Crm2120

[gkey]

The new Xerion AuRACLE twin engine monitor has been announced at Sun-n-Fun this weekend. It's called a CRM (Cockpit Resource Management System), and is the first unit on the market meant to be a primary replacement for all those inaccurate engine instruments, fuel gauges and P's & T's.
http://www.findinternettv.com/Video,...244292145.aspx
What do you think?

[WebMaster]

Avweb had a piece on it, and it looks like really good. It's actually 2 panels, and replace fuel gages as well.
Finally something for us twin owners.

[gkey]

Exactly. I got really fed up with my fuel gauges not working. Lately, my Oil Temp is also fluctuating - being told the little spring inside the gauge is on its way out.

So, about 6 months ago, I wrote a letter to Xerion and asked them if they would be coming out with a twin engine monitor similar to the single engine monitor. I became very interested when Eric Hathaway wrote me that they were in fact in the process of finalizing their twin engine monitor, and it would be a PRIMARY REPLACEMENT for all those faulty gauges in the right panel. So interested that I bought one there and then, once he answered a few key questions about STC's TSO's and such. The 337's WILL be on the AML list, I was assured.

But alas, it will have to stay in the box for a while once it arrives. The CRM2120 has to talk to a GPS (and I'm not too sure, maybe an altitude encoder as well), but the point is I want to change out my centre stack from King Silver Crown to all-Garmin. To not revisit any jobs, it is neccessary to first do the centre stack, and then add the CRM2120. I will have to cut a whole new right panel to acommodate the CRM2120 and the backup "steam" gauges.

Let the transition to glass begin!!

[WebMaster]

There is an interesting article, about the transition to Glass. Seems you could stay with King, get the "Glass" GPS/Nav/Comm, and get the GPS PFD, all from King.

[gkey]

I'm listening....?
I'm always open to new ideas. I've always been a Garmin fan, by default, I guess. All my previous planes had Garmin. No clue what's happening in the King camp. Simply 'believed' Garmin was better...and now I have a plane with King Silver Frown (err...Crown).

What would you recommend form the King line to counter the following:
Garmin 530W
Garmin SL30
Garmin GTX 330S

[Dave Underwood]

I went through a lot of similar thinking a couple of years ago (actually is was 5 or 6 years ago - time flies) and went for a Garmin & King solution.

The reason for this note is to point out that you can jam a lot into the radio stack if you think about it. I think the best answer is a mix of both Garmin 530 & 430 with a bit of King thrown in for good luck.

From top to bottom I got an audio panel, a 530, a 430, a mode S transponder and a King ADF in the radio stack and replaced the old marker beacon unit with a DME display.

Why the ADF? I grew up with them and there are still quite a few ADF/DME only approaches here in Europe. There is also very slow up take in GPS approaches. You can also listen to the radio as well. The DME is likely over kill, but it did clean up the panel and was not very costly.

FYI - there are pretty good deals to be had if you are willing to get second hand.

The 530/430 combination allows great flexibility while flying IFR. I normal display the storm scope output on the 530 in map mode and run the 430 in HSI mode.

I have also done some flying recently behind a G1000 panel and it is pretty neat as well.

My two cents worth.

Blue skies.