Dynon Pocket EFIS Flight Trial

Dynon has introduced a terrific little portable EFIS called the D1 Pocket Panel. AVweb's Paul Bertorelli took it for a spin in his Piper Cub and says the airplane is now IFR certified. Sure it is...

[@rigilchrist]

I love AVweb videos. Paul B and Jeff VW are both very good, knowledgeable and watchable presenters. Thanks!

[@jnrolf]

"Its my job to give people ideas"... WELL SAID PAUL!

[@d73Hify]

paul, you're the man. thanks, a happy youtuber

[@budandbean1]

Ha! Love the out-takes Paul! Just too funny.

[@fostersvision]

Great review! And thanks for the ideas as well! Ricardo

[@triplanelover]

thanks for the excellent production showing this remarkable little gadget! think that does make damn good sense "just in case" with a failing vacuum system. think $1300 is worth saving your life.

[@MarkRose1337]

*adds flying a J-3 IFR to his bucket list*

[@fixitmekanik412]

ha! hilarious out-take! Always like those!

[@MagicBiscuitShow]

Sure wish I'd had one of these when I was flying (before the heart attack, which voided my medical for life).

[@flyandes07]

Paul, what kind of cameras did you use for this video ? Good quality!

[@AVweb]

Sanyo Xacti HD camera. Mounted on the overhead tubing upside down. Image reversed in post.

[@mechmove]

very nice, shouldn't be too far into the future before this portable stuff starts getting some degree of certification from the FAA.

[@GeorgeSemel]

Gee's Paul, with that, the Garmin 796 and an I-pad with Fore Fight IFR, you could fly IFR in the J-3, the question is why would you want to. I would fly some practice approaches just because. After all there is the why yes I flown an ILS in a J-3. We as pilots do need bragging rights from time to time, and something to talk at the local hanger sessions. Kidding aside, I can see where that would be a fine thing to have.

[@Chris9183]

Hey Paul, I'm building my own experimental plane called a MiniMax soon...I'm finding instruments to be insanely expensive, and if I were to just invest in this unit and use it as a replacement for a bunch of individual instruments, I could save a lot of money. Would you say this unit is reliable enough to use alone? I can't justify spending $1400 on something just used as a backup.

[@1BustedMyth]

"don't give people idea's" LMAO! "Those flying machines will never catch on"

[@cujet]

Wow, look at that airspeed, er, ah, groundspeed.

[@hippiewithacowboyhat]

Costs the same as a garmin 696 with 10 times the functionality.....

[@robajohnson]

Well if the FAA cared about flivver-GA they would.

[@bennylandron]

it only takes money!

[@21AirDrop]

Paul, don't be giving people ideas! ...just joking.