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Avidyne IFD540 |
Garmin GNS530W |
Garmin GTN750 |
Suggested List Price |
$16,995 |
$14,995*
(no longer available) |
$16,995 |
Physical Size (inches) |
4.60H x 6.30Wx11D |
4.60H x 6.30Wx11D |
6.00H x 6.30Wx11D |
System Weight |
8.50lbs |
8.50lbs |
10+lbs |
Display Size |
5.7 inch VGA (640x480) |
5.0-inch 1/4 VGA (320x234) |
6.9-inch (600x708) |
Number of Colors |
65,535 |
8 |
65,535 |
Slide-In Replacement for GNS530 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Touch Screen for most functions |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Knobs/Buttons for most functions |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
High-Resolution Terrain Graphics |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
MultiTouch Capabilty for Pinch Zoom |
Yes |
No |
No |
WAAS GPS Capability |
16-Channel Gamma 3 |
12-Channel Gamma 3 |
15-Channel Gamma 3 |
Flight Plans |
99 FlightPlans |
20 FlightPlans |
99 FlightPlans |
Waypoints / Flight Plan |
128 Waypoints ea |
31 Waypoints ea |
100 Waypoints ea |
Victor Airway Flight Planning |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Graphical Airway building |
Yes |
No |
No |
GeoFill |
Yes |
No |
No |
Procedure Preview - Preview of SIDs, STAR, Approaches before entry into Flt Plan |
Yes |
No |
No |
Easy Entry Hold at any point |
Yes |
No |
No |
Rubberband Flight Plan Editing |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Electronic Approach Charts |
Yes. Jeppesen is standard |
No |
Yes FliteChart (Jeppesen is Optional) |
Electronic Airport Diagrams |
Yes. >6,000 worldwide airport diagrams w/Jeppesen is standard |
No |
Yes <1,000 Safetaxi US Airports (Jeppesen is Optional) |
Touchscreen Keyboard for Data Entry |
Intuitive QWERTY Keyboard |
No |
ABC Keyboard |
Textual Station Identifier of Active COM Frequency |
Yes |
No |
No |
Textual Station Identifier of Standby COM Frequency |
Yes |
No |
No |
Fully-Automated NAV Tuning |
Yes |
No |
No |
10 Watt COMM |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
16 Watt COMM |
Optional |
Optional |
Optional |
Support for XM WX |
Yes. GDL69/A |
Yes. GDL69/A |
Yes. GDL69/A |
Support for SIRIUS/WSI |
Yes. MLB700 & WSI AV300 |
No |
No |
Support for WX-500 Lightning (Monochrome) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Support for TWX670 Lightning (Color) |
Yes |
No |
No |
Supports all popular Traffic Sensors including TAS & TCAS I |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Represents the 320 x 240 resolution of the Garmin 530 (Quarter-VGA) display. The 530 only supports 8 colors, where the IFD540 supports 65,000 colors and has 4x as many pixels.
Represents the 4.25" x 3.25" 530 display for a 5.25" diagonal.