AEA Issues Second Quarter 2013 Avionics Market Report The Aircraft Electronics Association has released its second quarter Avionics Market Report. In the months of April, May and June 2013, total worldwide avionics sales amounted to more than $1.6 billion, as reported by the 20 aviation electronics manufacturers participating in the report. The extent of the […]
Avionics
WingX Pro 7.1 launched
Now available is WingX Pro7 Version 7.1, the newest version of WingX Pro7, which supports the recently TSO certified NavWorx ADS600-B. This makes WingX Pro7 the first major mobile aviation app to support ADS-B Out transceivers, which the FAA has mandated for all airplanes by 2020, according to officials with Hilton Software. WingX Pro7 now also supports […]
flyTab certified
Shadin Avionics has received TSO approval on the initial release of the flyTab Aircraft Interface Module (AIM), a data converter that integrates an iPad into the cockpit accessing real time flight data for iPad applications. The AIM was developed in collaboration with the Avionics & Systems Integration Group (ASIG, LLC) as a part of the […]
Garmin avionics for experimental aircraft now at Sporty’s
Sporty’s Pilot Shop and its on-site avionics shop, Cincinnati Avionics, have partnered to offer the complete line of Garmin panel-mount avionics for experimental aircraft. Individual Garmin components are available from Sporty’s with a basic wiring harness or with custom installation from Cincinnati Avionics at Clermont County/Sporty’s Airport, company officials explain. “Our experience with Garmin avionics […]
Spirit Avionics hits milestone
Spirit Avionics’ Global Parts Support Division,based in Columbus, Ohio, recently hit a milestone: Achieving $10 million in global aircraft parts sales in less than a year achieving a 60% increase over last year’s sales. “I tell people all of the time that we are the best kept secret in the industry,” said Jared Kolman, Global […]
Aspen Avionics receives EASA nod
Aspen Avionics was awarded an Approved Model List Supplemental Type Certification (AML-STC) for its Evolution Flight Display System from European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The EASA approval authorizes installation of Aspen’s system in more than 700 aircraft registered in EASA countries. The EASA AML-STC list includes more than 40 aircraft manufacturers representing more than 700 […]
Glass cockpit retrofit upgrade debuts for TBM 700/850
A “glass cockpit” retrofit kit for Daher-Socata’s TBM 700 and TBM 850 aircraft was unveiled at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. The supplemental type certificate (STC) approval for this installation is expected later this year. Key elements of the retrofit kit are: a Garmin G600 dual-screen as the primary flight display, a Garmin GTN 750 touchscreen […]
How does a Cub driver prepare for NextGen?
By JEFFREY BOCCACCIO. Anybody reading our Fly the Distance with NextGen series knows that we took the series to the streets and performed a one-hour event at this year’s SUN ’n FUN. To be perfectly honest, we really did not know just how much interest there was in the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), […]
Dual and WSI take flight with integrated weather and flight planning solution
HEATHROW, Fla. – Dual Electronics’ XGPS170 GPS + ADS-B Receiver is now compatible with the WSI Pilotbrief Optima for iPad. The in-flight weather received through the XGPS170 integrates with the WSI Pilotbrief app, giving pilots real-time weather coverage from pre-flight to final approach, according to company officials. “There’s no argument that weather is critical in […]