Avionics manufacturer Dynon, which has served the experimental amateur-built market since its founding in 2000, is expanding into the Part 23 certified avionics suite market with FAA certification of its SkyView HDX glass cockpit system expected soon. The first approvals will be in the Cessna 172 and Beech B58 Baron, and an HDX installation in the 172 is at Dynon’s exhibit at this year’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh show.

The SkyView HDX is a full flight deck, with all the functionality of systems costing far more, including autopilot. System prices are the same as the company’s experimental or light sport aircraft version, about $16,000 for the Cessna 172, plus the owner will have to pay an additional $2,000 for the supplemental type certificate (STC) applicable to the airplane. Dynon plans to obtain an approved model list STC to cover a larger variety of airplane models.

Included in the SkyView HDX system are the touchscreen primary flight display with angle-of-attack and synthetic vision, engine monitor with lean assist and fuel computer, autopilot, mode-S transponder with 2020-compliant ADS-B OUT, ADS-B IN (traffic and weather), moving map with flight planning, a Dynon EFIS-D10A for backup instrumentation, and battery backup.

The SkyViewHDX will be fully IFR capable, and it will also integrate with navigators such as the Avidyne IFD series and Garmin GTN/GNS series.