avionics

After Dynon introduced the SkyView HDX system, originally designed for the experimental market, to the Cessna 172 as an aftermarket STC, the company has made progress in expanding the STC for other Part 23 certified platforms. While the government shutdown slowed the progress, the company will soon be able to ship SkyView HDX systems to […]

Garmin announced at the Aircraft Electronics Association’s International Convention and Tradeshow, which is ongoing this week at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, California, that it has achieved FAA certification for installations of its highly acclaimed G3X Touch system, originally designed for the experimental market, in Part 23 aircraft. The company also achieved […]

Aspen Avionics has received FAA approval for a software update to address an airworthiness directive the agency issued in February. The AD affects Aspen’s Evolution Flight Displays with software version 2.9 and is intended to prevent a possible inflight reset of FIS-B-equipped EFD1000-500 systems when they are connected to an ADS-B transponder and receive improperly […]

Humacao, Puerto Rico-based Red Cat has announced a new product designed to track drones and analyze their activities in an effort to help pilots ensure that a flight stayed within the regulations of drone operations. A black box of sorts, the Blockchain black box tracks and records drone flight data. Red Cat claims to be […]

The FAA has partnered with Kittyhawk, a provider of the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) UAS service, to redevelop the B4UFLY app, which helps operators of UAS stay out of trouble in terms of where they can and can’t fly. Kittyhawk has offered to modify the app at no cost to the FAA. […]

If you’re someone who can’t keep straight the number and names of the dozens of urban flying vehicles coming to the marketplace, don’t feel alone. For an education on the urban mobility marketplace, EAA’s AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in late July, might be just the place when the doors open to the show’s new urban […]

Learning the language of air traffic control is often difficult enough for student pilots who speak native English. For student pilots from countries where English is not the native language, becoming comfortable on the radio, while also learning to fly the airplane is no small challenge. ICAO requires all new pilots to demonstrate English proficiency […]

By now you are probably familiar with uAvionix’s ADS-B solutions, skyBeacon and tailBeacon, which install in place of a navigation light or tail light respectively to provide a full ADS-B Out solution. The company claims the installation is extremely quick, as little as 10 minutes. Operators of experimental aircraft can install the units themselves. However, […]

The FAA says it is establishing temporary flight restrictions (TFR) for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) over dozens of federal facilities, mostly prisons and hospitals, at the request of the Defense and Justice Departments. The notam detailing the drone TFRs (FAA NOTAM FDC [9/2586]) is pending until it goes into effect on February 26. The FAA […]

Since ForeFlight opened up shop in 2007, it, along with other aviation apps, has revolutionized the way we fly making critical charts, approach plates and navigation tools previously carried in heavy flight bags available in a small portable tablet. Along the way, the app has been updated with all kinds of useful tools. This week, […]