Avionics

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

Avionics

Garmin STCs G500 for Cessna 172/182

The system is priced for smaller aircraft.
Avionics

Gogo Bizav Unveils Lower-cost Connectivity Platform

L3 delivers 3G-like airborne connectivity via Gogo’s network of ground stations in the U.S., and parts of Canada and Alaska
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Garmin G1000NXi Avionics OK’d for Piper M500

G1000NXi features wireless cockpit connectivity, enhanced situational awareness, visual approaches, and map overlay on the horizontal situation indicator.
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The Boeing 787: A Pilot's Dream?

The cockpit is pleasant and quiet. In the pattern, the 787 is a sophisticated aircraft, but one that flies like most conventional aircraft before it.
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Expect Avionics Upgrades, New Technology in 2018

Larger aircraft technology coming to smaller models.
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UK Avionics Shop Now Services Honeywell RTA-4B Wx Radar

Ametek Aerospace & Defense subsidiary Muirhead Avionics can now perform anything from a bench check to a full overhaul the RTA-4B radar.
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EASA Issues Final Electronic Flight Bag Rule Proposal

Rules introduce operational approvals for Type B EFB applications for all operators, and integrate ICAO standards and recommended practices.
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Collins Restores 10,000 Approach Procedures to FMSs

Collins and the FAA are continuing to work together to permanently resolve this issue.
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BendixKing Certifies Simple CitationJet ADS-B Upgrade

The process involves the installation of two KT 74 transponders.
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ACSS Collaborates To Demonstrate ADS-B In in China

Air traffic situational awareness enhanced visual separation on approach ADS-B In application was hosted on ACSS’s T3CAS integrated surveillance system.
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One of Every Seven ADS-B Out Installs Problematic

While some of these are due to improper hardware installations, many are caused by incorrect configuration by avionics technicians.
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FltPlan Go App Adds Flight Plan Creation

The latest version of FltPlan Go for iOS allows pilots to create or modify flight plans.
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40% of U.S. Business Aircraft Fleet Won't Meet ADS-B Out Deadline

“Looking to install ADS-B Out next year is too late,” warned Duncan Aviation president Aaron Hilkeman.
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FAA, EASA Approve New Garmin G5 Capabilities

Aircraft owners can replace attitude indicators and directional gyros/HSIs with Garmin's G5 electronic flight instrument.
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Garmin Marks Delivery of One Millionth Avionics Product

The milestone was reached 28 years after the company was founded.
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Asian T-Prop Group Sees PBN as Answer to Infrastructure Crisis

Asia Pacific Turboprop Safety Forum promotes performance-based navigation as a major safety benefit
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SmartSky Offers Unlimited Data for Early-bird Customers

Company's 4G air-to-ground network is on schedule to provide 95 percent Continental U.S. coverage in mid-2018.
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AEA: Retrofits Lift Avionics Sales through 3Q

Of the total avionics sales during the first nine months, 57.7 percent, or nearly $1 billion, came from the retrofit market
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Extant Aero Expanding at Its Central Florida Campus

Additional facility will support company’s growing product portfolio and accommodate future growth in its high-mix, low-volume product lines and services.
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FAA To Allow Own-ship Display on EFB Apps

The FAA's move adds significant value to powerful EFB moving-map applications.
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ACSS Taps BendixKing as Bizjet Dealer for NXT-700

Agreement offers aircraft operators a sales channel for purchasing and installing the ADS-B-compliant transponder.
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Emirates 777X Will have Dual HGS

Rockwell Collins to supply Dual HGS for Emirates 777Xs
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Esterline Demos Advanced Helicopter Cockpit

Esterline Avionics Systems is highlighting its advanced helicopter avionics capability with a cockpit demonstrator.
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Rockwell Collins Updating Hellenic P-3 Cockpits

The avionics upgrade allows the Hellenic Navy P-3Bs to meet modern NextGen airspace standards.
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Esterline Lands Emirates Satcoms Deal

Esterline will provide its low-weight, low-drag top-mounted multi-channel Satcom antenna for the Emirates 777X fleet
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Middle East a Key Area for Space-Based ADS-B Coverage

Middle East a Key Area for Space-Based ADS-B Coverage
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Garmin Adds Features to GTN Navigators

The new GTN software brings visual approach procedures pioneered in the G1000 NXi.
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Episode 07: Fly-by-wire Failure, Part 1

On Oct. 7, 2008, Qantas Flight 72 faces an autopilot failure over the Indian Ocean.
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Raytheon: Retaining Unparalleled Situational Awareness - Sponsor Content

Raytheon: Retaining Unparalleled Situational Awareness - Sponsor Content
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EASA Recommends TAWS in Light Turbine Airplanes

The bulletin specifically recommends that both commercial and private operators install TAWS that meets the requirements for Class B equipment.