Author: SteveMcD
Subject: IFD540 Certification Status
Posted: 05 Dec 2013 at 8:50am
Thanks for the suggestion. It's partially ready. When I had my interior redone in January I had the GPS antenna installed for the 440. As I understand it, once the 440 goes in, there is custom wiring/pin work required to connect to my other instruments (Aspen, JPI, etc), so a little more is required. But you're right, having the tray and CDI installed would save time then, but it would mean another install now. My avionics installer is out of town so I try to minimize the number of times I have to go. Besides, because this is dragging out so long, there's still a small chance I'll pull the plug. Don't want to, but might.
Subject: IFD540 Certification Status
Posted: 05 Dec 2013 at 8:50am
Thanks for the suggestion. It's partially ready. When I had my interior redone in January I had the GPS antenna installed for the 440. As I understand it, once the 440 goes in, there is custom wiring/pin work required to connect to my other instruments (Aspen, JPI, etc), so a little more is required. But you're right, having the tray and CDI installed would save time then, but it would mean another install now. My avionics installer is out of town so I try to minimize the number of times I have to go. Besides, because this is dragging out so long, there's still a small chance I'll pull the plug. Don't want to, but might.