Avionics

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

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Citation Mustang cockpit evolving as G1000 arrives

No doubt many pilots have been asking themselves lately how Garmin has possibly managed to develop an integrated glass cockpit for the Cessna Citation Must

Engines

February 1, 2007

Will ADS-B be the next big FAA equipment mandate?

When the idea was initially being explored a number of years ago, FAA planners saw a use for automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) only in Ala

ATC

February 1, 2007

Iridium may serve as ADS-B backup in Alaska

The FAA’s Alaska Region this year will assess the suitability of a communications satellite system with an unusual history to supplement its Capstone autom

ATC

February 1, 2007

Thales taps business aircraft market with Top Deck cockpit

Thales Avionics is in the final development phase of a new avionics suite, dubbed Top Deck, for regional and large business jets.

Avionics

February 1, 2007

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Piper picks Avidyne’s Entegra for its Saratoga and 6X singles

After taking a close look at all of the glass flight decks available on the market, Piper has selected Avidyne’s FlightMax Entegra integrated cockpit for i

Avionics

February 1, 2007

Arinc Begins Offering Westbound Atlantic Datalink Clearances

Arinc Direct announced it is now delivering westbound oceanic clearances via datalink on North Atlantic routes.

Avionics

January 31, 2007

Airworthiness Directives mandate Primus Epic integrity checks

The FAA has issued a series of ADs aimed at operators of airplanes equipped with the Honeywell Primus Epic avionics system.

Safety

January 31, 2007

NASA turns Saab 340s into flying wx stations

NASA researchers are seeking to bring better weather information to pilots and controllers by converting a fleet of regional turboprop airliners for servic

Avionics

January 31, 2007

Dulles crash 11 years ago highlights the need for TAWS today

On the morning of June 18, 1994, a Learjet 25D carrying 10 passengers and two pilots crashed less than a mile from the threshold of Runway 1R on approach t

Avionics

January 31, 2007

NTSB Proposes safety mods for honeywell FMS

The NTSB is recommending modifications of Honeywell flight management system (FMS) software that would provide warnings to pilots if they try to enter inco

Avionics

January 31, 2007

Call it useful, call it unique, just don’t call it an MFD

In the past several years, avionics manufacturers have introduced a wide range of multifunction displays (MFDs) capable of integrating moving-map informati

Avionics

January 31, 2007

Bombardier eager for EVS introduction

Certification of the infrared enhanced vision system (EVS) for the Bombardier Global Express XRS–said to be “imminent” at press time–will close an importan

Avionics

January 31, 2007

Makers developing radars that remember

The next generation of airborne weather radars won’t just see the storms, they will remember what they have scanned and store that information in a compute

Avionics

January 31, 2007

Another Falcon 20 RVSM Solution Under Way

Thunder Aviation in Chesterfield, Mo., and Flight Test Associates of Mojave, Calif., are working on an RVSM solution for Falcon 20s equipped with Honeywell

Avionics

January 31, 2007

FAA Releases More RVSM Guidance Materials

In the runup to the planned January 20 implementation of reduced vertical separation minimums (RVSM) in the U.S., Canada, South America and Mexico, the FAA

Avionics

January 31, 2007

Ruling allows EVS use to go below minimums

In a landmark decision, the FAA has adopted a final rule allowing the use of HUD-based enhanced vision systems (EVS) for descent below published instrument

Regulations and Government

January 31, 2007

Hundreds of bizjets without ELTs grounded

Business jet operators knew three years ago that they would have to be equipped with approved ELTs by January 1 this year or be grounded until the installa

Avionics

January 31, 2007

Amended RVSM STC Will Include More Learjet 35/36s

West Star Aviation in Grand Junction, Colo., is working with the FAA to amend its Learjet 35/36 RVSM STC to include models with the FC-530 autopilot, FC-20

Aircraft

January 31, 2007

Securaplane developing near-wireless flight-control system

Securaplane, a small company nestled in the Catalina Mountain foothills north of Tucson, Ariz., is taking large steps toward the emergence of near-wireless

Avionics

January 30, 2007

Handheld navcoms offer low-cost backup solution

With the triple- and sometimes quadruple-redundant electrical systems in the most modern business jets, carrying a backup battery-powered handheld radio or

Avionics

January 30, 2007