What is your intended mission? Around the patch? X/C IFR with coupled precision approaches?