Avionics

It used to be easy. Slap in a couple of King KX155 navcomm radios and you’re good to go for VFR, IFR and everything in between. These days, the buying decision is muddied by WAAS GPS, the concerns of signal outages and whether a ground-based nav receiver makes sense for a backup. But there is […]

AOPA is diving into Canadian politics by supporting a call by aviation groups there to delay implementation of phased-in ADS-B mandates. Transport Canada intends to require aircraft to be equipped with ADS-B transponders and antennas capable of communicating with satellite-based transceivers and with ground-based systems. In 2023, anyone flying in controlled airspace above 12,500 feet […]

Reuters is reporting the FAA met with airlines and cellular service providers last Wednesday to plan the eventual replacement of the 10 percent of radar altimeters considered susceptible to interference from 5G C-Band signals. The news agency got a look at a letter to those invited to the meeting and the agency isn’t interested in […]

Most existing round-gauge airplanes have instrument panels that simply weren’t designed for big-screen displays. That means your shop will likely be tasked with cutting a new metal panel to make it all fit. And even if your proposed upgrade doesn’t require lots of cutting, an avionics project is the opportunity to upgrade the panel’s aesthetics […]

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told Congress that the issues surrounding the potential interference with aircraft radar altimeters and the full rollout of 5G cell service won’t all be fixed by the July deadline set in an agreement with Verizon and AT&T. He also said he doesn’t expect the Cabinet-level standoff that happened in January as […]

Thommen Aircraft Equipment is bringing its upgrade solutions for cathode-ray tube (CRT) and first-generation LCD displays in legacy aircraft to a broader market, the company announced at the 2022 Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) International Convention & Trade Show in New Orleans, Louisiana. Thommen stated that it has completed a number of similar upgrade programs aimed […]

Bigfork, Montana-based uAvionix, recently acquired by DC Capital Partners, announced Monday (March 21) that its AV-30-E multimode indicator can now interface with select digital autopilots with its external magnetometer capability. A free software update for the non-certified AV-30-E is now available for supporting the TruTrak Vizion 385 and Vizion PMA, and BendixKing’s xCruze 100 and […]

ForeFlight subscription prices increased by 20 percent today. The company posted the new prices on the subscription page of its website late last month. New-purchase plans and renewals will be subject to the new pricing as of March 22. The cost of the Basic Plus level is now $120 per year (up from $99.99), Pro […]

The FAA is allowing San Francisco International Airport to implement a new instrument landing system the airport hopes will allow it to design approaches that reduce noise for its neighbors. The Ground-Based Augmentation System (GBAS) uses ground stations arrayed at the airport to make corrections to errors inherent in the GPS signals that are broadcast […]

Garmin announced today (March 15) that it has received FAA Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for its GFC 500 autopilot for select Robertson STOL-equipped Cessna 206 models and Piper Twin Comanche PA30B and Cs and -39s. The current list of aircraft models approved for retrofit with the digital GFC 500 spans 26 lines, with multiple variants […]