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Topic: Nav Indicator Interfaces

Posted By: 94S
Subject: Nav Indicator Interfaces
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2014 at 12:44pm

Steve,

The IM lists Mid Continent MD200-20X nav indicator as interfacing with IFD540. Mid Continent's webpage only lists MD200-20Xs as "Overhaul/Exchange". I currently have the old Cessna ARC nav indicators so obviously I'll need to upgrade for the IFD. Mid Continent does have MD200-30X nav indicators available for new purchase. Are the -30X indicators compatible with the IFD. (I believe, and don't quote me, but I'm pretty sure that the only difference between the -30X and -20X indicators is that the -20X indicators have G's name printed on them so I'd really rather not put one of those in my airplane anyways.)

David

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Posted By: Gary T
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2014 at 12:52pm

AviJake (Steve) replied previously on this topic ( see 3rd page- topic Which Nav Indicators):

The MD200-306 is not our list of supported nav indicators. The annunciators do matter in that we drive each one from a discrete on the IFD540 and we have not included the BC annunciator support in that stream. That does matter from a primary nav indicator perspective so at least for now, the MD200-306 is not on our supported list. http://avidynelive.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=345&PID=2297&title=which-nav-indicator#2297" rel="nofollow -

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Gary-T

Posted By: pburger
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2014 at 3:33pm

My understanding is that the Garmin GI-106A is functionally the same as the Mid Continent MD200-206. The difference being that the Garmin unit has "Garmin" silkscreened on the faceplate. I told my Avionics guy to look far and wide for a MD200-206 so that I don't have that "Garmin" logo in my field of vision. I'm not sure if he's had any luck finding a new or used unit yet.

Posted By: Paul
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2014 at 8:08pm

The MD200-206 has the Garmin name on the front.

Posted By: pburger
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2014 at 10:14am

Okay, so that would mean there is absolutely no difference between the GI-106A and the MD200-206.

Well, then I need to tell my Avionics guy to just grab up a GI-106A, because he said he could get his hands on one of those easily.