avionics

The cost and hassle of complying with the FAA’s 2020 ADS-B Out mandate is vexing many aircraft owners, but quite a few of us are already enjoying the benefits of ADS-B In: real-time weather, Nexrad radar and traffic information, all for free. There are a number of feature-rich portable receivers on the market, like the […]

L-3 Aviation Products has added options for terrain warnings and ADS-B traffic aural alerting to the Lynx NGT-9000 transponder. L-3 says the Class B embedded terrain awareness warning system (eTAWS) and ADS-B aural traffic advisory system (ATAS) alerts are the first in a series of planned options for the Lynx NGT-9000, the industry’s first transponder […]

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 […]

Garmin has introduced a number of improvements to its Pilot app for iOS, including a new pricing structure to make the flight-planning tool more attractive to a larger pool of pilots. Garmin Pilot 8.2 adds a flight profile view displaying a vertical cross section of airspace, terrain, obstacles and weather to give pilots a more […]

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 […]

Many aircraft owners will soon be able to install non-TSO’d avionics in their Part 23 certified airplanes in a development that should be a boon to pilots looking to upgrade their panels on the cheap. It’s being hailed as a “breakthrough” by EAA and the FAA (and it really is) but the blockbuster news also […]

Hilton Software has done what many aviation app producers thought impossible. The company has figured out a way to add geo-reference capabilities to Departure Procedures (DPs) and Standard Terminal Arrival Routes (STARs), something that has presented a challenge for software developers because the charts are not drawn to scale. However, Hilton Software’s patent-pending WingX Non-Linear […]

Avidyne announced new capabilities for its IFD-series navigators today at the Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In and Expo in Lakeland, Florida. With the latest software upgrade, Release 10.2, the IFD440 and IFD540 will have synthetic vision views, safety functionality that is retrofittable to existing units for free. The R 10.2 release is expected in the […]

Cessna Aircraft is making angle-of-attack standard equipment in the 172 Skyhawk, making it the first Part 23-certified production piston airplane to come from the factory with the technology. Cessna selected the Safe Flight SCc angle-of-attack system for the Skyhawk, and is making the product an option in the 182 Skylane and 206 Turbo Stationair. Based […]

Garmin’s Team X has developed new equipment for experimental and light sport aircraft, providing new audio panel options and an electronic flight instrument. Garmin’s GMA 245 and remotely mounted GMA 245R audio panels provide “home theatre sound quality to the cockpit,” says Carl Wolf, Garmin’s vice president of aviation sales and marketing. The new audio […]