Aircraft Upgrades

PS Engineering unveiled two new audio panels to its lineup: the PMA450A and the PMA8000G. The PMA450A picks up where the older PMA450 left off and has a larger enhanced display and an easy-to-read white-text-on-black Organic Light Emitting Display (OLED). It also gets a new bezel-mounted USB-C charging port, which is smaller and more powerful […]

In response to customer demand, Avidyne announced a growing list of third-party navigation apps that will work with its IFD550/540/440 GPS navigators. The current list of apps now includes ForeFlight Mobile, Seattle Avionics FlyQ, Jeppesen Mobile Flight Deck, AVPlan EFB, Cloud Ahoy and AeroGlass. This connectivity is the result of Avidyne’s wireless SDK (software developer […]

BendixKing’s AeroWave 100 cabin internet and voice system trickles down from Honeywell’s Aspire satcom system for high-end business jets. But, the AeroWave has hardware and pricing that’s more appropriate for retrofit in piston singles, twins and smaller turboprops. For this video, Aviation Consumer editor Larry Anglisano tried the system in a Beech A36 Bonanza, while […]

Innova Aerospace is taking 50-year-old King Airs and bringing them into the 21st century with new GE engines and a three-screen touchpad avionics suite. Innova’s David Meske spoke with AVweb’s Russ Niles at AirVenture 2016. Duration: 2:45 File Size: 1.5 MB download here

The FAA’s limited-time, first-come-first-served ADS-B installation rebate program is scheduled to begin this September. There are a number of things buyers need to do in order to collect on the $500 rebate, including registration, scheduling, flight testing and paperwork. The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) has been contracted by the FAA to process the rebate checks. […]

The Aircraft Electronics Association said this week they will award five aircraft owners $1,000 each, from a random drawing, to be used toward an ADS-B upgrade. The drawings will be held next week during EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh. By offering the incentives, AEA President Paula Derks said, “AEA hopes to send a message to owners […]

Cirrus Aircraft said today its special-mission platform, Cirrus Perception, is now FAA certified and ready to enter service for a variety of applications, including law enforcement, traffic monitoring, mapping, search and rescue, border surveillance and more. “Special-mission operators are constantly looking for ways to increase their capabilities while reducing operational costs,” said David Moser, vice […]

Following on its successful effort to encourage the use of angle-of-attack indicators in general aviation aircraft by simplifying the approval procedure, the FAA says it will expand its expedited process to include more safety gear. The policy will reduce costs and streamline installation for “non-required safety-enhancing equipment” (NORSEE) in the GA fleet, the FAA said. […]

Thousands of general aviation aircraft owners have yet to upgrade to the ADS-B units the FAA wants everyone to have by 2020, but after EAA AirVenture, there may be a few who find the change a little easier. Avionics maker L-3 Avionics said this week they will give away 36 NGT-2000 units at Oshkosh later […]

Fargo, North Dakota-based Appareo announced that it earned FAA TSO authorization for its panel-mounted Stratus ADS-B transponder. Starting at $2995, the 1090ES ADS-B Out transponder—which has an integrated GPS WAAS receiver— is available in two kits. The Stratus ESG has a mandate-compliant ADS-B transmitter, while the $3495 Stratus ESGi kit also includes a non-certified ADS-B […]