Avionics

The lobby against the granting of radio spectrum adjacent to frequencies used by GPS to a startup wireless provider has enlisted Capt. Chesley Sullenberger to press its case. In April, the Federal Communications Commission, over objections from the Department of Defense and Department of Transportation, agreed to allow Ligado Networks to establish a new broadband […]

In this detailed video review, KITPLANES editor Marc Cook takes the new Garmin GI 275 multi-function EFIS display flying. This in-flight footage shows the unit in action, connected to a Garmin GNX 375 for full ADS-B traffic and weather. See the full review here.

ForeFlight and Garmin have released upgrades to their electronic flight bag (EFB) apps over the last couple of days that, particularly in the case of the ForeFlight product, represent seemingly minor but functionally significant changes. ForeFlight’s latest update marks an agreement with FlightAware to provide real-time traffic overlays on the ground, using an internet connection. […]

Worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales brought in more than $660 million in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020, according to the Avionics Market Report recently released by the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA). This marks a decreased of 8.8 percent from the first three months of last year. AEA noted that the drop follows […]

Technologies develop, sometimes slowly over time, with the kind of sloth that makes you wake up one day, see an evolved landscape, and question your strongly held beliefs. Such as: For any airplane you’d consider flying in instrument conditions, at least a modicum of redundancy is required. We used to want fully distributed systems to […]

Garmin today introduced a larger-screen version of its aera navigator. The aera 760 boasts a 7-inch screen, which is 2 inches larger than the current aera 660, and packs all the expected features, including onboard GPS/GLONASS receiver, Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity, and VFR and IFR flight charts. It’ll be available in May for $1,599. It […]

Aspen Avionics has announced that it will be including synthetic vision as standard on new installations of Evolution MAX series primary and multi-function displays. Along with synthetic vision, MAX series features include GPS-aided AHRS in the event of pitot static failure, altitude intercept based on climb rate and audio panel interface. In addition, Aspen has […]

With the new Stratus Insight app, Appareo has jumped into the EFB market currently dominated by ForeFlight and Garmin’s Pilot apps. Now offering an all-in-one app, Insight adds full mapping capabilities to features previously available on its Horizon app, which include an EFIS display using the attitude information inside a Stratus transponder and transcription of […]

Visualizing instrument approaches just got a little easier with the latest ForeFlight app, which offers a video-style 3D preview of charted approaches. Available in the Performance Plus subscription level, the 3D approach does a virtual walk-through of any approach in the database.  According to ForeFlight, “3D Preview also features an interactive navlog located in the […]

Continuing its success of aggressively bringing smartly designed ADS-B products to the competitive market, uAvionix now has bragging rights to the first tail-mounted miniature ADS-B Out transponder for GA aircraft, with the tailBeaconX. A follow-on to the successful skyBeacon and tailBeacon position and strobe light/ADS-B Out systems, the tailBeaconX is the company’s answer to an […]