BurnieM

It is a problem with the current version of the software in a Thales built box. The fix seems to be reverting to the previous version. If they have not updated to the current version then they do not have a problem.

Don't ask, don't tell.

So not a big job to fix it but a limited number of authorised maintenance staff who can do the job. This could end up taking months to get the whole fleet flying again.

That video of a helo doing a low pass to the right side of the runway and then a Cessna (?) comes in to land and spirals off to the right still freaks me out.

https://www.itnews.com.au/news/bom-never-planned-to-end-reliance-on-legacy-site-622130

There are two models of GTX45R. If it has an internal GPS it should have 2 antenna sockets on the rear and it needs both a ADS-B antenna and a GPS antenna.

If you have only a single antenna mount (for ADS-B) on the GTX then it sounds like you do not have an internal GPS. You need a GPS source for ABS-B otherwise the GTX45R will only work as a mode S transponder. An IFR navigator (like a GTN650Xi) or a GTX internal GPS or a standalone GPS (like a GPS20A) is needed with the GTX45R for ADS-B. The internal GPS on the G3X Touch cannot be used as an approved GPS source with a ADS-B transponder.

The GA35 is a good antenna and a little more robust than the dash mounts. Maybe you can get away without a G5 antenna. Comments from Vans forum; https://vansairforce.net/threads/garmin-g5-external-gps-antenna-needed.160538/ I'm a little confused on the GTX as the GTX45R is a transponder. Do you have the model with the internal GPS or are you using a GPS20A (seperate GPS receiver). Does this come with an a GPS antenna in the box ? Last time I looked you needed to purchase a GPS antenna and an ADS-B antenna separately (but this was a while ago).

The GA35 is designed for external mounting but dash mount antennas seem to work fine too. I believe you need 3 GPS antennas; G3X Touch G5 and GTX45R.

Not sure how you would couple them without a major redesign. Probably simpler to design a brand new engine.

I'm using this and it is still being updated, at least the aviation metars/tafs and radar pages that I use.

Actually that is not really that expensive. Pretty much every new factory built LSA is in the AU$300 to $350,000 range.

Everybody feels like that. It took me 23 months (including cross country). Did the paperwork for RPL and now I have run out of money. Need to get job so I can finish it then ...

Yeah, nah. Its pretty typical for an LSA.

We flight plan at 16 litres/hour in a Evektor Harmony with a Rotax 912is but cruise is only 110kt.