FAA Certifies Aspen Avionics's New VFR Flight Display

FAA Certifies Aspen Avionics’s New VFR Flight Display

Stephen Pope

Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at 08:37 PM ET

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Aspen Avionics VFR Flight Display

Key Takeaways:

Aspen Avionics has received FAA certification for its Evolution VFR primary flight display, the first glass panel upgrade designed specifically for visual flight rules pilots.
Priced at $4,995, this display targets the underserved VFR market and can be easily converted to IFR duty through a software upgrade.
The VFR PFD offers various optional features such as XM weather and ADS-B capability, with shipments starting this month.

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Aspen Avionics has received FAA certification for the VFR version of its Evolution primary flight display, billed as the first glass panel upgrade designed specifically for pilots flying under visual flight rules.

Why offer a VFR-only PFD? Aspen says its market research shows VFR pilots and non-current IFR pilots represent over 50 percent of the flying population. “This is a segment of the flying public that has been underserved with an affordable glass panel solution,” said John Uczekaj, Aspen president and CEO.