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Can those of you who went to OSH give a short rundown of the coolest things you saw at OSH for those of us who didn't go? Could be anything, an airplane, a new product, anything.

The (soon to be) new Dynon looks promising.
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rv8or · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:40 pm Post subject:

The new Dynon was probably it...we went back there twice, maybe 3 times (it all blends together). Next 6 months should be interesting with it, to see what happens with delivery/pricing.

I bought a Halo headset, the thing is sweet, looking forward to using it at work Tues.

I thought the LED light advancements were interesting: more and more power/performance for such a low pull. Make your own judgement on which company/product best suits you, but definitely look into them.

The Cirrus Jet made my pants go crazy.

Along the same lines, the "Bomber Girls" and their calendar are high on the list as well! Laughing

Joe
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bullojm1 · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:02 am Post subject:

Spike · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:22 am Post subject:

Did anybody check out the Advanced Flight System's "Flight Deck?" Id be interested in hearing more about that, especially with respect to using it as a MFD.

Spike
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cjensen · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:37 am Post subject:

I didn't stop at the Dynon booth, but the other guys were pretty gaga over it.

Didn't see/stop at AFS either... Embarassed

One of the coolest things for me was the rocket racing demo. I didn't think it would be all that intriguing, but it was pretty cool to watch. Of course, there's no practicality to it, but going straight up with a boost of rocket propulsion was sweet!

Seeing John Travolta's 707 was a highlight for me.

As far as products go...hmmm...have to think about that for a sec...
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rv8or · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:27 am Post subject:

I had been privy to a bit of AFS Flight Deck info earlier, so it wasn't that "earth shattering" to me at OSH. It is still my #1 choice...even the 3500 without the Flight Deck upgrades.

But the Dynon 16:9 ratio, and high res displays/shading, dual AHRS/redundancy was pretty cool. It just looks good. The web sites can give a better technical description than I can.

I actually thought the physical feel (buttons/joystick) of the AFS was better than the Dynon, just my opinion.

I can say that I would prefer a user selectable HITS, as I don't think it's a good way to display the info. Plain old flight director, please.

I would also like to be able to display the EFIS, Map/HSI and engine instruments (at least basic ones) simultaniously. The new Dynaon cannot do this...without a separate -10A

Joe
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f14rio · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:31 pm Post subject:

The coolest things that I saw were:

1) Raptor demo - the afterburner perfected.
2) Dynon's new display - very sweet.
3) The sea of RV's!

Since I am just starting the fuse and I pretty much know what I want to put in the panel and what engine to use... the vendors didn't do much for me... other than the new display from Dynon. On that note... Joe... can you tell us all what a CDI is?

Smile

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rv8or · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:34 pm Post subject:

Tried to find something funny to post, but check out this list:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDI

Surprised

J
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cnpeters · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:43 pm Post subject:

f14rio · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:21 pm Post subject:

Carl,

I think I have somewhere in the neighborhood of 500 pics of Osh this year. A few of the Bomber Girls. I will let you know when I get them out to the web. Mine are rear shots only... darn the luck right? hehe. Chad has face shots....
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cjensen · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:37 pm Post subject:

Most of mine are "rear" shots as well, but I do have a couple I can share...

Bomber girls in their pink Wednesday dresses-

Thursday's black dresses with my mug in the middle-

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Spike · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:41 pm Post subject:

svanarts · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 4:39 pm Post subject:

Brantel · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:20 pm Post subject:

Chaaaad!

Dude, you know better than posting public pics like this! That wife of yours that your tooo lucky to have ain't the jealous type is she?

I am glad I was not there because I would have seen little of the rest of the show! Surprised

cjensen · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:23 pm Post subject:

Pics? What pics? I didn't take those...

I'm IN one of them, so I didn't take it. Mr. Green

I showed them to Brit as we were going thru the week's pics, and she just rolled her eyes. Yeah, she's cool. Thumbsup

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Spike · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:51 pm Post subject:

That reminds me. Anyone remember the "flight crew" that came in with Glacier Girl in '05? If I remember correctly Patti saw those pictures. They no longer exist Mr. Green

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Spike · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:56 pm Post subject:

I was just surfing the web and noticed that Van's has another engine special, which is even better if you package it with a prop. I hope they do this next year when I will actually be ready to make the purchase. I hate when the timing is off.

Oh well....
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Spike · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 6:03 pm Post subject:

That would be the one. Lemme give you my email addy ... Evil or Very Mad

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