FAA APPROVES FEATURE-PACKED UAVIONIX PANEL DISPLAY
UAvionix Corporation’s AV-30-C panel display has received Supplemental Type Certification (STC) approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA.)
According to a company spokesperson, the AV-30-C offers pilots an ‘effective and affordable AI or DG replacement that goes far beyond a single feature gauge.’ AV-30-C is installable as either an AI or DG and adds a suite of in-flight information to the panel right out of the box, including a Probeless Angle of Attack Indicator, Baro Corrected Altitude, Indicated / Vertical / True Airspeed, Non-Slaved Heading, Bus Voltage, G Load, GPS Navigational Data and more, whilst additional features are in the works. AV-30-C is designed to fit into nearly any aircraft with a 3-1/8-inch round instrument slot without cutting or modifying the panel.
The AV-30-C STC provides authorisation to install in FAR Part 23 Class 1 and Class 2 aircraft (singles and twins weighing less than 6,000 pounds) that are listed on the AV-30-C Approved Model List (AML), which includes 635 aircraft models,including Cessna, Piper, Beechcraft, American Champion, Maule, Boeing, Swift, Mooney, Aviat and others.
The full AML is available at uAvionix.com/AV-30. AV-30-C can work as a single primary instrument or by installing two units, one as an AI and another as a DG, the aircraft’s original failure-prone vacuum pump system can be removed.
AV-30-C extends its functionality outside the cockpit as the companion to tailBeaconX, a 1090/ES ADS-B Transponder with Aireon support for world-wide use and future mandated airspaces. Upon tailBeaconX TSO certification, AV-30-C can double as tailBeaconX’s control interface, allowing the pilot to set the mode and squawk easily, whilst maintaining AV-30’s existing feature set. tailBeaconX with AV-30-C removes the need to drill additional holes in the airframe to satisfy diversity requirements in countries outside the US and keeps installation costs to a minimum.
AV-30-C will support third-party autopilot systems via the APA-MINI adapter, interfacing AV-30’s Heading Bug with legacy autopilots. The APA-MINI autopilot adapter is expected to be released in early 2021, with more advanced autopilot integrations to follow.