Mon, Jan 31, 2011
It was near the end of a long and pretty cool day as we exited
Robinson helicopter, awash in the aerial-coolness that allowed us
to beat their new R66 to death and pull off a really great
Air-To-Air shoot all over (literally) LA.
We were cranking up the little side road that borders the
airport when a sign caught my attention and I smacked my forehead,
again literally, and hit the brakes with a screech (screw it... it
was a rental) realizing that I had forgotten that a VERY cool
little avionics development company was literally a few hundred
yards away from the Robby HQ. Throwing our day's schedule to the
wind, we zipped into the lot and got ourselves WELL acquainted with
the latest offering from MGL Avionics... folks doing very solid
work... for prices that the average sport aviation enthusiast just
has to love.
Not one of the best-known names in the business, MGL has been
puttering away for a decade and gotten high-marks form a customer
base that I know to be pretty fussy when it comes to avionics.
According to the company, MGL Avionics have shipped tens of
thousands of instruments worldwide since 2001. These folks do it
all... glass panel displays, engine gauges, single gauges, cluster
gauges, auto-pilot components, systems instruments... the
works.
Their latest innovation includes the release of their Generation
2 EFIS systems -- which MGL notes, "takes situational awareness and
flexibility to a new level, providing a reliable, safe solution for
all your instrumentation needs. It is a PFD, an MFD, an engine
monitor, a fuel computer, a GPS navigator, an autopilot and an
interface/display device for a multitude of other devices. And it
provides all of this for a very good price."
Their current EFIS offerings (named Enigma, Voyager and Odyssey)
start at smaller 5.7" display systems all the way to 10.4"
monsters. And by the way... you really need to look at their
mini-EFIS line... the XTreme mini EFIS is pretty impressive for
such a small gauge... though it looks like it can fit just about
anywhere.
Join ANN and Aero-TV as we take a tour of MGL Avionics and let
the brakes cool off on our rental car... Enjoy!
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