Avionics

New developments and products in avionics, specifically about aircraft electronics in the cockpit.

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Shadin ADC-2000 Computers Subject of AD

An FAA airworthiness directive, effective January 26, mandates replacement of a batch of Shadin ADC-2000 air-data computers installed in about 450 aircraft
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Dassault and Honeywell Settle Lawsuit

Dassault Aviation has reached a settlement with Honeywell over a $60 million lawsuit filed against the avionics manufacturer by the French business jet bui
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Automated LOAs Void Need for RVSM Renewals

Part 91 operators who have been renewing their FAA letters of authorization (LOAs) permitting operations in RVSM airspace no longer need to do so under a n
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FAA To End Mode-S Exemptions

The FAA has withdrawn its decade-old proposal to rescind its requirement for Mode-S transponders and adopted a new rule that will end the hundreds of Mode-
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Aftermarket LCD Upgrade Coming to PC-12s

Universal Avionics and Kansas City Aviation Center have teamed to develop a three-screen LCD upgrade for the Pilatus PC-12.
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NTSB Asks for TAWS on Turbine Helicopters

As a result of the Era Aviation Sikorsky S-76++ crash, the NTSB asked the FAA to require terrain awareness and warning systems (TAWS) on all U.S.-registere
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Barco views role on Apex as a ‘stepping stone’ into bizav

Add Belgium’s Barco to the list of companies interested in entering the market for business aircraft avionics.
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TCAS Users Advised of Incorrect Response

Safety information about TCAS equipment and its use is now available in the form of a new FAA Safety Bulletin (www.faa.gov/and/and500/500/docs/TCAS_SAFETY_
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Beware False TCAS Alarms from…Ships

FAA Information for Operators 06005 (www.faa.gov/other_visit/
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Aspen avionics asks judge to throw out Eclipse lawsuit

Aspen Avionics, the maker of the AT300 hazard awareness display, has asked a New Mexico court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Eclipse Aviation in October cla
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Embraer selects PilotView EFB

First Gulfstream and now Embraer has selected the PilotView electronic flight bag (EFB) from CMC Electronics for its line of large business jets.
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Arinc and starling team

Arinc Direct and Starling Advanced Communication have joined forces to offer integrated broadband connectivity to business jet customers.
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Landmark gains STC for Pro Line 21 in the Falcon 50

Landmark Aviation last month received STC approval to install Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line 21 IDS integrated display system in the Falcon 50.
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Switching to electronic charts? Read this

Eighty percent of pilots polled said they would make the switch to electronic charts if the cost was reasonable, the FAA said it was OK to do so and the ha
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Chelton and Kollsman integrating EVS on PFD

Chelton Flight Systems and Kollsman are one step closer to introducing technology that can integrate the display symbology from Chelton’s FlightLogic EFIS
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Are ‘head-worn’ avionics the cure for incursions?

NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia is addressing runway and taxiway incursion threats by testing a variety of new technologies, one of the most int
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Jeppesen likely to offer terrain/SVS package

Jeppesen says it’s ready to offer avionics makers an enhanced terrain and synthetic-vision database package that it claims offers a much more accurate mode
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Iridium CEO wants measured growth for service

Iridium’s new chief executive comes to the job following seven consecutive quarters of profitability and with plans in place to replace the communication n
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Renewed Interest Expressed in TCAS III

The FAA might revive TCAS III.
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Retrofit LCD brings new technology to analog cockpits

The “Flipper” from Flight Display Systems of Alpharetta, Ga., fits into that welcomed category of products that fill a need without breaking the bank.
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DAC dives into crowded EFB waters

DAC International has entered the EFB fray with the “Gen-X” electronic flight bag, a product that the company touts as unique because it is constructed to
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EMS operators embrace NVGs and infrared sensing

Over the last six years, the North American aeromedical transport industry, particularly its helicopter EMS community, has become increasingly concerned ab
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Laser obstacle avoidance could come to smaller helicopters

A laser obstacle-avoidance system now entering service on military helicopters might prove useful for civil applications.
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Chelton offers lightweight helo autopilot

Flight-testing is well under way for a new helicopter autopilot that, compared with other currently available systems, cuts both weight and cost in half, s
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Sikorsky Tests AFCS for S-92

While many medium to large turbine helicopters offer autopilots to enhance mission safety and comfort, Sikorsky is in the final stages of developing an aut
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GNS Line OK’d for LPV Approaches

Garmin’s GNS-series navigators have been approved for WAAS en route navigation and LPV (lateral precision with vertical guidance) approach capability, the
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AirCell Gets Broadband License

The FCC has approved AirCell’s air-to-ground frequency license, clearing the way for the Louisville, Colo.
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Satcom Calling for a Dime?

Arinc Direct last month launched World Calling, a flat-rate billing plan for customers of its SkyLink VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) telephone service
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Duncan Installs Primus Epic in GIII

Duncan Aviation recently completed the installation of Honeywell’s Primus Epic Control Display System/Retrofit (CDS/R) in a customer’s Gulfstream III.
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Pro Line 21 for the Falcon 50

Premier/West Star announced the completion of its first installation of the Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics system in a Falcon 50.