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Vertex Standard VXA-300 Pilot III Transceiver
The Pilot III is the toughest, most durable portable radio available, building on the popular Pilot transceiver. Features:
Also features back-lit keypad and display, one touch squelch adjustment, and built in P.A. mode. Covers NAV frequencies from 108.00 to 117.975 MHz and COM frequencies from 118.00 to 136.975 MHz. Integrated battery saver feature allows the NiMH battery to last over 14 hours between charge cycles. Includes: NiMH battery, wall charger, headset adapter, belt clip, antenna adapter to convert to BNC connector and flexible antenna.  |
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Cigarette Lighter Adapter (for all Vertex Standard radios) $26.00 
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VFR Sectional Chart $9.00 
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Alkaline Battery Pack (for Vertex Standard Pilot III/Pro VI) $29.95 -
Headset Adapter (for Vertex Standard Spirit, Pilot III, & Pro VI) $19.95 -
FAR AIM 2012 (ASA) $9.98
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Gift Card/Gift Certificate Redemption $0.00 -
Airport/Facility Directory $5.30 -
En Route Low Altitude Chart $5.25 -
Terminal Procedures Publications $5.95 -
VFR Terminal Area Chart $6.20 -
Smith & Wesson Captain's Flashlight $39.95 -
Classic VFR Kneeboard by Sporty's $14.95
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Date - 1-25-2011 Pilot Rating - Student Overall Reliability  Value Usability Expected Recommended Yes | ( No Pros Listed From Reviewer ) Cons( No Cons Listed From Reviewer ) General Comments( No General Comments Listed From Reviewer ) |
Date - 11-10-2010 Pilot Rating - Private OverallDurability Reliability Value Usability Expected Recommended Yes | Cost effective radio for backup and just monitoring AWOS, ATIS, and Unicom for your effective airport. Very well built and durable. ConsSome say that programming is hard, I found it very easy other than it not a quick process, but worth the effort. General CommentsI would recommend this product to all. |
Date - 10-29-2010 Pilot Rating - Student OverallDurability Reliability Value Usability Expected Recommended Yes | Many Features. Hefty handheld that feels like it could take a beating. Good clarity. Great reception. Good battery run time. Great size, fits easily in hand but not too small. Comes with headset adapter. Cons While the keypad and screen is backlit, the 2nd function labels on the key pad are not. I purchased his radio as backup/emergency and it fits the bill. |
Date - 10-18-2010 Pilot Rating - Student OverallDurability Reliability Value Usability Expected Recommended Yes | The memory scan feature is excellent for listening to several frequencies in your area from the ground. ConsA longer antenna would probably pick-up further when on the ground. General CommentsShould be very useful in case of comm or nav equipment failure or for cross checking operability. |
Date - 9-27-2010 Pilot Rating - Private OverallReliability Value Usability Expected Recommended Yes | All. This is a great handheld. ConsNot at all. General Comments This transceiver works fine and is very simple to be used. |
Date - 9-25-2010 Pilot Rating - Private OverallDurability Reliability Value Usability Expected Recommended Yes | Good solid radio ConsA Little complicated to use but only because it has so many functions. The basics are easy. General Comments( No General Comments Listed From Reviewer ) |
Date - 9-2-2010 Pilot Rating - Instrument OverallDurability Reliability Value Usability Expected Recommended Yes | Good clear audio and good reception. Easy to use. Small in size and weight. Good battery time. Easy to read display. ConsDifficult to determine the right button in the dark when they are not lit. Would be better if they were slightly glow in the dark or a central had a raised bump for identification. General CommentsGot the radio mainly as a backup and ground safety device, and for use in aircraft with no radios. Flying the kinds of operations that I do I don't want to be left without a working radio, and the nav feature it nice in this respect as well. Very pilot friendly and easy to program and use once you spend a few min. looking it over and reading the directions. Very useful tool. |
 Very well built, small for the features. It is brand new, but knowing Vertex and thier sister companies (they are big in ) reputation, I expect it to hold up very well. None that I have found yet. Haven't played with advanced programing yet, but does not appear to be intuitive. General Comments( No General Comments Listed From Reviewer ) |
Date - 8-4-2010 Pilot Rating - Student OverallDurability Reliability Value Usability Expected Recommended Yes | ( No Pros Listed From Reviewer ) Cons( No Cons Listed From Reviewer ) General CommentsVery solid, durable device. Battery holds charge for a long time. Still getting used to accessing all the funtions but the instructions are well written. |
Date - 7-30-2010 Pilot Rating - Private OverallDurability Reliability Value Usability Expected Recommended Yes | Nice and sturdy build. Very durable radio. none. General Commentsworth the money. |
Date - 7-28-2010 Pilot Rating - Student OverallDurability Reliability Value Usability Expected Recommended Yes | Performs as advertised. easy to use once you figure out programming. Reception is excellent. ConsProgramming takes some time. Once you figure it out it is fairly easy to use. General CommentsWell worth the money. |
Date - 7-21-2010 Pilot Rating - Private OverallDurability Reliability Value Usability Expected Recommended Yes | ( No Pros Listed From Reviewer ) Cons( No Cons Listed From Reviewer ) General Comments( No General Comments Listed From Reviewer ) |
Date - 7-6-2010 Pilot Rating - Student OverallDurability Reliability Value Usability Expected Recommended Yes | Very durable. Good clarity. The size is what I was looking for. ConsProgramming is not easy General CommentsI am happy with this purchase |
Date - 5-26-2010 Pilot Rating - Student OverallDurability Reliability Value Usability Expected Recommended Yes | ( No Pros Listed From Reviewer ) Cons( No Cons Listed From Reviewer ) General Comments( No General Comments Listed From Reviewer ) |
Date - 4-1-2010 Pilot Rating - Commercial OverallDurability Reliability Value Usability Expected Recommended Yes | more logical interfacing than the vxa-220 which I am also very happy with. Bought this for the nav feature and I am very pleased... lost my a/c VOR and this saved my airborne butt... I was in the clouds.... thank you sporty's and vertex. I only had this for 5 days before I absolutely needed it! If I could give the product 10 stars across the board I would! I might like to be able to compare this to the Sporty's SP-200, but the size of the Vertex-300 is what tipped the scales for me.... still curious though Consnone General Commentsgreat value. Buy the accessorie alkaline battery pack. Am I going to recommend this product? Hotel Echo Lima Lima ...yes |
Date - 3-2-2010 Pilot Rating - Commercial OverallDurability Reliability Value Usability Expected Recommended No | Solid unit. Simple to use duplex communications. Easy to start-up. ConsComplicated function structure. Very difficult to get full use of all capability. Hard to remember logic and knobology to operate in more than the simple monitor function, or the simple dublex communication mode. Very complicated insturctions and set-up between various functions. General CommentsI would recommend it for techies, or if you can stand to study for hours the operational methodology. |
Date - 1-20-2010 Pilot Rating - Student OverallDurability Reliability Value Usability Expected Recommended Yes | Small size, Light weight, ruggedly built. ConsNone so far General CommentsPurchased radio prior to a long cross country. The radio was used as a back up and performed very well. Utilized it a couple times to confirm position since aircraft had only 1 nav radio. The nav function worked very well and would match the aircraft nav receiver's indications. I found it fairly easy to program and use but I have worked with Vertex radios for years. Would highly recommend this radio. It has more functions than are listed. Very customizable. |
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Date - 1-7-2010 Pilot Rating - Instrument OverallDurability Reliability Value Usability Expected Recommended Yes | Very clear and seems to pick up from at least 10 miles out. Like the size and the LED back ights. ConsSeems to be complicated to get the hang of. Too many things to choose from and that makes it a little bit complicated. General CommentsOverall it seems to work well. I like the size and the time that you can use without having to charge up. |
Date - 10-16-2009 Pilot Rating - Private OverallDurability Reliability Value Usability Expected Recommended Yes | very solid build quality, good transmission and reception Consmanual says not to recharge battery until empty; meaning that you should really have 2 batteries; would probably get a radio with a lithium battery next time General Commentsgood radio, decent price, fairly easy to use once you study the manual a little bit - most simple functions are intuitive (with the exception of setting squelch), advance functions require reading |
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