Avionics

As the 2020 ADS-B mandate pumpkin looms on the horizon, say this is about the system: Once you’ve ponied up for the installation cost, it does provide free weather and traffic. But in Europe and the UK, no deal. And a recent experiment to see if pilots across the pond would pay for these services […]

Multiple investigations into two accidents of Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft will inevitably focus on a much misunderstood FAA program called ODA for organization designation authorization. And Pete Bunce, president of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, says that may ultimately be a good thing for both the aerospace industry and general aviation manufacturing specifically. We […]

TruTrak Flight Systems set out to deliver a budget-based retrofit autopilot for certified aircraft with the Vizion system and has been delivering the system for installation in a variety of aircraft. Aviation Consumer Magazine Editor Larry Anglisano caught up with TruTrak’s Andrew Barker at Sun ‘n Fun 2019 for an update on approvals and interfacing. […]

At Sun ‘n Fun this week, Levil Avionics debuted a new ADS-B In receiver to drive various tablet-based systems with no-cost weather and traffic. In addition to the dual-band receiver, the Astro Link has a built-in WAAS GPS receiver and full AHRS module for attitude information. This allows the Astro Link to provide valuable backup […]

At Sun ‘n Fun this week, Levil Avionics debuted a new ADS-B In receiver to drive various tablet-based systems with no-cost weather and traffic. In addition to the dual-band receiver, the Astro Link has a built-in WAAS GPS receiver and full AHRS module for attitude information. This allows the Astro Link to provide valuable backup […]

The Lightspeed Aviation Foundation announced at Sun ‘n Fun 2019 that it will be providing Lightspeed Zulu 3 headsets to the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) Ray Aviation Scholarship recipients. According to EAA, the headsets will be awarded to each scholar upon completion of their first solo flight and ground school requirements. “The Lightspeed Aviation Foundation, […]

A week ahead of Sun ‘n Fun 2019, MGF is finishing certification work on its new SkyDisplay light aircraft HUD (Head Up Display) and AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli took a demo flight in it with the company’s Charlie Schneider. view on YouTube

Daher has split the linear development of its highly regarded high-performance turboprop singles at Sun ‘n Fun 2019 with the unveiling of the refreshed TBM 910 and more detail on its more advanced TBM 940. The 940 was announced about a month ago and is a deluxe version of the type with increased automation, including […]

ADS-B may be a great thing for tracking airplanes—until they’re 50 miles offshore. To remedy that, Aireon’s space-based ADS-B tracking system goes live this week, allowing any ADS-B aircraft to be tracked in real time at almost any point on the globe and especially on congested oceanic tracks. Prior to Aireon’s system, ground-based ADS-B was […]

At the Aircraft Electronics Association convention in Palm Springs, California, in March 2019, Garmin introduced two new standalone panel mount GPS navigators, the GPS 175 and the GNX 375. The latter includes both navigation and onboard ADS-B In/Out. In this video shot at the show, Garmin’s Jessica Koss gives AVweb viewers a tour of the […]