avionics

To many GA pilots, asking whether a pilot’s iPad is ForeFlight-equipped has become nearly as generic a question before takeoff as wondering if there will be Kleenex aboard. In early March, aerospace giant Boeing added Houston, Texas-based ForeFlight to its stable of subsidiaries that includes Jeppesen and its entire line of navigation databases, charts, aviation […]

MyGoFlight, the Denver-based company you might be familiar with for its line of iPad mounts, flight bags and other pilot accessories, says it’s closing in on FAA certification for its SkyDisplay head-up display, a lower-priced alternative to large, expensive HUDs designed for transport-category airplanes. Testing has been ongoing in a Cirrus SR22 for the past […]

Garmin said yesterday a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) makes many operators of King Air series aircraft – King Air 200/250/300/350 – eligible to upgrade their aircraft cockpits to an updated version of the G1000 NXi integrated flight deck. One feature, a Bluetooth-enabled audio panel for the G1000 NXi, offers an expanded feature set alongside innovative […]

Tactical Air Support, Inc, has completed a first on a Northrop F-5 equipped with Garmin‘s G3000 integrated avionics system. The supersonic airplane will soon be used by the U.S. Navy for air-to-air combat training, close-air support training, tactics development and evaluation support, Garmin said. “The maiden flight of the G3000-equipped F-5 is a significant achievement […]

If you’re an aircraft owner and have not yet installed ADS-B Out equipment in your airplane, you’re running out of time. The mandate goes into effect Jan. 1, 2020, and if you’re not compliant you won’t legally be able to fly in most controlled airspace. And if you don’t act quickly your airplane might be […]

Since glass displays first emerged in general aviation cockpits, most systems have been designed with one stand-alone primary flight display and a separate multifunction display. Some displays have been split in two, having a smaller PFD on one half and an MFD on the other. When introducing its new Avilon system, Sandel Avionics chose a […]

SocialFlight has added a new feature called Burger Flight, which makes finding a terrific airport restaurant as easy as tapping on a screen. Burger Flight is included in SocialFlight’s free app, and it shows airport restaurants as burger symbols on the map. Thousands of airport restaurants are featured on the moving map. In addition to […]

Aspen Avionics is pursuing a strategy that is unusual in the avionics market: The company is offering owners of its older flight displays the opportunity to upgrade all the internal hardware to bring the displays up to the very latest in capability and reliability. Aspen’s Evolution Max display upgrade program launched in February allows current […]

uAvionix is taking its tailBeacon ADS-B Out solution to the next step announcing yesterday at Sun n’ Fun that the micro-electronics maker filed its TSO package for the device with the FAA Aircraft Certification Office (ACO). Like the earlier TSOed skyBeacon for wingtip installations, the tailBeacon requires very little effort to install, even less than […]

As BendixKing seeks to offer a full array of avionics products for the general aviation market, the company is turning to an untested growth strategy to allow it to better compete against the likes of Garmin and other heavy hitters in a crowded market. Rather than develop new avionics products on its own, BendixKing is […]