Gear

Operators of many of Garmin’s G1000 avionics suites can now upgrade their systems to meet the ADS-B requirements set for implementation in 2020. The company has matched its GDL 88 ADS-B box with the integrated avionics suite as well as several other systems. The GDL 88, which is part of Garmin’s Vantage ADS-B suite of […]

Cats and dogs will probably never live together in true harmony, but at least ForeFlight Mobile app users can now wirelessly link to their Garmin cockpit avionics after an announcement that is being described by the companies as a “groundbreaking collaboration.” ForeFlight has long sought to tap into the market for Garmin panel avionics connectivity, […]

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, […]

Garmin has introduced a new aviator watch that has the potential to become the latest and greatest item for gadget hungry aviators. The D2 Bravo is a multifunction watch that blends the company’s expertise in aviation, sports and GPS services in a small but stylish package. Building upon the company’s D2 watch, which Garmin introduced […]

Hartzell’s hailed three-blade propellers are becoming available on a growing number of high-performance piston airplanes, reducing the empty weight of the airplanes and improving performance. The latest STC additions include a list of Mooney models: the Mooney M20R Ovation, Ovation II, Ovation III, M20S Eagle and M20TN Acclaim. The STCs also includes airplanes that have […]

Avidyne says it is developing revised software to address an Emergency Airworthiness Directive issued by the FAA this week warning pilots of incorrect course indications on some GPS approaches when flying with certain Avidyne avionics. The AD, which is effective upon receipt, requires owners and operators to incorporate an operational limitation in airplane flight manual […]

With new supersonic jets, such as the Aerion AS2, in the works and several business jets teetering on the edge of supersonic flight, NASA is looking for ways to potentially ease the restrictions against such flights over inhabited areas. The agency has awarded Rockwell Collins with a contract to develop a display that would predict […]

On the opening day of EBACE Textron Aviation announced that the standard avionics package for its entire King Air lineup would be the Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion suite. The flagship King Air 350 and popular King Air 250 will get the new flight decks by this summer, and the C90GTX will get it later […]

When the idea to create a full-motion helicopter sim in which to train EMS personnel came to Joe Brown, CEO of Hartzell Propeller, he immediately thought of Jerry Gregoire, founder of Redbird Flight Simulations. Within a matter of months, the concept turned into a product, designed not to make money but to save lives. As […]

Jeppesen is rolling out Version 2.1 of Mobile FlightDeck VFR, the chart maker’s data-driven iPad app designed specifically for fair weather fliers. The latest iteration of the software offers a number of minor enhancements, but pilots will love two changes in particular. Mobile FlightDeck VFR 2.1 now includes the ability to automatically log flight time […]