ADS-B

iFly GPS has added synthetic vision and a three-dimensional traffic alerter to its aviation app for Apple, Android and Windows. The tablet-based system is designed so “everything is just a couple of touches away,” according to sales manager Brian Rutherford. We caught up with Brian at Sun ‘nFun, and you can listen to our podcast […]

Following a March STC announcement, Dynon President Robert Hamilton told AVweb Friday that interest is building in the full-panel Skyview HDX upgrade for Cessna 172F through 172S models. “It’s an overnight sensation that only took eight years,” said Hamilton during an interview at Sun ‘n Fun. You can listen to a podcast of our conversation […]

Sun ‘n Fun is the place for companies to show their latest gadgets and this year Garmin did just that with its GDL50-series portable weather and traffic receivers, which are available in both wireless and wired versions. The new units replace the first-gen GDL39-series ADS-B receivers. First the $849 GDL50, which is an ADS-B In […]

Dynon announced today that it has earned its first STC for installation of the SkyView HDX in Cessna 172 models. The installation approval of the SkyView HDX, which started life as a popular experimental avionics suite, is via AML (approved model list) and initially includes the Cessna 172F through 172S models. The STC allows for […]

ADS-B and Privacy We are not properly addressing the privacy (in personal transportation) issues that are created by this system. Part of that discussion has to be the growing network of at-home computer users that are tracking private aircraft with FlightAware devices that are being pushed on the techie community by the flight tracking websites […]

The portable ADS-B receiver market just got more crowded as Garmin throws the GDL50 in the mix. Garmin says the GDL50—which joins the GDL51 and GDL52 SXM-equipped receivers—is the successor to the aging GDL39-3D ADS-B receiver. Priced at $849, the device is available immediately and is also available in a remote-mounted version, the GDL50R. The […]

The FAA wants to fine the now-shuttered NavWorx $3.7 million for allegedly altering its ADS-B transmitters to hide the fact that they used a non-compliant GPS chip. The agency says in a news release that NavWorx knew the chip didn’t meet standards tightened in 2015 for system integrity level (SIL) and rather than use a […]

While it looked like owners of NavWorx ADS600-B ADS-B systems hit with a controversial AD were in luck with a replacement option, NavWorx announced today on its website that it is unable to sell the updated ADS600-B NextGen 2.0 or provide AD updates for either certified or experimental aircraft. Since the issue with old versions […]

Seattle Avionics Software is known for supplying navigation data for a variety of avionics systems, in addition to it’s FlyQ tablet app and now it’s selling a low-cost portable ADS-B receiver. The Merlin—which is priced at $249.99—is based on the Stratux ADS-B receiver platform, but has been fine-tuned by Seattle Avionics and is fully self […]

Texas-based NavWorx has announced it is back to shipping its ADS600-B ADS-B transceiver system after the FAA slapped an unapproved parts notification and an airworthiness directive on earlier versions of the system. This was the first ADS-B product hit with an AD. The replacement system—the ADS600-B NexGen 2.0—has an FAR 91.227/91.225-compliant internal WAAS GPS, ADS-B […]