Aspen Avionics

When Garmin and Dynon Avionics in 2016 received FAA approval to sell non-TSO’d electronic flight instruments to owners of Part 23 certified airplanes, Aspen Avionics – already a company known for producing low-cost avionics – grappled with how to respond. Now we have the answer in the form of Aspen’s new Evolution E5 flight instrument, […]

If you’re still flying behind mechanical instruments (a.k.a. steam gauges), odds are good that, probably sooner than later, one of them is going to fail. And you can only hope it will happen on a bright and sunny day. But no matter, a failed flight instrument means a trip to the avionics shop for a […]

I don’t think I’m in a minority when I say that I’m absolutely in awe when I sit in the left seat and look at all the capabilities and safety-enhancing features avionics manufactures have put into today’s glass panel displays. Traffic, synthetic vision, terrain, obstacles, moving maps, weather and more: Incredible hardly seems to do […]

By now every owner of an N-registered aircraft knows that January 01, 2020 is the FAA’s deadline for compliance with its ADS-B equipage mandate. And while that may seem like plenty of time to get your aircraft done, truth is, it’s not. Why? Consider this: According to the FAA’s NextGen office as of last December […]

Any time you find yourself with a group of pilots, the conversation will inevitably turn to the FAA’s pending ADS-B mandate. And, yes, most of the comments are way too colorful to print here. Aircraft owners can be a surly bunch. Anyway, after the first wave of FAA-bashing commentary, I try to put a more […]

The FAA has given the green light for the integration of the Garmin GTX 345 full ADS-B solution with Aspen’s EFD1000 primary flight display and multifunction display. The integration allows for traffic targets and subscription-free weather data to be streamed to the screens, providing the ability for the pilot to display the critical data right […]

A few years back, my parents bought a beautiful tiled wood stove for their home. The first year, they bought a light truckload of wood. But Dad found buying wood to be a pricey way to feed the stove. Being retired with spare time on his hands and the desire for physical work, he decided […]

Piper’s M600 single-engine turboprop achieved FAA type certification last week, adding a new model to the Vero Beach, Florida, manufacturer’s lineup that features more power and improved avionics. The $2.853 million M600 features the same Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-42A engine as the Piper M500, but power has been boosted from 500 to 600 shp, […]

Aspen Avionics today announced it has earned a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for installation of its Evolution Backup Display, which is now available through any Aspen dealer. The announcement was made at a press conference in advance of the AEA International Convention and Trade Show, set to take place April 27–30 in Orlando. The fully […]

Aspen Avionics has gained approval to interface its Evolution primary and multifunction displays with Garmin’s GDL 88 dual-band ADS-B datalink transceiver, with interface to the Aspen displays from the new Garmin GTX 345 ADS-B datalink transponder planned by the end of the year. “With ADS-B compliance rapidly approaching, aircraft owners are looking for options that […]