Author: glassanza
Subject: Wishlist for the next IFD software release
Posted: 10 Nov 2015 at 6:07pm
David I respect your desire for "standardization" but lets get real. The 540 doesn't talk to a G*330 for starters, Aspen charges you to talk to their boxes and the hope that Capstone is the solutions seems all but flushed. Manufactures want to sell you as many boxes as they can, and rightly so. Why offer integration with a competitor if you are selling a competing box? Back to your point, the world is changing quickly regarding avionics as we all know. If a box in my airplane can't handle a power off shutdown and restart I'm not buying it. I think manufacturers understand that there are those of us who chose to flip the "Off" switch and push it in the hangar...
Subject: Wishlist for the next IFD software release
Posted: 10 Nov 2015 at 6:07pm
David I respect your desire for "standardization" but lets get real. The 540 doesn't talk to a G*330 for starters, Aspen charges you to talk to their boxes and the hope that Capstone is the solutions seems all but flushed. Manufactures want to sell you as many boxes as they can, and rightly so. Why offer integration with a competitor if you are selling a competing box? Back to your point, the world is changing quickly regarding avionics as we all know. If a box in my airplane can't handle a power off shutdown and restart I'm not buying it. I think manufacturers understand that there are those of us who chose to flip the "Off" switch and push it in the hangar...