Insight G4 vs JPI 790 - pros and cons?

[n86121]

I find the G4 vibration analysis and percent power indications ...interesting.

Even to the right, the vertical temp strips for EGT and CHT will be fine.
I understand they change to yellow or red if anything starts to move out of range.

I have never seen one powered up. Reasonably bright and easy to see at a slight angle?

It appears the latest software also has an EGT leveling display of some sort
so anything that should stand out will, one way or another.

I BELIEVE EGT is not a required gauge on the 337, as it is called an 'economizer' I think.
So while it can't ground the aircraft, but still nice to know.

I partially rationalize this as another somewhat value-adding option as well.
As well as useful in cruise, and diagnostics, adds some value to the airplane,

[kbecker]

I never had fuel flow tranducers with the GEM 1200, so they were installed with the G4. I was finally able to do the GAMI lean test now that I had accurate fuel flow information.

[kbecker]

My G4 is mounted right able the trim wheel.

[n86121]

Hmmm. That would be nice, but I have a slaved stormscope wx 950 there.

SEPARATE STORMSCOPE
Its really nice to have real time t-storm tracking, vs 'dated' adsB
ADS blobology is good enough to widely-avoid t storms,
but I've had enough times where the T scope made a big difference.

Mine also gets real time heading from the autopilot AI circuit (which is always powered).
So strikes out to 200m always show relative to aircraft heading.

Personally, I find the separate real-time gyro-slaved 200mile T storm display ideal.
If it shows nothing, there is nothing.
If it shows something, it is real time,
not just tiny little strikes in an already cluttered map.

SEPARATE TRAFFIC
Similarly, I have the ATX separate display of TAS-fed active traffic.
While TAS and ADSB traffic are all integrated in the Avidyne orgasmic suite 550 map,
Like the stormscope, if nothing is shown on that display, then nothing there
(with any type of transponder, even basic mode C)

The traffic embedded into 550 map is okay, but not as clear (or attention-getting).
I'd say the biggest problem with everything-maps is too much-overlayed clutter.

BUT...
ADS B weather and traffic DO provide pretty good 'blobology.'
"Just say no"

If I had just those, would that be enough?

Hard to give up real-time separate displays though...