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Tim(at)MyRV10.com
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:44 pm Post subject: Anyone read AC's Gear of the year?

If anyone reads Aviation Consumer and could shoot me

the latest article on the Gear of the Year EFIS stuff,

I'd appreciate it.



I just read this today in a newsletter, and want to

see more:



"Chelton Flight Systems: Gear of the Year 2006 EFIS Display

According to Paul Bertorelli, Editor of Aviation Consumer, the Chelton 

EFIS has been named "Gear of the Year 2006" EFIS Display. Aviation 

Consumer has published several articles recently comparing Garmin, 

Avidyne and Chelton's EFIS. The July 2006 edition states: "if any OEM 

offered new airplane customers the choice of all three systems - Garmin, 

Avidyne and Chelton - a significant number would pick the Chelton. We 

think its display logic and design is the best of the three by a 

significant margin." In a follow-on article, they note that the Chelton 

EFIS "gives the pilot a direct visual representation of position rather 

than relying on an electrical abstraction of steam gauges, as the Garmin 

and Avidyne do.""



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Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying

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Kellym

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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 1:02 pm Post subject: Anyone read AC's Gear of the year?

Directly copied from the artical. That is the full extent of their mention.



Best EFIS Display:

Chelton Flight Logic

Not too long after our eyeballs had been rolled around by EFIS  

displays for the umpteenth time, we realized something: All they do is  

present a pretty picture of conventional flight instruments. Hey, it?s  

2006. Shouldn?t there be a better way?



Chelton thinks so and it delivers in its FlightLogic EFIS system,  

which we think has the most practical, imaginative and innovative  

display design of all the EFIS systems we have seen. The FlightLogic  

was born of military ethos and is thus rich with aircraft path and  

vector information and a unique three-dimensional feel that makes the  

other systems look like cardboard cutouts.



Although its screens are on the small side, we found the FlightLogic  

easy to master and?this is the best part?really fun to use. The screen  

has a constant, dynamic flow of information that?s engaging and  

useful. Check out Chelton at www.chelton.com/.



Quoting Tim Olson <Tim(at)MyRV10.com>:



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 If anyone reads Aviation Consumer and could shoot me

 the latest article on the Gear of the Year EFIS stuff,

 I'd appreciate it.



 I just read this today in a newsletter, and want to

 see more:



 "Chelton Flight Systems: Gear of the Year 2006 EFIS Display

 According to Paul Bertorelli, Editor of Aviation Consumer, the Chelton

 EFIS has been named "Gear of the Year 2006" EFIS Display. Aviation

 Consumer has published several articles recently comparing Garmin,

 Avidyne and Chelton's EFIS. The July 2006 edition states: "if any OEM

 offered new airplane customers the choice of all three systems -

 Garmin, Avidyne and Chelton - a significant number would pick the

 Chelton. We think its display logic and design is the best of the three

 by a significant margin." In a follow-on article, they note that the

 Chelton EFIS "gives the pilot a direct visual representation of

 position rather than relying on an electrical abstraction of steam

 gauges, as the Garmin and Avidyne do.""



 -- 

 Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying

 do not archive



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Tim(at)MyRV10.com
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:53 pm Post subject: Anyone read AC's Gear of the year?

That wasn't quite the one that had the same wording, but another builder

pointed me in the right direction.  I put the article here:

http://www.myrv10.com/files/kitplanes/chelton/Chelton_EFIS_AC.html



It's not too bad, although it describes the certified unit which lacks

some of the features, and it describes installation as a retrofit,

which would be a huge chore compared to what us homebuilders would

do.  It does make it sound pretty favorable from a useability

standpoint when compared to the G1000/Avidyne though.   Too bad they

didn't do one of the Experimental unit.



Tim



Kelly McMullen wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   

 

 Directly copied from the artical. That is the full extent of their mention.

 

 Best EFIS Display:

 Chelton Flight Logic

 Not too long after our eyeballs had been rolled around by EFIS displays 

 for the umpteenth time, we realized something: All they do is present a 

 pretty picture of conventional flight instruments. Hey, it?s 2006. 

 Shouldn?t there be a better way?

 

 Chelton thinks so and it delivers in its FlightLogic EFIS system, which 

 we think has the most practical, imaginative and innovative display 

 design of all the EFIS systems we have seen. The FlightLogic was born of 

 military ethos and is thus rich with aircraft path and vector 

 information and a unique three-dimensional feel that makes the other 

 systems look like cardboard cutouts.

 

 Although its screens are on the small side, we found the FlightLogic 

 easy to master and?this is the best part?really fun to use. The screen 

 has a constant, dynamic flow of information that?s engaging and useful. 

 Check out Chelton at www.chelton.com/.

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