Avionics

Even with modern gee-whiz panel integration, there are obvious reasons why the portable com radio soldiers on. When the electrics quit, it could be the last tool in the bag for talking your way down for a landing (and for some, an instrument approach), it’s useful for preflighting and copying a clearance when you don’t […]

At NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas, Honeywell was showing off its Anthem cockpit display system. While most of the digital flight decks offer limited customization, the Anthem system is flexible enough to allow extensive display customization, to include controllers from other manufacturers. In addition to eye-popping graphics, the Anthem display offers a massive moving map option […]

ForeFlight is just as popular in business jet cockpits as it is in smaller cockpits, and the program is called ForeFlight Dispatch. The company was showing some new features at the 2021 NBAA-BACE gathering in Las Vegas and Aviation Consumer Editor Larry Anglisano caught up with ForeFlight’s Tyson Weihs for a demo.

MiraCheck Copilot started a few years ago as a unique electronic checklist app that uses CRM-like challenge/response, but the latest version of the program has morphed into a virtual copilot. Using speech recognition (connected via Bluetooth), the app can run side-by-side with most navigation apps (including ForeFlight and Garmin Pilot) and is always listening in […]

Garmin announced on Wednesday that 10 percent of the Cessna Citation Excel and XLS business jet fleet has now been retrofitted with the company’s G5000 integrated flight deck upgrade. As previously reported by AVweb, the G5000 Citation Excel/XLS retrofit program was introduced in 2016 and received STC approval two years ago. According to Garmin, the […]

Honeywell Aerospace debuted its new Anthem avionics suite on Tuesday, showcasing the system’s “always-on” cloud connectivity and scalable, customizable design. With a flexible software platform and interface “modeled after everyday smart devices,” Anthem’s features include a 3D runway overrun alerting and awareness system (ROAAS), 3D airport moving maps, track-based synthetic vision system, integrated navigation map […]

Quarterly reports from the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) have come to rival reports from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) as a barometer of GA fortunes. As avionics retrofits have flourished and forward-fit numbers also serve to measure new-aircraft deliveries, AEA’s sales numbers have served as an accurate reflection of the state of the industry. […]

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has pledged her support to prevent Ligado Networks from occupying radio spectrum that more than a dozen government departments say could jam delicate GPS and other space-based signals. As we reported, the FCC last April approved Ligado’s bid to use a narrow slice of spectrum adjacent to the space bands for […]

Aspen Avionics introduced a new online learning course for its Evolution Pro MAX flight display series at AirVenture 2021 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. “Evolution Pro MAX 101” is designed to cover basic functionality of the Pro MAX series with an eye toward helping users “streamline their flight operations.” The course is hosted by Aspen Avionics director […]

At AirVenture 2021, Piper announcement that it has certified Garmin’s new GWX 8000 weather radar system in its M-series turboprop and piston models. The GWX 8000 StormOptix Doppler radar is Garmin’s flagship weather avoidance system and has a variety of high-end features not seen in any GA ship’s radar to date. This includes turbulence detection, […]