New EFIS for Homebuilts, LSAs at AirVenture

Pia Bergqvist

Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at 08:54 PM ET

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AvMap is introducing the "Ultra," a new 5.1-ounce, panel-mounted EFIS designed for light sport, experimental, and ultralight aircraft, featuring a 3.5-inch LCD that fits a standard round instrument hole.
The AvMap Ultra is a full air data attitude heading reference system (ADAHRS) with an integrated GPS, displaying critical flight data like airspeed, altitude, attitude, vertical speed, sideslip, and an HSI with estimated wind.
Developed in collaboration with UAV Navigation, the unit incorporates a sophisticated motion processor, solid-state gyros, accelerometers, magnetic field sensors, and air data sensors.
Expected to retail for $1,200, the AvMap Ultra will debut at AirVenture and is slated for fall deliveries.

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Italian GPS-maker AvMap is about to introduce a lightweight panel-mounted EFIS designed for light sport, experimental and ultralight aircraft. Weighing 5.1 ounces, the AvMap Ultra got its name for its ultra light design. It incorporates a 3.5-inch LCD display that slots into a standard round instrument panel hole.

The unit is a full air data attitude heading reference system (ADAHRS) that connects to the airplane’s pitot static system. A GPS receiver is included with the system. Airspeed, altitude, attitude, vertical speed and sideslip are all displayed, and there is a separate HSI screen that, in addition to navigation information, displays the estimated wind.