Author: Paul
Subject: IFD540 Certification Status
Posted: 04 Jun 2014 at 8:14am
I don't think you could pick up a unit. The agreement was that they wouldn't be sent to you but to your selected Avidyne dealer.
Avionics shops charge less for installation of equipment that they sold because they make a profit on the sale. Avidyne is kicking back some money to the dealer to make up for the lost profit. Otherwise the dealers wouldn't be real interested in installing our IFDs or would charge a higher price to do it.
I realize you were half-kidding. It would be seriously cool if people could walk away from the Avidyne booth with a box that said IFD 540 in big letters. On the other hand, I don't know that I would want to be carrying a box that said "$10,000 GPS" in big letters around Oshkosh.
Subject: IFD540 Certification Status
Posted: 04 Jun 2014 at 8:14am
I don't think you could pick up a unit. The agreement was that they wouldn't be sent to you but to your selected Avidyne dealer.
Avionics shops charge less for installation of equipment that they sold because they make a profit on the sale. Avidyne is kicking back some money to the dealer to make up for the lost profit. Otherwise the dealers wouldn't be real interested in installing our IFDs or would charge a higher price to do it.
I realize you were half-kidding. It would be seriously cool if people could walk away from the Avidyne booth with a box that said IFD 540 in big letters. On the other hand, I don't know that I would want to be carrying a box that said "$10,000 GPS" in big letters around Oshkosh.