Video: Installing Avidyne’s Slide-In IFD440 Navigator

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • Avidyne's certified IFD440 hybrid touch GPS navigator is now shipping and is specifically targeting the experimental and kit aircraft market.
  • The navigator is designed as an easy slide-in replacement for builders with existing Garmin GNS navigators, such as the GNS430W.
  • The article highlights a demonstration showing the transition process, including configuration and setup of new features like the Bluetooth keyboard.
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Now that Avidyne’s IFD440 hybrid touch GPS navigator is certified and shipping, the company is putting a sharp focus on the experimental and kit aircraft market. This includes builders with existing Garmin GNS navigators. In this video, Kitplanes magazine contributing editor Larry Anglisano, along with Avidyne’s Tom Harper, shows how to transition from an existing GNS430W to a slide-in IFD440, including configuration and setup of the new Bluetooth keyboard.

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