Aspen Avionics has forged an agreement with L-3 to offer an integrated system that includes the Aspen primary and multi-function displays and L-3’s Lynx NGT-9000 MultiLink Surveillance System. Packages include the EFD1000 Pro Plus (includes synthetic vision and AOA) plus the NGT-9000 for $20,795, a $1,695 savings; or the Aspen Evolution 1500 system, which includes Pro Plus primary flight display (includes synthetic vision and […]
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L-3 Lynx NGT-9000 receives AML STC
L-3 Aviation Products reported at AirVenture that its Lynx NGT-9000 MultiLink Surveillance System (MSS) models are now included in the Approved Model List Supplemental Type Certificate (AML STC) for a large number of aircraft. With STC SA02444AK, the Lynx NGT-9000 joins the Lynx NGT-2000/2500 as a certified solution that enables General Aviation aircraft to comply with the […]
FreeFlight launches ADS-B hotline
FreeFlight Systems has launched an ADS-B Hotline that will support pilots’ NextGen needs. After dialing 1-844-ADS-BNOW, the customer will be put in touch with a member of FreeFlight’s support organization. During normal business hours (8 am to 6 pm Central Standard Time), inquiries will be responded to within two hours. Inquires received outside of normal business hours will […]
New financing launched to equip for ADS-B
National Aircraft Finance Company (NAFCO) and Pilot Bank have launched a new financing offering to provide unsecured loans up to $35,000 for general aviation pilots to upgrade their avionics to meet the ADS-B mandate. NAFCO and Pilot Bank partnered with the NextGen GA Fund to support pilots who are facing upgrades required by FAA mandates that will […]
AEA to award $1,000 towards ADS-B upgrade to five aircraft owners
To help encourage aircraft owners to equip to meet the FAA’s 2020 ADS-B Out mandate, the Aircraft Electronics Association will randomly award five aircraft owners with $1,000 toward an ADS-B compliant upgrade during the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, which takes place July 20-26. “The avionics repair shop industry in the U.S. has only […]
When do you plan to equip with ADS-B Out?
According to a recent poll conducted by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, more than 58% of survey respondents indicated that they would install ADS-B equipment prior to the Jan. 1, 2020, deadline mandated by the FAA. In addition. 3.7% planned to equip in the next six months, and another 8.7% plan to equip in […]
Airlines expect ADS-B Out ‘grace period’
Aviation Week is reporting, “U.S. airlines expect that FAA will allow a five-year “grace period” for full compliance with the agency’s 2010 mandate that carriers’ aircraft be Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out capable by Jan. 1, 2020.” Airlines for America filed a “grace period” petition, but it isn’t just the industry begging for more time. Technical […]
Are you ready for ADS-B?
In his opening remarks at the Meet the FAA forum during this year’s SUN ’n FUN, FAA Deputy Administrator Michael Whitaker, a new pilot, noted that he came in a day early to the show so he could take some time to walk around the grounds and see everything. “I was encouraged to see all the […]
Got questions about ADS-B?
Starting in 2020, aircraft must be equipped with ADS-B-Out to fly in most controlled airspace. Will you need to equip? It depends on where you fly. You can find out at FAA.gov/go/equipADSB, a new resource launched last week.