avionics

This past spring BendixKing announced the AeroWave 100 inflight Internet system for general aviation. Now the avionics maker has revealed a pricing plan for the service that’s unique for charging customers not for how much data they consume but for the amount of time they’re logged on. The AeroWave 100 system transmits its data through […]

Pilots and flight instructors may soon have a whole new way to evaluate their flights or those of their students. Hilton Software, the creator of the WingX Pro aviation app, has announced that it will soon offer what it calls WingX Rewind, a feature that allows the user to record flight parameters and later replay […]

Flying along the Atlantic Coast recently I glimpsed the future of aviation without even realizing it at the time. Enjoying my unique view of the sunlight glimmering on the waves as they pounded the sandy beaches below, I noticed out of the corner of my eye a traffic target on my DiamondStar’s Garmin G1000 flight […]

Head up display systems have been around for decades in military airplanes and have started to emerge into the cockpits of business jets in the past few years. While some companies have tried to introduce the system into light aircraft, the effort has yet to see any success. This may change with a new system […]

Levil Technology, a maker of portable GPS and AHRS (attitude heading and reference system) products, has partnered with startup firm Aero Glass of San Diego to introduce eyewear that puts a full-featured flight display right in the pilots forward field of view. Levil Technology has been selling beta units this week at Oshkosh consisting of […]

FreeFlight Systems has received FAA certification for its Rangr FDL-978-RX ADS-B receiver with optional built-in WAAS GPS receiver. The Rangr unit receives ADS-B Flight Information Service Broadcast (FIS-B) data services including graphical weather. It also receives ADS-B Traffic Information Service-Broadcast (TIS-B) data when integrated with a certified ADS-B Out transmitter, and “sees” other traffic directly […]

Icon Aircraft brought the first production-conforming Icon A5 to Oshkosh, and it’s a stunner. Icon founder Kirk Hawkins unveiled the red and white LSA, dubbed ESN-1 for engineering serial number 1, at the show on Sunday night. The slick two-seater was built at Icon’s headquarters in California over the past five months and flew for […]

The FAA has certified BendixKing’s KSN 770/765 all-in-one touchscreen GPS navcom navigator, providing an upgrade path for owners of legacy BendixKing GPS receivers and radios. The $13,995 KSN 770 includes an integrated navcom radio and WAAS GPS receiver, plus a cursor control device that can be used in addition to the unit’s touchscreen. The KSN […]

Aspen Avionics is expanding its line of ADS-B products to include more options to meet the FAA’s upcoming 2020 mandate and allow customers to take advantage of additional optional features. Aspen will soon begin offering a number of single- and dual-band ADS-B transceivers allowing basic compliance with the NextGen rule plus additional capability such as […]

Avidyne has received FAA certification of its long-awaited touchscreen IFD540 GPS navcom, allowing installations to begin in hundreds of aircraft types under an approved model list STC. The IFD540 flight management system is the flagship product of Avidyne’s previously announced family of panel-mounted avionics, which also includes the AMX240 audio panel and the AXP340 mode […]