Avionics

AVweb’s Avionics section delivers the latest news, reviews, and expert analyses on aircraft electronic systems. Covering advancements in navigation, communication, and safety technologies, this section is a vital resource for pilots, aircraft owners, and aviation professionals seeking to stay informed about the evolving avionics landscape.

Garmin Announces New VIRB 360-Degree Action Camera

Garmin today announced the latest addition to its growing line of action cameras, the VIRB 360. The camera is a spherically stabilized, 360-degree compact camera that’s waterproof and shoots up to 5.7K/30fps resolution, plus it has a built-in GPS and a variety of other sensors. These provide customizable Garmin G-Metrix data overlays during video editing. […]

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Garmin Intros Head-Up Display

Garmin has introduced its first head-up display, the company announced on Wednesday. The GHD 2100 is designed for super-midsize, midsize and light business aircraft, and will launch on the new super-midsize Cessna Citation Longitude, with the G5000 integrated flight deck. The GHD is a compact, self-contained projection system with a large 30-degree by 24-degree field […]

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Jeppesen Charts Coming To ForeFlight

After many years pushing their own electronic flight bag solution, Jeppesen has reached a deal with ForeFlight to make Jeppesen chart and flight data available on the ForeFlight app. “The number-one question I’ve gotten from pilots around the world is ‘when can I get Jeppesen charts on ForeFlight?’” says Ken Sain, Jeppesen COO. A Jeppesen […]

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160-Knot VTOL Flying Car Flown Says Company

Lilium Aviation, of Munich, says it has flown a prototype of its all-electric VTOL tilt-engine aircraft that the company says will fly 160 knots in horizontal thrust configuration with a range of 180 miles. A video provided by the company of the first flight shows the aircraft, with what looks like a spacious automotive-style cabin, […]

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ADS-B Rebate Requests Stall

In an April 5 report on its ADS-B rebate program for general aviation, the FAA says it has processed 5,008 reservations for the rebates, and 14,910 rebates remain to be claimed by the end of the program on Sept. 18. That’s much slower than the FAA’s planned rate for reaching its goal, which projected 12,000 […]

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Autothrottle Coming Soon For Pilatus PC-12

After first demoing the concept in 2015, Innovation Solutions and Support (IS&S) announced they’re one step closer to bringing an autothrottle to the single-engine turbine PC-12. IS&S says the FAA has granted the Supplemental Type Certificate for their integrated PC-12 flight deck and that new avionics package includes compatibility with the IS&S autothrottle system. The […]

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TruTrak Nears Autopilot Certification

Experimental autopilot manufacturer TruTrak, in partnership with EAA, has been working on FAA certification for its low-cost Vizion digital autopilot. Initially, the Vizion will have AML-STC approval for Cessna Skyhawk and Cardinal models, but others are planned as early as this summer. In this video, TruTrak’s Andrew Barker talked with Aviation Consumer editor Larry Anglisano […]

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Lightspeed: Headsets May Be At Peak Quiet

The noise-cancelling aviation headset has been with us for three decades and may have now reached a plateau in further development, according to Allan Schrader of Lightspeed Aviation, which just released the Zulu3, an incremental upgrade to its best-selling Zulu2. “So what could be next? There’s little reason to make a quieter headset. We learned […]

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Garmin’s G5 EFIS For Certified Airplanes

At Sun ‘n Fun 2017, Garmin announced the G5 electronic DG/EHSI, which is expected to have a street price of $2449 (and $4598 when paired with the previously released G5 attitude instrument). The G5 electronic DG/EHSI—which will be covered by an extensive AML-STC—comes with a remote magnetometer, STC, battery backup and provides reversionary attitude data […]

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