MyGoFlight, a provider of iPad/tablet gear for pilots, is demonstrating a $10,000 head-up display system for business turboprops and jets next week at the NBAA Convention in Orlando, Florida. The company expects to release its SkyDisplay HUD-LCD180, which it calls the “first in a series of affordable HUD units," next year. A single HUD display is standard, but a second one can be added as an option.

The HUD-LCD180 includes a projection unit, clear glass display combiner and a display processer unit that connects to aircraft flight sensors and generates the HUD graphics. Based on the position and direction of the aircraft, the system will display surrounding terrain and obstacles, flight trajectory and flight plan data without requiring any pilot input, meaning it will not add to pilot workload, the company said. A Smart HUD software option will add a terrain avoidance algorithm to support low-level approaches in obstacle-riddled or mountainous terrain. The algorithm uses aircraft stored energy, climb performance and surrounding terrain to determine safe escape routes.

MyGoFlight is now working with avionics and aircraft OEMs, as well as app developers, to ensure compatibility and fit with their software, electronics and airplanes.