Avionics
New developments and products in avionics, specifically about aircraft electronics in the cockpit.
FlightSafety Textron Aviation Training plans to add a Garmin G5000-equipped Citation Excel/XLS Level D simulator later this year.
Bombardier has received approval to upgrade the avionics suite on its Lear 70 and 75 light jets to the Garmin G5000.
Garmin's new GI 275 touchscreen electronic display is designed to replace older mechanical and electric instruments.
Stevens Aerospace and Defense is already working on its second Citation XLS Garmin G5000 flight deck upgrade.
International aviation flight-planning firm OpsGroup has published its updated list of current and upcoming ADS-B equipment and operational mandates.
Garmin unveiled the newest version of its GTN series of GPS/navcoms.
FAA will research pilot-HUD interface, pilot performance, and crew workload using Collins Aerospace's head-up display virtual-reality training device.
The program is "another tool" for AEA member repair shops to train their own avionics technicians.
Touchscreens are the tip of the iceberg as the industry embraces Autoland and head-up displays.
China Eastern took delivery of the first commercial widebody to feature touchscreen flight deck displays.