avionics

The last Cessna Citation Mustang rolled off the factory floor in Independence, Kansas, nearly two years ago after a decade on the market with nearly 480 airplanes delivered. While the Garmin G1000 system that came installed in the light jet is still highly capable, its upgraded version adds a range of desirable capabilities. Garmin announced […]

If you started flying before the iPad was introduced in 2010 or, even longer ago, before the early 2000s, when aviation-specific portable-flight-bag tablets first entered the market, you remember the days when you got a workout each time you went flying from carrying a hefty bag filled with paper charts, plotters, instrument approach plates and […]

Radiant Technology, a unit of Belite Enterprises, has introduced what the company calls the Universal Airspeed Indicator. Suited for Experimental, light-sport and ultralight aircraft, the instrument provides a number of useful cues to pilots and presents speed in three ways: a bar graph, historical trend and large, easy-to-read numerical digits. All speed ranges are user-definable […]

Turning its focus to the experimental market, Garmin has launched a stand-alone Bluetooth comm radio, the GTR 200B, an upgraded version of the company’s GTR 200. In addition to Bluetooth, which allows the pilot to connect a smartphone or tablet to the comm radio, allowing the pilot to stream music or make phone calls through […]

Textron Aviation last week said both new Beechcraft and Cessna piston aircraft will soon include new standard and optional equipment, part of Garmin’s G1000 NXi next-generation integrated flight deck, providing pilots with enhanced control and connectivity in the cockpit. New equipment includes the latest Garmin GMA 1360 audio panel with enhanced audio capabilities and Bluetooth […]

Helicopter pilots can now take advantage of the latest and greatest version of Garmin’s G500 system, the G500H TXi. Garmin has achieved certification for the panel mounted equipment, which comes in several configurations, with 10.6-inch and 7-inch touch displays. The 7-inch screen can display either a PFD or MFD while the 10.6-inch version can display […]

Aspen Avionics has received a supplemental type certificate (STC) for its Evolution E5 dual electronic flight instrument, a lower-cost, non-TSO display intended to compete in the market with Garmin’s popular G5 flight display product. The STC allows the Evolution E5 to be sold directly to consumers by Aspen Avionics authorized dealers and aviation retailers. Introduced […]

Tucson, Arizona-based Universal Avionics (UA) has launched a touchscreen version of its InSight EFIS Control Display Unit (ECDU). The company has achieved the TSO and expects Supplemental Type Certification in the next few months. “The Touch ECDU offers our customers a new option for programming InSight, improving upon the already easy-to-use system,” said Dan Reida, […]

After weeks of waiting for a final signature from the FAA, uAvionix yesterday announced the agency had given the official stamp of approval through a supplemental type certificate necessary to begin shipping the company’s unique, inexpensive ADS-B Out solution, the skyBeacon. While uAvionix would not disclose the actual number of skyBeacons on back order, the […]

Garmin has received an FAA supplemental type certification for its GFC 500 and 600 autopilots in multiple GA aircraft, the company announced on Wednesday. Approved single-engine aircraft for the GFC 500 include Cessna 210 models 210K, T210K, 210L, T210L, 210M, T210M, 210N, and T210N. The cargo pod version of the Cessna 208B is now approved […]