Avionics

Avionics manufacturer FreeFlight Systems has announced that its Terrain series of radar altimeters (“radalts”) has received FAA Technical Standard Order certification. The dual-install RA-6500 and single-install RA-5500 meet performance standards for airborne low-range radar altimeters free from interference by 5G cellular telephone networks. Anthony Rios, president of FreeFlight Systems, said, “In 2019, foreseeing the interference […]

NOTE: An article regarding AEA’s 2021 year-end Avionics Market Report was published in error in AVwebFlash on Aug. 15. The article related to the most recent Avionics Market Report—Q2 2022—is below. Overall avionics sales have risen for the eight consecutive quarter, according to the recently released Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) Avionics Market Report. AEA noted […]

From the front lines, I’ve watched integrated avionics— retrofit and forward-fit—energize the avionics market for the past 15-plus years. The amount of technology packed into this equipment continues at the pace of the personal computer in its heyday. The vast amount of information now available should allow us to aviate, navigate and communicate with a […]

Honeywell Aerospace has been working on the clean-sheet design Anthem integrated avionics suite, flying over 100 flight test hours in hopes of eventual FAA certification. It was showing the system at AirVenture 2022 at Oshkosh and Aviation Consumer Editor Larry Anglisano sat down with Honeywell’s Andrew Barker for an update on the project.

Just when we thought the market has seen the end of the traditional VHF navcomm radio, Trig Avionics comes to AirVenture 2022 with two new models—the TX56 and TX57. In this video Trig’s Andy Davis gave Aviation Consumer’s Larry Anglisano a demo.

Trig Avionics has officially introduced its new TX56 Nav/Com, noting that the addition completes the Trig stack product line alongside the company’s TMA44 Audio Panel, TY96 VHF Radio and TT31 Mode S Transponder. Measuring 33 mm high and featuring 8.33 kHz channel spacing, the TX56 Nav/Com offers a customizable frequency database, dual frequency monitoring and […]

Boeing has signed an agreement with Aireon to access the space-based ADS-B service provider’s flight data stream. According to Boeing, it will use the stream “to expand its advanced data analytics capabilities in its effort to further strengthen commercial air travel safety.” Via the agreement, Aireon will provide historical aircraft data and near real-time aircraft […]

The FAA, Verizon and AT&T have reached yet another agreement aimed at preventing disruption at airports due to possible 5G interference. “We believe we have identified a path that will continue to enable aviation and 5G C-band wireless to safely co-exist,” said Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen. “We appreciate the willingness of Verizon and AT&T […]

ForeFlight is expanding its ADS-B product suite with the introduction of its new Sentry Plus portable ADS-B receiver. Device features include ADS-B In weather and traffic, WAAS GPS, carbon monoxide (CO) monitoring and alerting and AHRS pitch and bank. The Sentry Plus also offers a 1.3-inch OLED screen, G-load meter, high-performance flight data recorder and […]

Garmin announced on Wednesday that it has reached a new milestone with the delivery of over 25,000 integrated flight decks. According to the company, the number includes forward-fit and retrofit solutions for general and business aviation, rotorcraft, military and government and regional aircraft. Garmin reports that its flight decks have been certified on over 80 […]