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P I L O T ’ S G U I D E
THE COCKPIT
Avidyne
If you’re fortunate enough
to be flying with the Avidyne
EX500 multi-function display,
Avidyne released its 3.0 software
upgrade, which allows users to
get more XM weather products.
The upgrade permits the EX500
to display XM WX storm tracks,
hail alerts, TAFs, winds aloft
and freezing levels. Software
upgrades now are provided on a
USB memory stick, which further
simplifies Jeppesen NavData
and Avidyne CMax Jeppesen
JeppView approach chart
updates.
For more information, contact
Avidyne at 781-402-7400 or visit
www.avidyne.com.
Chelton Flight Systems
Chelton Flight Systems intro-
duced its new HeliSAS helicopter
stability augmentation/autopilot
system. The unit offers helicopter
operators a greater degree of
flexibility to match their specific
needs. It can be installed as a
stability augmentation system
(SAS), providing pitch and roll
control, or as SAS plus full auto-
pilot functionality, which includes
altitude hold, glideslope acquire
and hold, VNAV, LNAV and more.
For more information, contact
Chelton Flight Systems at 208-
389-9959 or visit www.cheltonfs.
com.
Collins
Rockwell Collins released the
Version 5.0 upgrade for its popu-
lar Pro Line 21 avionics. The
upgrade includes wall-to-wall ADI
New Products Pilots
and Owners Will Want
b y D A L E S M I T H
Whether flying a light-sport
aircraft or a Falcon X, most pilots
share one thing in common: the
love of all things new. Which is
the reason single-engine air-
planes rarely are flown beyond
the range of a $100 (now $150)
hamburger but still are loaded
with the latest avionics. The
owner just had to have it — all
of it.
Some of this year’s latest and
greatest products were intro-
duced during the largest gather-
ing of avionics professionals,
the annual AEA International
Convention & Trade Show, which
takes place each spring. Nearly
60 new products, gadgets and
gizmos were presented by 29
leading companies during the
AEA Convention.
Here are some of the top
new products in four categories:
cockpit, cabin, maintenance and
cool stuff.
Avidyne’s FlightMax EX500
Chelton Flight Systems’ HeliSAS stability augmentation system
Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line 21 upgrade
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