FAA Certifies Avidyne IFD440

Stephen Pope

Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 10:00 PM ET

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IFD440

Key Takeaways:

Avidyne has received FAA certification (TSO/AML-STC) for its new IFD440 touchscreen GPS/navcom, designed as a direct slide-in replacement for the Garmin GNS430.
The company also released Version 10.1 software for the larger IFD540 (a GNS530 replacement), adding new features and resolving a previous FAA Airworthiness Directive.
Both the IFD440 and IFD540 units integrate GPS, navcom radios, terrain warning, and are compatible with Avidyne's ADS-B avionics.
The IFD440 is priced at $14,995 and the IFD540 at $16,995, with installation kits sold separately.

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Avidyne has received FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval and an Approved Model List Supplemental Type Certificate (AML-STC) for the IFD440 touchscreen GPS/navcom, a smaller version of the IFD540 certified last year that is designed as a slide-in replacement for the Garmin GNS430.

Avidyne also announced the availability of Version 10.1 software for the IFD540, which adds new features and cancels an earlier emergency FAA Airworthiness Directive relating to GPS approaches with specific leg types.