With the FAA’s approval, Trio Pro Pilot autopilot can now follow guidance from the Dynon SkyView HDX and connected external GPS navigators in certified aircraft. While best known for its experimental-class autopilots, Trio does sell a version of the Pro Pilot...
Garmin is adding a new layer to aviation safety through the certification of new software that alerts pilots to possible runway incursions, it announced Wednesday. Runway Occupancy Awareness (ROA) is a software solution that uses Surface Indications and Alert (SURF-IA) technology...
Of all the gadgetry in airplane cockpits, the magnetic compass is probably the least regarded, least used, and least understood. And yet, it deserves understanding and respect, because it is often the most steadily reliable navigational reference we have. Often referred...
“Can you accept the visual?” It is not uncommon for air traffic control to pose this question to pilots on IFR flight plans approaching certain airports when the weather is VFR. In daylight, when the visibility is good, the winds calm,...
Garmin has published a service advisory stating that “display repairs for the WAAS and Non-WAAS GPS 400, GNC 420, and GNS 430 are no longer available and have been discontinued.” The GNS 430/530 was introduced in 1998 and produced until 2011....
The FAA recently blessed Dynon’s certified SkyView HDX avionics for Beechcraft Baron 58 and 58A models. The OEM’s Dynon Certified three-axis autopilot will also be available now as an option to install with the HDX system. Barons also will benefit from...
Prodded along perhaps by recent competition in the low-end com radio market, Garmin on Wednesday announced it will debut two new units targeted closely to replacing the legacy BendixKing KX155s and the like, fitting their form factor and dialing down the...
With a certain degree of stealth leading up to the unveiling, Cirrus Aircraft announced in a live event Thursday night its latest installment of the SR series, the SR G7. Rethought from the inside out, the G7 series—including the SR20, SR22,...
It’s rare to find a pilot these days who doesn’t rely on a digital service for their flight planning, management, or debriefing. Often that means using multiple platforms—until now. ForeFlight, a Boeing Company, has announced its acquisition of CloudAhoy, a debriefing...
