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Being Prepared for the Unexpected

Happy New Year and best wishes for 2012! I wanted to try and pick back up with this blog and the first topic is how safety is a dominant topic within Avidyne. Our goal is to improve the safety, utility and simplicity of general aviation and I wanted to share some of the topics that we discuss internally...

Posted to Avidyne Blog by Patrick Herguth on 3 Jan 2012
Filed under: avidyne, R9, safety

The Start of Another Exciting Flying Season!

This blog entry can also be found at Avidyne Live . I am a newbie to flying and the aviation culture, but I’ve been around long enough to know that spring weather (actually summer like weather here in the Northeast) means it is time to kick off the air show season. We are in the middle of a very...

Posted to Avidyne Blog by Patrick Herguth on 8 Apr 2010
Filed under: avidyne, sun 'n fun, R9

Recent Cross Country Flight with an Avidyne DFC Autopilot

This blog can also be read at Avidyne Live . Steve Jacobson , VP of Product Management, and I recently took a trip to an avionics shop in PA for an Aviydne DFC autopilot evaluation. We wanted to get their feedback on the installation time estimates and processes we have put together and to learn more...

Posted to Avidyne Blog by Patrick Herguth on 19 Mar 2010
Filed under: avidyne, autopilot, unusual attitude, straight & level, DFC90, DFC100

Langewiesche’s “Silver Chain”

This post can also be found on our Avidyne Live site. Langewiesche’s “Silver Chain” I have been working my way through Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying by Wolfgang Langewiesche and it has been a very interesting read. There are multiple places where Langewiesche...

Posted to Avidyne Blog by Patrick Herguth on 10 Jan 2010
Filed under: avidyne, autopilot, DFC90, DFC100

Curious about Avidyne Rel 9? Fly to Merced this Sat (June 6) and find out! (Unofficial antique fly-in the same day...)

Please join TDL Aero and Avidyne in a Celebration of Entegra Release 9 The Best Flight Deck in General Aviation at Merced Municipal Airport • Come get a demo of Avidyne’s newly certified Release 9 system during our airport appreciation weekend • Book your Release 9 upgrade at the show...

Posted to Marketplace by Tom Lopes on 4 Jun 2009
Filed under: TDL Aero, Avidyne, Release 9

Stuff for Sale

I am in the midst of the Avidyne R9 modification. As a result, I have the following equipment for sale from my 2004 SR22: 2 ea -- Garmin 430 W with current software and data cards (current bid $5,000 ea) Garmin 430 Garmin 430 is the “top of the line” GPS nav/com radio from Garmin. Installed...

Posted to Marketplace by Craig Sherman on 12 May 2009
Filed under: For Sale, selling, SR22, Avidyne, WAAS, Avionics

Performance Flight Open House - R9 on display - White Plains, NY

Performance Flight, a CSTC located at KHPN, is hosting an Open House on Saturday April 11, 2009 from 10am-3pm. Learn more about Cirrus planes, flight training, and leaseback opportunities. Avidyne will be attending and bringing R9 for you to experience. Also participating is Columbia Aircraft sales who...

Posted to Marketplace by Lewis Liebert on 25 Mar 2009
Filed under: Open house, Free, selling, Instruction, 2009, Calendar, training, Simulators, CFI, Avidyne, CSIP, Rental, Buying, Sandel, Avionics, safety, KHPN

Re: EVS-100 FLIR

[quote user="Brian Turrisi"] Curt: Actually it IS going to be available for sure on Revision 9. Not sure what the plan is for the current EX5000. [/quote]That is true. I was speaking to the current EX5000 hardware. After a $70-100K upgrade, all sorts of things become possible!

Posted to Marketplace by Curtis Sanford on 2 Jan 2009
Filed under: EVS, Avidyne