EZ Installation Kit streamlines the conversion process for dealers upgrading
Entegra-equipped Cirrus aircraft to Avidyne’s new Vantage12 displays.
Dallas, TX. – March 20, 2024 – Avidyne Corporation, a leading provider of integrated avionics systems announced at the Aviation Electronics Association’s annual convention their new EZ Installation Kit for their new Vantage12 displays for Cirrus aircraft.
The EZ Installation Kit comprises an EZ Adapter Harness that mates to the existing Entegra wiring, and a pair of EZ Adapters that mount on the back of the new Vantage12 PFD and MFD displays, that are designed to dramatically reduce installation complexity while reducing overall downtime and cost. Avidyne is also making pre-cut panels and overlays available as part of the Cirrus upgrade package.
“Avidyne was first to bring big-glass flight decks to the light GA market and now Vantage12 gives owners of these earlier Cirrus models (2000-2008) the ability to easily upgrade to larger 12-inch diagonal glass with touch screens, 3D Synthetic Vision, and most importantly, dual Attitude Reference Systems (ARS) that provide full redundancy and no loss of autopilot in the unlikely event of a display failure,” said Tom Harper, Avidyne’s Sr. Director of Marketing. “With over 4,000 Entegra-equipped and pre-Entegra Cirrus aircraft that are candidates for the Vantage12 upgrade, this represents a significant market potential for our dealer network, and a leap forward in technology, reliability, and safety for our customers.”
Vantage12 requires dual Avidyne IFDs and DFC90 digital autopilot. Avidyne also announced their recommended configuration for optimal utility to include dual Vantage12 displays with single Air Data Computer (ADC), plus an IFD540 for FMS/NAV/COM#1, IFD440 for FMS/NAV/COM#2, a DFC90 digital autopilot, and a remote-mounted AXP322 Mode S transponder, SkyTrax200 ADS-B In receiver, plus an AMX240 audio panel. These items are sold separately. Installations may vary slightly based on customer preference. Many Cirrus owners have already upgraded their legacy navigators and autopilot to IFDs and DFC90 in preparation for Vantage12.
About Vantage12
Vantage12 is a next-generation display upgrade for existing Entegra-equipped Cirrus aircraft. Their large 12-inch diagonal touchscreens provide significant display size, brightness, and processor performance improvements over legacy systems while retaining the ease of use that is synonymous with the Avidyne brand. Each Vantage12 display contains and integrated Attitude Reference Sensor (ARS) providing redundant input to the DFC90 digital autopilot for added safety and reliability. Vantage12 includes Synthetic Vision with 3D display of nearby terrain, traffic, obstacles, airports, and flight plan overlay, plus a hybrid touch user interface that allows pilots to control the system with touch screen or dedicated knobs and buttons. The Vantage12 PFD will be very familiar to current Entegra-equipped Cirrus owners in terms of ease of use and methods of operation, with a minimal transition learning curve. Vantage12 MFD provides full and split-screen displays of maps and flight plans, Jeppesen Approach Charts and Airport Diagrams, multiple user configurations, editable data blocks, checklists, and will share much of the same operational user interface as the popular IFD550/540/440 FMS/ GPS/ NAV/ COM systems. Avidyne Vantage12 interfaces with existing engine instruments and SIU for engine instruments displayed on the Vantage12 MFD, or with newer DAUs that add primary engine instruments displayed on the Vantage12 PFD. Panels and overlays are serial number specific depending on SR20/SR22, with/without Air Conditioning, and SIU/DUA configuration. www.avidyne.com/vantage
Pricing & Availability
Dual Vantage12 displays with single ADC for the Cirrus are $33,000 USD MSRP for the pair (with Entegra PFD/MFD core return). IFDs and DFC90 sold separately.
An option for ADC#2 and a second magnetometer (MAG#2) is available for $9,500 USD MSRP. The EZ Adapter Kit, which includes an EZ Adapter Harness plus PFD/ MFD EZ Adapters is $2,100 USD MSRP. The precut Panel Kit with hardware is $250 USD MSRP. Panel overlays are available for $150 USD MSRP.
Avidyne is currently finishing up the certification process on Vantage12 for Cirrus and is expecting initial deliveries later this year.
Overview video of EZ Installation Kit at: https://youtu.be/YlocUqEAWzg
About Avidyne Corporation (www.avidyne.com)
Avidyne’s continuing leadership in innovation and product design make flying safer, more accessible and more enjoyable for pilots and their passengers. The company offers a full line of avionics systems for corporate, military, and owner-flown piston- and turbine-powered fixed-wing and rotor-wing aircraft. Headquartered in Melbourne, FL, the company has additional facilities in Westerville, OH, and Concord, MA.
For more information, contact:
Tom Harper
Avidyne Corp
+1.781.402.7434
Completed by SAB Aviaçâo in Brazil on a field approval,the dual Atlas FMS systems add GPS Enroute and Approach Operations on existing EFIS Displays in the Falcon 50; ATLAS FMS systems also display Synthetic Vision, Electronic Approach Charts & Airport Diagrams, for added situational awareness and safety.
Melbourne, FL. – March 12, 2024 – Avidyne Corporation, a leading provider of integrated avionics systems for general aviation and business aircraft announced a dual Avidyne Atlas Flight Management System upgrade for the Dassault Falcon 50, providing fully-coupled GPS approach capability, including LPV, LP, LNAV/VNAV and LNAV-only, extending the useful life of these venerable aircraft without the need for costly replacement of the legacy Collins ProLine 4 system. The installation of the dual ATLAS FMS/GPS/NAV/COM systems in the Falcon 50 was completed by SAB Aviaçâo in Brazil with a field approval.
“The dual Atlas FMS configuration is a terrific retrofit option for the Falcon 50,” said Ed Paulsen, Avidyne’s Vice President of Sales and Business Development. “Atlas gives new life to these highly-capable airframes without the high cost of a full flight deck replacement, adding a whole host of new capabilities—most importantly opening up hundreds of airports and runway ends with GPS-based LPV Approaches.”
“Avidyne would like to extend our appreciation to Mario Alencar and the team of SAB Aviaçâo, for initiating and completing this installation and approval,” said Juan Blaha, Avidyne’s Sales Director for Latin America. “The fully integrated dual ATLAS FMS/GPS/NAV/COM systems replaced several legacy remote boxes in the Falcon 50, clearing avionics bay space and increasing useful load, while extending the utility and capabilities of the aircraft.”
About Avidyne Atlas
The Avidyne Atlas FMS is a dzus-mount GPS/SBAS flight management system that meets TSO-C146c for full GPS SBAS/LPV approach guidance, including easy-to-use flight planning, ‘one-touch’ departure, airway, and arrival navigation, and Avidyne’s innovative GeoFill™ waypoint nomination. Atlas FMS systems feature a dedicated alpha-numeric QWERTY-style keyboard along with touch-screen ‘hybrid touch’ user interface, full-color Moving Map and 3D Synthetic Vision with color-contoured terrain. Other features of the Atlas include Jeppesen® Charts and Airport Diagrams, powerful 16w VHF comms, VHF/LOC/ILS Navigation, integrated wireless connectivity to iPads for third-party Apps including Foreflight or Avidyne’s IFD100 App, and more.
Avidyne’s innovative GPS Legacy Avionics Support (GLAS™) technology provides a direct interface to legacy EFIS systems including Collins Proline 4, ProLine 21, EFIS86-L, and Honeywell Primus systems for vertical guidance during approach operations. This unique integration capability enables EFIS systems certified before the availability of LPV approaches to have coupled approach guidance on these and other SBAS approaches.
For more information on this please visit: www.avidyne.com/bizav.
Pricing & Availability
The Avidyne Atlas FMS systems have a retail price of $30,900 USD each.
Contact SAB Aviaçâo-Brazil directly for cost and availability of the data package for the dual Atlas installation in the Falcon 50.
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About SAB Aviaçâo (https://www.sabaviacao.com.br/)
SAB Aviaçâo, of Fortaleza-Ceará, Brazil, was created with the aim of expanding the services required by the aviation market to the Northeast region of the country, but with a focus on national growth. In the search for quality and customer focus, it offers speed and dynamism to its customers. It has professionals with a high level of experience.
About Avidyne Corporation (www.avidyne.com) Avidyne’s continuing leadership in innovation and product design make flying safer, more accessible and more enjoyable for pilots and their passengers. The company offers a full line of avionics systems for corporate, military, and owner-flown piston- and turbine-powered fixed-wing and rotor-wing aircraft. Headquartered in Melbourne, FL, the company has additional facilities in Westerville, OH, and Concord, MA.
For more information, contact:
Tom Harper
Avidyne Corporation
+1.781.402.7434
Juan Blaha
Avidyne LATAM Sales
+1 561.809.5106
Mario Alencar
SAB Aviaçâo
mario.alencar@sabaviacao.com.br
+55 (85) 988393917
Avidyne IFD550 FMS/GPS/NAV/COMs retrofitted in Colombian Army UH-1H, UH-1N, MI-17, and UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, providing FMS/GPS/SBAS navigation, VHF NAV/COM, 3D Synthetic Vision, RS-170 video display, HTAWS and more.
Melbourne, FL. – February 21, 2024–– Avidyne Corporation, a leading provider of integrated avionics systems announced that the Colombian Army has selected IFD550 FMS/GPS/NAV/COM systems for their fleet of UH1-H, UH-1N, MI-17, and UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters as part of their Avionics Standardization Program. A portion of the fleet has been upgraded and operationalized in 2023 and the second phase of installations has commenced.
In addition to FMS/GPS/NAV/COM precision navigation and VHF communications functions, Avidyne’s IFD550 systems provide 3D Synthetic Vision, an attitude reference system (ARS), and helicopter-specific features including glove-friendly knob/button & touch-screen user interfaces, Helicopter Terrain Awareness and Warning (HTAWS), and the ability to accept RS-170 video input from infra-red cameras for night and low-visibility operations.
“We are proud to have been selected by the Colombian Army,” said Ed Paulsen, Avidyne’s Vice President of Sales and Business Development. “The IFD550 uniquely positioned as the only FMS/GPS/NAV/COM in the market with integrated ARS driven 3D synthetic vision and with both a touch interface as well as physical controls. These features make the IFD550 a great fit for helicopter operations.”
“The IFD550 is an ideal solution for the Colombian Army’s helicopter fleet, as it provides significant improvements in situational awareness, utility, and safety for their pilots operating in the rugged helicopter environment,” said Juan Blaha, Avidyne’s Sales Director for Latin America.
As part of the IFD550 upgrade, the Colombian Army also added NGT-9000 dual-band ADS-B diversity transponders, which can display ADS-B traffic targets on the IFD550 display and also enables the Ejercito Nacional de Colombia to have a complete visibility of where each aircraft is located.
About the Avidyne IFD550 (www.avidyne.com/IFD)
Avidyne’s IFD550 Systems provide full-featured GPS/FMS navigation, integrated VHF communication and navigation, and a hybrid-touch user interface that offers pilots the best of touch screen operation—even when operating with gloves, along with dedicated knobs and buttons for easy control through all phases of flight. IFD550s include geo-referenced Jeppesen Electronic Approach Charts & Airport/Helipad Diagrams and integrated wireless connectivity. Plus an integrated Attitude Reference Sensor (ARS), which detects Pitch and Roll motion and enables the display of dynamic three-dimensional Synthetic Vision (SVS) with full-motion three-dimensional “out-the-window” views as well as exocentric “in-trail” views of the aircraft and nearby terrain, obstacles, traffic and terrain. Optional integrated HTAWS and RS-170 video display capabilities provide additional safety and utility for helicopter operators.
For High Resolution images please visit: https://www.avidyne.com/image-library/
About Avidyne Corporation (www.avidyne.com)
Avidyne’s continuing leadership in innovation and product design make flying safer, more accessible and more enjoyable for pilots and their passengers. The company offers a full line of avionics systems for corporate, military, and owner-flown piston- and turbine-powered fixed-wing and rotor-wing aircraft. Headquartered in Melbourne, FL, the company has additional facilities in Westerville, OH, and Concord, MA.
For more information, contact:
Tom Harper
Avidyne Corp
+1.781.402.7434
Juan Blaha
Avidyne LATAM Sales
+1 561.809.5106