IFD540 Certification Status

Ooh, you jinxed it.

I received an email this morning for a special offer to receive free ADS-B out if you order a unit. I called and asked when I could get the unit and was told a week to ten days. I then asked why I couldn't get an answer when I would receive my month three units, and I was told that all month one units had been delivered. I was told again that someone would let me know. I gotta tell you this is really frustrating as I'm waitng ever so patiently for these units so I can put my airplane on the market.

It is starting to look like Avidyne's month has 60 days:

If that is true, then the 1st month customers mentioned to you likely meant those 1st month buyers that paid full price. It is starting to look like the pre-buyers are getting their units only after all the full-price buyers have been served.

It sounds more like Avidyne is having problems getting the production rate to where they were expecting.

I don't know if it is too late to cancel a pre-order and buy a retail unit, but in between my fifth and sixth e-mail copies of the "Avidyne Insider" that announced the free transponder I received e-mail from Sarasota Avionics showing a special IFD 540 price of $13,495.  If that includes the transponder it is a very tempting offer.  It isn't on their website but I called and confirmed it was real.  I'm too far from Florida to take advantage of it though.

I was told that I am in month one and I have a delivery date in the second week in December

Agreed, that makes zero sense.  I'm happy that you (David) got your box already but, given all the seeming inconsistencies in the reported delivery schedules, am at a loss as to what that portends.

As I think someone mentioned, the pre-buyers really deserve some sort of gesture of thanks from Avidyne in the form of a deep-discount on a 2nd unit such as a 340.

Edited by oskrypuch - 09 Oct 2014 at 9:25am

And yes, I've seen the freebie offer on the web site (still there).

I am in month 7 supposedly.  My shop said he had called Avidyne and was told I am scheduled for April.  When I asked my sales guy Brian Oliver saying that was way beyond 7 months after they got certified and he said that was for the 440.  I recently sent him an email asking where I stood and what about that xponder offer and he has not answered. 

I know when I posted a while back saying that Avidyne was showing no respect for their "investors" (that's essentially what we are) several people jumped to their defense.

Avijake had even posted that they had found ways to up production so was holding out the carrot that we might actually get our boxes ahead of the promised schedule.

Now it seems that they are putting new buyers ahead of us.  Of course, from a simple economics standpoint as someone said (I am the cynic he referred to I guess), they already have our money and they get more by supplying full-price buyers and figure we've waited this long....  However, that is no way to treat your investors.  They could blame the FAA for the certification delays but can't blame anyone but themselves for failure to meet the promised deliveries once they got the TSO.

The letter from the CFO never came and now sales isn't answering or they are passing the buck to dealers.  I have only been waiting a little over a year and pre-bought both 540 and 440.  Those of you who are in the supposed first couple of months have been waiting 3.

At this rate i may not live to see my 440.

I have contacted my dealer and told him that I will be interested in getting the new transponder if the price is inline with today's market.  So far, neither he nor I have had any notification as to when my set or Bob II's will be delivered. Bob II did check about his set and the girl told him that mine should be in the third week of October. As an aside, the Thursday Webinar did not go today. Anyone know why?

Happy Skies,

Old Bob

Yikes, what a mess.

Is there a timeline yet for TAWS-B?

I really like the idea of a 500 foot callout.

Edited by ddgates - 09 Oct 2014 at 8:45pm

No, I'm not willing to provide that estimate.  Despite the best intentions of everyone involved, that has not worked out well in the past.

A few guys are working on a bug fix release called Release 10.0.2.0 and the rest are working on Release 10.1.

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MikeK wrote: I can confirm that I was offered a nice discount on the AXP-340, and as a result, there will be one in my panel along with my 540.  Thanks, Avidyne!  :)

Hello,
I would like to use the system in my german registered Bonanza.
Is there a time line for Easa Certification ?
Thanks
Wolfgang

Are there any news about the EASA Certifican state ?

No update to the EASA certification. We are working with EASA officials to get an approval.

AviSimpson wrote: No update to the EASA certification. We are working with EASA officials to get an approval.

Thanks CH.

Yes. It is operated in Europe under US registration and under US (FAA) law & jurisdiction. For example, work on the aircraft is signed off by an FAA-licenced A&P/AI.

Vince