Line
of
ADS-B

L-3
Aviation
Products
officially
launched
its
Lynx®
MultiLink
Surveillance
System
(MSS)
line
of
Automatic
Dependent
Surveillance-Broadcast
(ADS-B)
products.
The
company
also
announced
that
it
has
submitted
for
Technical
Standard
Order
(TSO)
authorization
for
the
Lynx®
NGT-9000,
one
of
several
models
in
the
new
line.
Complete
details
on
the
Lynx
family
of
products,
including
models
and
specifications,
as
well
as
an
interactive
simulator
and
downloadable
app,
can
be
found
at
L-3Lynx.com.

“The
Lynx
NGT-9000
is
unlike
anything
in
the
marketplace
and
delivers
a
unique
set
of
features
for
General
Aviation
pilots,”
said
Larry
Riddle,
L-3
Aviation
Products’
vice
president
of
marketing
and
sales
for
business,
regional
and
general
aviation.
“In
addition
to
getting
ahead
of
ADS-B
compliance,
the
unique
benefits
of
a
single-box
solution,
straightforward
installation
and
the
reasonable
cost
of
the
NGT-9000
make
it
an
ideal
product.”

Garmin
is
pleased
to
announce
the
helicopter-optimized
GWX
70H
weather
radar
combining
range
and
adjustable
scanning
profiles
with
precision
target
definition
for
accurate,
real-time
weather
analysis
in
the
cockpit.
Also
offering
horizontal
scan
angles
of
up
to
120
degrees
and
pilot
adjustable
sector
scanning
form
20
degrees
to
120
degrees.

The
GWX
70H
offers
significant
improvements
in
capability,
reliability,
and
cost
of
ownership.
The
GXW
70H
adds
industry
standard
environmental
features
that
provide
protection
from
the
elements,
further
aiding
in
reliability.

Advanced
features
for
compatible
displays
including
Turbulence
Detection
and
Ground
Clutter
Suppression.

All
models
are
compatible
with
Garmin
multifunction
displays
including
the
GTN
750,
GTN
725
G500H
and
certain
configurations
of
the
G1000H
integrated
flight
deck. 

Gogo
to
Bring
Its
ATG-4
In-flight
Connectivity
Technology
to
Business
Aviation

Gogo
Inc.
a
leading
provider
of
in-flight
connectivity
and
entertainment
solutions
to
the
global
aero
market,
announced
that
it
will
bring
its
next
generation
ATG-4
air-to-ground
connectivity
technology
to
business
aviation.
ATG-4
will
be
available
for
business
aircraft
via
a
new
equipment
package
called
ATG
8000.
First
shipments
are
expected
in
April
2015.

Particularly
well-suited
for
large
business
aircraft
in
corporate
shuttle
configurations,
ATG
8000
will
help
passengers
realize
a
significant
increase
in
connectivity
speed
and
capacity
when
compared
to
the
company’s
other
Gogo
Biz
equipment
packages,
which
currently
include
ATG
2000,
ATG
4000
and
ATG
5000.

Garmin
updates
G1000
for
King
Air
C90
with

Garmin
has
announced
new
capabilities
and
enhanced
operational
benefits
for
King
Air
C90
aircraft.
The
latest
update
includes
NextGen
components
such
as
Automatic
Dependent
Surveillance-Broadcast
(ADS-B)
compliance,
user-defined
holding
patterns
and
the
approval
of
optional
equipment,
which
expands
global
operational
capability.

• NextGen-Ready
  –
  which
  includes
  Barometric
  Vertical
  Navigation,
  ADS-B
  Out
  Compliance,
  Area
  Navigation
  (RNAV)
  capability
  that
  includes
  the
  ability
  to
  fly
  procedures
  with
  Radius-to-fix
  (RF)
  segments
• User-Defined
  Holds
  –
  pilots
  can
  quickly
  build
  user
  defined
  holding
  patterns
• Search
  and
  Rescue
  (SAR)
  Options
  –
  auto
  generate
  flight
  plans
  for
  three
  search
  patterns:
  Parallel
  Line
  Search,
  Expanding
  Square
• Industry-Leading
  Solid
  State
  Radar
• Access
  More
  Airports,
  Remote
  Locations 

Upgrading
aircraft
with
glass
panel
technology
has
now
moved

well
beyond
the
early
adopter
stage.
These
types
of
upgrade
used
to
be
considered
somewhat
exotic
but
now,
with
the
passage
of
time
and
the
experience
gained
from
many
installations,
they
have
become
routine.

It’s
been
over
thirty
years
since
EFIS
became
the
standard
fit
in
larger
business
and
commercial
aircraft.
Many
of
those
aircraft
have
since
been
upgraded
to
newer
technology
systems
which
utilize
LCD
displays
to
replace
original
CRT
displays.
The
Universal
Avionics
EFI-890R
flight
display
system
and
the
Rockwell
Collins
Pro-Line
21
flight
display
system
are
both
very
capable
products
which
are
commonly
retrofitted
into
this
category
of
aircraft.
The
Garmin
G1000
has
been
a
common
retrofit
for
the
King
Air
series
of
turbo
props
since
2007.

The
Sandel
Avionics
SN3308
electronic
horizontal
situation
indicator
(EHSI)
was
the
first
affordable
EFIS
technology
for
general
aviation
and
was
considered
revolutionary
when
introduced
in
1998.
By
2005,
various
general
aviation
manufacturers
were
delivering
new
aircraft
with
full
glass
panel
cockpits.
In
2008
the
EFIS
retrofit
market
really
began
to
take
off
with
Aspen
Avionics
introducing
their
EFD1000
primary
flight
display
system
and
Garmin
Avionics
releasing
their
G600
primary
flight
display
system.
Installation
of
these
products
was
greatly
facilitated
by
the
FAA
approved
model
list
supplementary
type
certificates
(AML
STCs)
that
these
manufacturers
provided.

Today
we’ve
reached
a
point
where
the
technology
offered
by
these
systems
is
considered
mainstream
rather
than
new
and
novel.
These
products
have
continued
to
evolve
with
the
addition
of
many
new
features
but
the
core
functionality
remains
unchanged.
Today
an
experienced
installer
is
better
able
to
devote
time
to
optimizing
the
configuration
of
each
system
where
in
the
early
days
more
effort
was
required
to
just
meet
the
minimum
functional
requirements.
As
I
look
into
the
future,
it
seems
likely
that
most
legacy
aircraft
will
eventually
receive
some
form
of
a
glass
panel
upgrade
or
they
will
slowly
lose
the
ability
to
operate
in
modern
airspace.