Questionnaire

Question 1 Background:
Inertial Navigation System, INS, has long been a favored method of guidance and control for military aircraft before the emergence of GPS. The civilian application of the technology was limited to transport and business jets because of the high-cost, but now Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems, or MEMS technology changed that. Combined with GPS, civilian, low-cost version of combination INS-GPS navigational system can be an attractive upgrade from GPS-only system as it adds margin of safety for continued accurate navigation during short loss of GPS signals.

1A. How much are you willing to pay for a new avionics suite that gives you combined GPS and INS navigational capabilities?

$4k $6k $8k $10k $15k $18k $20k

1B. What is the maximum size that you can tolerate (measured in cubic inches)?

200 220 240 260 280 300

1C. What is the maximum weight that you can tolerate (measured in lbs)?

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Question 2 Background:
In today's avionics market, Garmin GPS 400 & 500 are the only IFR-certified MFD with internal GPS engines. They offer more compact installations to the cockpit as it saves the need for external GPS receivers.

2A. How much are you willing to pay for a new MFD with internal GPS engine?

$4k $6k $8k $10k $15k $18k $20k

2B. What size of display (measured in inches)?

3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5

Other:

2C. What functions would you like to have on it? Select all that apply

GPS navigation VFR/IFR
IFR approach plates
Terrain warning (TAWS)
Traffic warning (active/passive)
Real time WX link
Real time TFR information
Built-in VHF communication
VOR/Loc/Glideslope
WAAS/LAAS capabilities
Layover of wanted info on map display

2D. What is the maximum size that you can tolerate (measured in cubic inches)?

200 220 240 260 280 300

2E. What is the maximum weight that you can tolerate (measured in lbs)?

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Question 3 Background:
Would you consider purchasing an avionics product of a foreign brand or manufacturer if it was a respected, well-proven brand in other field of engineering, such as marine or military?

Yes No

This survey will run through August of 2006, and the temporal results will be tallied and posted at the end of each month. The grand result will be part of Michigan SATS’ exhibition at this year’s EAA AirVenture 2006 held from July 24 to 30 in Oshkosh, WI. See you at Oshkosh! See more info at http://www.airventure.org