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Because I lack the common decency to avoid saying I told you so, this is an I-told-you-so blog. Well, sort of, because what I thought or maybe predicted would happen didn’t happen. At least not in the way I might have imagined. About five years ago, there appeared on the market a handful of angle-of-attack […]

Dynon’s Certified SkyView HDX retrofit avionics suite started out with an STC for Cessna Skyhawk models, but now the company announced that it’s approved via an STC (and PMA) for select models of the Beechcraft Bonanza. This includes the Bonanza P35, S35 and V35/A/B series aircraft. “The Bonanza community is one of the most passionate […]

Dynon Avionics has announced a slight reorganization of its product line with price reductions on two models, the SkyView Classic and SkyView SE, and the discontinuation of the SkyView Touch. Dynon has also said it’s close to receiving approval to fit the SkyView HDX to Beech 35-series airplanes via an STC. Woodinville, Washington-based Dynon says […]

The FAA issued Airworthiness Directive 2019-01-02 back in February 2019 to address a safety-of-flight-issue with many Aspen Avionics Evolution flight displays, and the company this week announced a fix with a new software modification. The AD affected Aspen Evolution Flight Displays (EFD1000/500) loaded with software version 2.9 because of the potential for uncommanded inflight resetting […]

Previously announced at the 2018 Aircraft Electronics Association convention last April, Albuquerque, New Mexico-based Aspen Avionics has received AML-STC approval (blanketing over 300 aircraft models) for its budget-priced E5 EFI. The latest Evolution E5 EFI trickles down from the company’s successful TSO-certified 1000-series PFD and is designed to fit in the center of standard six-pack-configured […]

Garmin has likely picked the right market with an STC for retrofitting the $6995 GFC500 autopilot for the sizable fleet of vintage Beech Bonanza and Debonair models. The approved AML-STC (approved model list supplemental type certificate) includes the Beech 33 series aircraft—from straight 33 models to the G33—with some airframe serial number exclusions. Garmin says […]

Avidyne has already earned STC certification for retrofit of the IFD550/IFD540 into the Citation CJ525 and 525A and now it’s working on more approvals for the CJ1+, CJ2+ and CJ3 Citation jets. With the IFD navigators, these aircraft will have LPV approach, electronic charting, wireless connectivity and ADS-B compliance. Avidyne completed the first CJ certification […]

With its Certified SkyView HDX line, Dynon is seeking to effectively upend the established way of doing business in the world of avionics upgrades. Rather than only building dealer relationships with avionics shops who act as sales agents, Dynon will push the idea of any shop with a qualified A&P/IA installing this equipment. Some readers […]

The Dynon Certified HDX retrofit flight display has an STC for installation in Cessna 172 models, but Dynon announced that it is expanding the upgrade to include Beech V35B Bonanza and Piper Seneca aircraft. Looking ahead further into 2019, Dynon is targeting the Cessna 182, Mooney M20, Cirrus SR20 and the Piper PA28 for STC […]

After years snagged in the certification process, the BendixKing AeroVue retrofit flight deck has been approved for installation in B200 King Air models. At AirVenture 2018 at Oshkosh, the company had the AeroVue system on display in its pavilion and also brought its B200 test bed for media flights (look for a video soon on […]