Avionics

“Long-standing partner” AeroBrigham, located in Decatur, Texas, has acquired MyGoFlight’s SkyDisplay division, which marketed the low-cost head-up display (HUD) developed by MyGoFlight’s late founder Charlie Schneider. Now to be known as AeroDisplay, the division will continue to develop the affordable HUD, which has an installed weight of just four pounds, for general aviation Part 23 […]

In a connected world with everyone wearing earbuds, it’s logical to consider an in-ear headset for the cockpit. Although they aren’t for everyone, if you haven’t tried them, you should. While flagship ANR models from Bose and Lightspeed deliver big on comfort and performance, we’ve long appreciated the freedom and decent audio quality from a […]

Business and general aviation avionics sales brought in more than $2.8 billion in 2022, an increase of 21.5 percent compared to 2021’s $2.3 billion. According to the recently released Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) 2022 year-end Avionics Market Report, 48.2 percent of avionics sales for the year came from the retrofit market and 51.8 percent from […]

Back in the bad old days of VOR navigation you could find your position by tuning in two different VORs. Each radial from a VOR was a “line of position” from that VOR. Your position could be anywhere on that line. Where the two lines from two different VORs intersected was your location. For accuracy […]

Aspen Avionics has received FAA approval for new software that will allow Garmin’s GFC 600 digital autopilot to be integrated with the Aspen EFD1000 Pro MAX primary flight display (PFD). The Pro MAX v2.12 software update will enable GFC 600 interface features such as basic autopilot output functions; altitude, airspeed and vertical speed preselect targets […]

The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) announced today (Jan. 24) that it has launched AeroCareers.net, a new website for recruiting talent not just to avionics manufacturers and service providers, but to the entire aviation industry. The site puts a spotlight on the wide range of potential career pathways and includes links to employment opportunities, available scholarships, […]

Garmin has received FAA approval for its software update and service bulletin to correct a previously reported possible runaway trim issue with its popular GFC 500 autopilot. In December, the FAA alerted GFC 500 operators who have the optional GSA 28 pitch trim installed of the possible problem, which could lead to loss of control. […]

Pilots in border regions are wondering why the FAA has deleted much of the aeronautical information from non-U.S. airspace from its latest sectional charts. The late December release of the sectionals omit detailed airspace information in Canadian airspace, and the changes reportedly apply to Caribbean and Mexican regions along the border and off the coast […]

Ligado, the cellular service provider whose proposed 5G network may interfere with GPS transmissions, is allegedly on the ropes financially. Ligado has until the end of this week to respond to a lawsuit filed in the New York Supreme Court by Inmarsat, the British satellite communications company that owns the radio spectrum that Ligado intends […]

Remember when you were a student pilot prepping for the cross-country flights with a sectional chart, using your plotter to calculate the true course to the destination? Then using magnetic variation (east is least, west is best) to get magnetic course. GPS navigation and all our apps have changed that, but the basics remain. You […]