This is why experimental airplanes often have far superior avionics these days: you can put anything you want in one, without any certification. The result is c

This is why experimental airplanes often have far superior avionics these days: you can put anything you want in one, without any certification. The result is cheaper and better alternatives. I believe there are efforts underway to change the rules to avoid this "making the perfect the enemy of the good" effect: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Airplane_Revitalization_Act_of_2013 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Airplane_Revitalization_A...