Avionics

View limiting devices (VLDs) haven’t changed much over the years, but ICARUS Devices is a new company that’s set out to change the instrument hood as we know it with its smart VLD. Ahead of Sun ‘n Fun 2021, the company was showing the device, which uses a Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal (PDLC) film that […]

Aspen Avionics announced on Wednesday that its Evolution 1000 primary flight display will be the “display of choice” for the PAL-V Liberty roadable gyroplane. Aspen introduced the first Evolution display over 15 years ago and has currently installed more than 20,000 units worldwide. PAL-V finalized the full certification basis for the Liberty, which included the […]

Garmin has announced that its virtual pilot training classes will run through June 2021 with plans to resume in-person training in August. The company transitioned to a virtual learning format for its training classes last October due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Training options offered include self-study materials and webinars along with eLearning and instructor-led […]

AOPA and NBAA say the FAA and the U.S. Air Force need to figure out how to minimize the effects on civilian aviation while they test the hardness of military GPS. There are almost always NOTAMs warning of potential GPS outages as the military intentionally jams signals for training and research. The groups say they […]

The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) closed the books on 2020’s numbers and, while they’re not good, they’re actually a little better than feared. With total sales of more than $2.2 billion through 2020, the avionics sector, including new installations and retrofits, was down some 26 percent from 2019, which was a record year, posting more […]

Pilots using Wilmington Airport in North Carolina are hoping the mysterious and random interruptions in GPS service near the airport are a thing of the past after an FAA team tracked down the likely cause. The agency officials discovered signals coming from a utility company’s wireless control system were jamming GPS within a two-mile radius […]

The uAvionix tailBeaconX tail-mounted Mode S transponder has received TSO approval, paving the way for its use in certified aircraft. Already used on experimental aircraft, the tailBeaconX includes a Mode S transponder, internal GPS and LED position light in one 5-oz. package. The transponder is controlled by the AV-30-C all-in-one EFIS with special control software.  […]

uAvionix announced the launch of its pingStation 2 dual-frequency ADS-B ground receiver on Tuesday. The new ADS-B ground station, an upgraded version of the company’s pingStation, includes 978 and 1090 MHz ADS-B receivers, GPS, antenna and a Power-Over-Ethernet (POE) interface. According to uAvionix, the pingStation 2 has a range of more than 200 miles, a […]

Garmin has issued a Service Alert for fuel quantity indication errors on its G3X Touch Certified and GI 275 retrofit flight instruments, when equipped with the Garmin EIS (engine indication system) with GEA 24 engine adapter module. This advisory does not apply to G3X Touch Experimental systems. At press time, Garmin was working on a […]

Garmin has announced that several new features are available on its GTN Xi series of navigators including a dynamic glide range ring and best glide airport indicator. According to the company, the glide range ring is designed to improve situational awareness in the event of an engine failure by “depicting the estimated area that the […]