Avidyne ratcheted up its retrofit glass panel offerings with an announcement at AirVenture it is launching the PFD4000 primary flight display. The unit is expected to be available either by the end of this year or early next year. Price point was not announced, but a company spokesman said it would be ?competitive? with offerings from Garmin and Bendix/King. The PFD4000 is a ?six-pack? replacement that will fit virtually any light aircraft panel. It has a wide-format artificial horizon, trend tapes for altitude, airspeed and vertical speed, electronic HSI with moving map, a wind vector and more. The PFD4000 is modeled after ?its bigger brother? the EXP5000 as included in the Entegra Suite.
Avidyne Launches 8-Inch PFD4000
Key Takeaways:
- Avidyne introduced the PFD4000, a new primary flight display (PFD) for retrofitting in light aircraft.
- The PFD4000 is designed as a "six-pack" replacement, fitting most light aircraft panels.
- It features a wide-format artificial horizon, trend tapes, electronic HSI with moving map, and a wind vector.
- Availability is expected by the end of 2024 or early 2025, with pricing to be competitive with Garmin and Bendix/King.
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