EX500 Release 3.0 & v3.0.2 Upgrade

EX500 Release 3.0The Release 3.0 software update adds new safety and performance features for the EX500 multifunction display (MFD).  Release 3.0 continues Avidyne’s commitment to product enhancement through software updates.

Release 3.0 adds interface capability with the Avidyne MLB700 Broadcast Datalink Receiver and expands the list of datalink weather products to include TAFs (Terminal Area Forecasts), Winds Aloft, Freezing Levels, NEXRAD Cell Movement, and Hail Alerts. Release 3.0 also enables pilots to update their Jeppesen® NavData and CMax™ Chart databases using compatible USB Flash Drives, eliminating the need for the Zip Drive portable data loader.

Release 3.0.2 is a follow-on release that includes MLB700 datalink performance enhancements and adds immediate interface capability for the display of monochrome strikes from Avidyne’s TWX670 Tactical Lightning Detection System.

New Weather Products in EX500 Release 3.0

  • Storm Track Vectors
  • Hail Alerts
  • TAFs
  • Winds Aloft
  • Freezing Levels

Pre-Release 3.0 Weather Products in EX500

  • NEXRAD
  • Graphical METARs
  • Text METARs
  • TFRs
  • AIRMETs/SIGMETs