Avidyne announces Vantage™ flight display systems
The Avidyne SkyTrax200’s weather and dual-band traffic can be displayed on Avidyne’s IFD-Series GPS/NAV/COMs including Avidyne EX500, EX600, or EX5000 MultiFunction displays (MFD) and Entegra R9 integrated flight deck systems. The SkyTrax200 supports standard Capstone and Arinc 429/735 interfaces and can also be interfaced with a wide variety of standards-based traffic displays. SkyTrax200 has been approved under new ASTM International standards process.
Avidyne Vantage™ Flight Displays provide large-format glass retrofit solutions for General Aviation and will initially be certified for Entegra-equipped Cirrus. Recently Avidyne Corporation announced the new Avidyne Vantage™ Flight Display Systems and disclosed that their first Vantage certification programme will be a dual 12-inch diagonal upgrade for legacy Cirrus aircraft with the Entegra Flight Deck. Avidyne Vantage features synthetic vision, hybrid touch user interface, dual-AHRS MFD reversion and much more.
Cirrus owners upgrading to Vantage will enjoy the only option available for 12-inch touchscreen displays for any Cirrus and will include Avidyne’s unique hybrid touch interface and tight integration with Avidyne IFD-series navigators and DFC autopilot. They will also appreciate the upgrade from 10- to 12-inch size and higher resolution XGA displays, standard synthetic vision capability, as well as dual AHRS with MFD reversion and splitscreen capability.
The Vantage upgrade for Cirrus aircraft will initially be certified with a dual IFD-series GPS/NAV/COMs and DFC90 autopilot configuration and it will be compatible with all configurations of Cirrus engine instruments and other Cirrus factory installed equipment, without any requirement for costly unlocks or enablement’s.
About Avidyne Vantage™
Avidyne Vantage Flight Display Systems are designed for forward fit and retrofit applications in a variety of applications and display formats. Vantage displays 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. Vantage includes 3D Synthetic Vision 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 Vantage MFD will provide 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 Vantage will interface with existing engine instruments and SIU for engine instruments displayed on the Vantage MFD, or with newer DAUs that add primary engine instruments displayed on the Vantage PFD.