Comparison – DCX MAX vs. Redbird FMX
- HARDWARE
- Warranty
- Extended Warranty
- Dynamic Control Loading
- Hall Effect Precision Position Sensors
- Professional Grade Rudder Pedals
- COMPUTERS
- Computers Per System
- Computer Rack System
- Intel I7 Processor(s)
- Nvidia Video Card(s)
- Solid State Hard Drives
- Back-up Solid State Drives
- SOFTWARE
- Licensed Software
- X-Plane Professional
- Aircraft Models Included
- Additional Aircraft Cost
- Turboprop Aircraft Upgrade
- Jet Aircraft Upgrade
- Updateable Navigational Database
- Customized Instrument Panel Layouts
- CONTROLS
- Yoke Style
- Yoke Construction
- Center Flight Console
- Overhead Panel
- Interchangeable Throttle Quadrants
- Magneto Switches
- Avionics Master
- Alternator 1
- Alternator 2
- Battery Master
- Tuboprop Master Panel
- Jet Master Start Panel
- SEL Master Panel
- Anti-Ice
- Pitot Heat
- Carb Heat (L/R)
- Landing Gear Switch
- Landing Gear Position Lights
- Emergency Landing Gear Extension
- Flaps Handle
- Parking Brake
- Fuel Boost Pumps (L/R)
- Fuel Tank Selectors
- Aileron Trim
- Rudder Trim
- Manual Elevator Trim
- Motorized Elevator Trim
- Circuit Breaker Panel
- Remote Activated Circuit Breakers
- Alternate Air
- Cowl Flaps
- Prop Sync
- Panel Lighting
- Hobbs Meter
- Digital Clock/Stopwatch
- Prop De-Ice
- Nav Lights
- Strobe Lights
- Taxi Lights
- Landing Lights
- 3-DOF Motion Base
- 6-DOF Full Motion Base Option
- AVIONICS
- Audio Panel
- Altitude Pre-Select
- PFC 530W GPS
- Dual 430W/530W GPS
- Garmin G1000 Upgrade Kit
- NAV/COM 1
- NAV/COM 2
- ADF
- DME Control Head
- Transponder
- Autopilot (KAP 140 style)
- Marker Beacons
- Pause/Freeze Function
- Backlit Buttons
- Panel Lighting
- High Resolution Encoders
- INSTRUMENTS
- OBS 1
- OBS 2
- CRS
- HDG
- ADF
- RMI - VOR/ADF Selection
- Altimeter
- Attitude Reference
- Radar Altimeter
- Instrument Bezels (SEL/MEL/Turboprop/Jet)
- INSTRUCTOR OPERATING STATION (IOS)
- Aircraft Repositioning (Drag-and-Drop)
- Instructor Induced Failures
- Multiple Levels of Wind and Clouds
- Full-Screen Moving Map Display
- Real-World Weather Download (Internet)
- AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
- ATC System Technology
- Script Adherence Required
- ATC System Set-Up Fee
- VFR/IFR Capabilities
- IFR Flight Plans (Clearance Delivery)
- Live Traffic
- Non-Towered Operations
- Progressive Taxi
- Supports Clearances/SID's/STAR's/Vectors
- Replicates Any Interaction Between Pilot and ATC
FAA AATD
DCX MAX
- (Limited Lifetime)
- (Not Required)
- (2 Computers)
- (34 Aircraft)
- (Not Required)
- (7 Aircraft)
- (2 Aircraft)
- (5 Choices)
- Cast Aluminum
- (21 Choices)
- (Two)
- (Optional)
- (Optional)
- (Two)
- (27 Circuit Breakers)
- (Hardware)
- (Hardware)
- (Optional)
- (Hundreds)
- (Live ATC)
- (None)
- (VFR/IFR)
FAA AATD
Redbird FMX
- (12 Month)
- (10% of System Cost)
- (Consumer Grade)
- (1 Computer)
- (1 Aircraft)
- ($4,295 - $6,595)
- (Unknown)
- (1 Choice)
- Plastic
- (6 Choices)
- (One)
- (5 Circuit Breakers)
- (Simulated)
- (Simulated)
- (Unknown)
- SEL/MEL Only
- (Limited)
- (Synthetic ATC)
- $8,000 - $12,000 VFR
- (VFR Only)