Continuing its evolutionary improvement of easy-to-install EFIS products, Aspen Avionics introduced the Evolution Max flight display system at AirVenture 2018 on Monday. The Max has a new, brighter display, a faster processor and larger font options, all of which current Aspen owners can apply as upgrades to equipment they may already own.
The Max has improved graphics processing, audio panel interface, including alerts for altitude and verbal notifications, METAR flags, more zoom levels and countdown timers. The new products will retail for $9995 in the PFD version and $5495 in the MFD variant. Current owners can upgrade their Evolution series displays for $2995.
Aspen’s John Uczekaj told AVweb before the show that in introducing the Max, Aspen wanted to continue its tradition of adding features owners can upgrade to without having to buy and replace entire systems already installed in their panels. “We are continuing to implement our strategy of taking care of our customers going forward and going backward. Our competition comes out with a new platform and they tend to leave their old customers behind,” Uczekaj said.
In addition to the improved display and processing, Uczekaj said next generation electronics will improve overall reliability. The Max series is expected to be available by the third quarter of 2018. For a video preview of the Max, see AVweb’s AirVenture 2018 coverage.
