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Pilot Turbine Magazine

| April 1, 2025

‘Sit on your hands’

Everything about this maneuver feels wrong.

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Article

| March 26, 2025

Garmin announces CO detector, slimline radio

Garmin announced a remote-mounted carbon monoxide detector compatible with select Garmin avionics, and expanded audio panel functionality now built into the GTR 205/GTR 205x com radio—features that are also available via software retrofit.

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Article

| March 17, 2025

Pilatus unveils PC–12 Pro

Who knew Ferris Bueller had the ratings? Pilatus chose the fictional 1980s teen movie character to introduce its latest model, the PC–12 Pro, a comprehensive update of the Swiss company’s perennial turbine single.

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Article

| November 26, 2024

Trio Pro Pilot approved for use with Dynon Certified SkyView HDX

The FAA approved the integration of Dynon Avionics’ SkyView HDX displays with the Trio Pro Pilot autopilot, expanding economical autopilot options for pilots flying a range of certified aircraft. The approval includes all type-certified aircraft for which the two-axis, approach-capable Trio autopilot is already available.

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Article

| October 16, 2024

Prime time

The dreaded call of “smoke in the cockpit” came moments after takeoff from a busy Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU) in northern New Jersey. I had just raised the jet’s landing gear and flaps and was about to climb into the clouds when Garmin engineer Jason Hewes gave me the alarming news.

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Article

| October 10, 2024

Dynon autopilot approved for Mooney M20J, M20K

Dynon Avionics said the FAA approved its Dynon Certified autopilot for use in Mooney M20J and M20K models. With the approval, the Mooney models join Cessna 182 and 172, Beechcraft Bonanza 35 and 36 series, and Piper Seneca models on a growing list of certified aircraft that can use the Dynon system.

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Article

| September 19, 2024

Garmin announces product updates

Garmin unveiled a new satellite communication system called inReach Messenger Plus, with photo and voice messaging capability designed for people traveling in areas without cellular service.

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Article

| August 5, 2024

Aspen Avionics to add engine monitoring to its Evolution MFDs

Aspen Avionics is teaming up with Electronics International to develop engine monitoring for Aspen's Evolution multifunction displays. The software-based upgrade will be available for four- and six-cylinder single-engine piston aircraft.

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Article

| July 17, 2024

Dynon automates nearest airport

Dynon Avionics has added a one-button feature that automates an emergency glide to the nearest suitable airport at the most efficient speed.

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Article

| March 21, 2024

Garmin announces STC for CJ2 panel upgrade

Cessna Citation CJ2 owners and operators will soon be able to update their flight decks with a full suite of Garmin products, Garmin announced March 19.

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Article

| March 21, 2024

Avidyne STC will upgrade Cirrus Entegra panels

Cirrus owners whose aircraft are flying with Avidyne Entegra avionics will be able to upgrade their panels via a supplemental type certificate from Avidyne Corp. that the company said is in the final stages of consideration at the FAA.

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Automation

| March 8, 2024

Enhancing situational awareness

Aircraft designer and manufacturer CubCrafters announced the integration of a thermal infrared camera option for improved situational awareness in low light and reduced visibility.

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Article

| February 6, 2024

Dynon Certified autopilot approved for Beechcraft Baron

Expanding its already expansive list of approved aircraft, Dynon Certified announced the SkyView HDX avionics and autopilot system has received FAA approval for Beechcraft Baron 58 and 58A models. Additionally, the company’s electronic trim control and auto-trim offerings have been expanded.

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Article

| February 1, 2024

Garmin goes slim

Garmin announced its new slimline series of com and nav/com radios that pack a myriad of features in a 1.3-inch cutout.

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Pilot Magazine

| January 24, 2024

Behind the scenes

General aviation avionics endure a punishing life. Dramatic temperature swings, moisture, vibration, lightning strikes, and more wreak havoc on the equipment (not to mention normal wear and tear).

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Pilot Turbine Magazine

| December 15, 2023

Get Smart

By J. Mac McClellan.

The onboard weather radar is the only piece of avionics that requires a reasonably high level of pilot skill and understanding to be used effectively. But thanks to the ongoing miracles of digital electronics, “smart” radars eliminate nearly all the guesswork when using the radar to avoid dangerous weather.

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Pilot Magazine

| November 28, 2023

Rebirth reflections

Leaving the hospital with my newborn son years ago is a moment seared in my memory. As I cradled Jack in my arms, the automatic doors swished open, and I felt the warmth of the sun for the first time in three days.

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Pilot Magazine

| November 28, 2023

Sipping information from the right glass

By Bruce Williams

The instrument panels in typical light aircraft today include at least some “glass”: perhaps a pair of Garmin G5s or an Aspen attitude indicator/horizontal situation indicator combination, plus, in an IFR aircraft, a GPS navigator with a moving map.

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Article

| November 2, 2023

uAvionix acquires traffic avoidance tech creator

uAvionix, which began as a drone technology producer and later established a foothold in general aviation with low-cost ADS-B solutions, has acquired Iris Automation, another drone-related firm with GA ambition. The deal with Iris, makers of computer vision airspace awareness products, also provided uAvionix with a new CEO: commercial pilot and CFI Jon Damush.

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Article

| October 19, 2023

Garmin G5000 available soon for more Cessna Citations

Garmin's G5000 integrated flight deck retrofit for Cessna Citation XLS+ and XLS Gen2 jets is expected to arrive soon, having already been installed in 120 Citation Excel and XLS models since 2019.

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Article

| August 31, 2023

Trig Avionics gains FAA STC

Trig Avionics announced the availability of an FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for its TX56 and TX57 nav/com models.

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Article

| August 24, 2023

Aspen, Trio integrate digital autopilot

Aspen Avionics and Trio Avionics (The STC Group) announced they have joined forces to bring a digital autopilot package to more than a dozen Part 23 certified aircraft.

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Article

| August 8, 2023

Gogo updates investors on latest 5G delay

A shortage of replacement engines, parts, and maintenance personnel has grounded many business jets, and that, along with a manufacturing problem that has again delayed arrival of a critical chip needed to activate Gogo’s 5G broadband service, put a dent in Gogo Inc.’s bottom line, the CEO reported on an earnings call, though quarterly revenue was still up 6 percent.

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Article

| July 28, 2023

Auto Radar, Cirrus IQ added as options for Vision Jet

Cirrus Aircraft’s SF50 Vision Jet has two new advanced features: Garmin’s Auto Radar and Cirrus IQ.

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Article

| July 26, 2023

Along for the ride

On final approach to Runway 21 at Appleton International Airport in Appleton, Wisconsin, it’s difficult to grasp that no one is touching the controls.

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Avionics

| July 21, 2023

Garmin introduces height advisor for experimental, light sport aircraft

Garmin’s GHA 15 is a small, lightweight height advisor that utilizes the same fundamental technology as a radar altimeter to deliver height above ground information in light aircraft equipped with Garmin’s G3X Touch flight displays.

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Video

| April 26, 2023

Sweepstakes Cessna 170 heads to avionics shop

When I was originally tasked with managing the restoration of the AOPA Sweepstakes Cessna 170B, I knew a couple things—one being that I wanted the engine upgrade to happen at the Barnstormer’s Workshop at the Peach State Aerodrome in Georgia. The second was that I wanted Gardner Lowe Aviation Services at Atlanta Regional Airport/Falcon Field, also in Georgia, to handle the panel upgrade.

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