OUR COMMENTS ON DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT

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Even in a GPS overlay environment, DME is still one of the most capable and useful tools in the IFR-equipped aircraft. It provides the essential distance, ground speed, and time enroute information that you need to navigate the airspace system. It also gives a pilot lower minimums on most approaches, including many that are published specifically for VOR-DME-equipped aircraft. This can make the difference between landing at home or having to divert to an alternate in bad weather. For this reason alone, DME systems are always high on a pilot's list of must-haves. Give us a call at APG-Eastern Avionics and we can recommend a DME that fits your needs, airplane and pocketbook.

BEWARE OF OLD DME UNITS

There is some temptation on the part of pilots flying 1970 vintage DMEs to keep them on life support long after they should be buried. Unfortunately, old DMEs do not die gracefully. Most of them clean out the wallets of unsuspecting owners for years before they realize the money spent on repair bills would have bought them a new DME. Many avionics shops try to keep their customers' old DMEs working against their better judgment. Unfortunately, those shops frequently get a bad reputation from the customers they try to help because the DMEs they fix never seem to stay fixed. As a general rule, any DME with a single or dual digital display of any type built in the 1970s should be avoided. If you already own one, be kind to yourself and bury it the next time it goes belly up!

On the other hand (with no exceptions that come to mind), all the modern units with triple display gas discharge readouts work very well and should give you years of reliable service.

AVIONICS REVIEWS

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ARC Cessna 400-DME (Recon.) $0.00 400-DME ARC DME System (Recon.) CALL FOR CURRENT PRICING.

ARC Cessna 800 DME (Recon.) $0.00 CALL FOR CURRENT PRICING! 800 DME System complete digital KDM-700 (Recon.)

Bendix/King KN-62A DME $6,400.00 $5,789.00 On Sale! 066-01068-0004 The Bendix/King KN- 62/63/64 DME series are outstanding. A high power 100 watt transmitter, bright triple display digital readout, (Distance/Groundspeed/Time to Station) thin flat pack design and easy three wire installation makes it ideal for most panels. The KN-62A-01 includes a special harmonic filter which is required in some foreign countries. The KN-64 is a lower power non-TSO’d version of the KN-62A. The KN-63 is a remote mount version of the KN-62A-01 and uses a KDI-572 indicator (included) that mounts in the panel.

Bendix/King KN-63 DME/KDI-572 $10,060.00 $9,089.00 On Sale! 066-01070-0001 Only Honeywell's Bendix/King Silver Crown KN 63 offers so many high-performance DME features in one compact, low-cost package. The TSO'd KN 63 is a complete 100 watt, 200-channel remote DME system utilizing Large Scale Integrated (LSI) circuit technology. Offering significant advantages in DME reliability and performance, the KN 63 is all solid-state (no transmitter tubes) and can be installed with either single or dual panel indicators. Distance lock-on is virtually instantaneous (usually within one second) with accurate groundspeed and time-to-station readouts following in less than a minute. Dimensions: 6.50 in. (16.51 cm) x 1.18 in. (3.00 cm) x 11.55 in. (29.34 cm) (HxWxL) Weight: 2.8 lbs. (1.27 kg) Power Required: 11-33 VDC at 17 watts max. with two indicators

Bendix/King KN-64 DME $5,090.00 $4,589.00 On Sale! 066-01088-0000 The KN 64 is a panel-mounted,200-channel, all solid-state DME including both internal and remote channeling capability. It features simultaneous display of distance,ground speed and time-to-station. The system includes a KA 60 antenna and an installation kit. Not TSO'd. Dimensions: 1.30 in. (3.302 cm) x 6.312 in. (16.032 cm x 12.258 in.(31.135cm) (HxWxl)Weight 2.6 lbs. (16.032 cm) Power Required: 11-33 VDC at 15 watts

Collins TCR-451 DME (Recon.) $1,189.00 400-DME ARC DME System (Recon.)

Narco Dme 890 (recon) $1,989.00 $1,689.00 On Sale! Narco's DME-890 is an all-digital DME, comparable to the King KN-64. It is capable of providing DME information for all 200 NAV channels. The DME-890 has a remote channeling capability, allowing it to get the proper NAV channel from your existing Narco NAV Receiver. You may also tune the DME-890 directly. This feature lets you monitor your position relative to other VORs, while still navigating toward the primary VOR station. The DME-890's will simultaneously show distance, groundspeed, and time-to-station on its bright gas discharge display. The DME-890 also features: All solid state design for reliability 25 watts transmit power Instant "lock on" RNAV interface

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