Avionics News

Incidents of GPS spoofing and jamming in or near conflict zones and other areas are on the rise, and spoofing can be much more dangerous for civil aircraft operations than jamming. Spoofing and jamming reports started in the Middle East, spread to the Black Sea region, Eastern/Northern Europe including Finland, and now near airports in Seoul and Beijing as well as all of Myanmar and sporadic encounters in central Asia. GPS spoofing can cause GPS receivers to fail, resulting in degraded navigation capability. Since many airplane systems receive their information from these receivers, additional failures of other critical systems such as the GPS clock, weather radar, ADS-B, terrain warning systems and others may follow. Getting a terrain warning flying at 40,000 feet can be disconcerting to say the least. The flight management computer can also receive erroneous data from the GPS, so it may display incorrect and confusing information to the pilots. Read "GPS Spoofing: Hard to spot, dangerous and here to stay" by David Hughes at https://lnkd.in/gtwtA2P8. #avionics #technology #GPS

The October issue of Avionics News is hot off the digital press at https://lnkd.in/gYKMa-TJ and via apps for iOS and Android devices. You may also pick up this month's edition at the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Expo in Las Vegas at the publication bins. #avionics #aviation #technology #aerospace

Since its establishment in the early 1980s, Rosen Aviation, the bespoke in-flight entertainment and cabin electronics company headquartered in Eugene, Oregon, has been resolute in defining the premium aviation passenger experience by transforming imagination into reality. That mission was vividly demonstrated at the company’s booth during the recent Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany, as Rosen unveiled its PO-RT-AL, or Personally Optimized, Real-Time, Augmented Luxury system. An AEA member since 2003, Rosen’s booth featured an IFE seat-back organic light-emitting diode display weighing in at 1 pound, about the same as a new 13-inch iPad, and a new lightweight carbon composite chassis. Rob Mark, MRAeS has the full story at https://lnkd.in/gv_mQkdR. #AEA #avionics #aviation

When the GWX 8000 StormOptix Doppler weather radar with Auto Mode and other features was first introduced by Garmin in 2021, it was STC’d for some applications of the G1000 NXi, G3000 and G5000. At the 2024 AEA Convention in Dallas, the GTN 750Xi was added to this list, significantly expanding the compatible aircraft and user base for the weather radar. Read "Weather Radar for the Masses" by Avionics News journalist David Hughes at https://lnkd.in/g3WVT9Ev. #AEA #avionics #technology

Amid Asia-Pacific’s growing aviation sector, Australia-based Airflite Pty Ltd offers comprehensive aircraft services accompanied by what it calls “dazzling” customer service. The company started in 1981 as a small Cessna dealership at Jandakot Airport and has since grown to six bases and more than 100 employees. It boasts key partnerships with the Australian Defence Force, regional airlines and corporate operators. Learn more about this AEA member at https://lnkd.in/g2D4EeWK. #AEA #avionics

At the 2024 AEA Convention in Dallas, Levi Self, owner of Midwest Avionics, explained to those who write quotes for their shops how “precision quotes” for avionics installations let both the shop and the customer know exactly what the job will entail. Being vague can lead to unhappy customers and unprofitable installations as unexpected forks in the road incur costs that the customer truly believes should be borne by the shop. Full story by David Hughes in Avionics News at https://lnkd.in/g4t-XUEK. #AEA #avionics #aviation

Happy Labor Day to those of you in the United States. Enjoy some holiday reading with the latest edition of Avionics News hot off the digital press at https://lnkd.in/g_phXR2H. #avionics #technology #aviation #aerospace #AEA

🎙️ Podcast - Six Pack Aero makes room in the panel for modern avionics. Tune in at www.aea.net/podcast. When Lyle Jansma began upgrading his Cessna 172 a few years ago, he did not anticipate it would evolve into a side gig helping owner-operators build instrument panels. Or that it would lead him to opening a new business, Six Pack Aero, at Bellingham International Airport. Today, the AEA provisional member manufactures the Legacy XL Stationary Panel, the first and only STC/PMA-approved Cessna 172 instrument panel upgrade solution for installing a standard six-pack layout or a 10-inch primary flight display. Learn the importance of knowing the structural role of stationary panels from Jansma in this episode of AEA Amplified. #AEA #avionics #podcast

Today, technical schools and community colleges across the country are quickly adapting to meet workforce training needs. They’re expanding into new areas of study, adding new degrees, offering virtual classes and online training, and making training schedules more flexible to accommodate busy professionals. With increasing talent shortages, employers are diving in too, collaborating with schools in innovative ways to help shape future training initiatives. Southeast Community College based in Lincoln, Nebraska, exemplifies this new era of modern training. It offers more than 80 programs of study and operates three campuses, three specialty education centers and six learning centers in the school’s 15-county service area. Anticipating growing demand, SCC is building a $32.4 million technology center at its Lincoln campus. Learn more about this AEA academic member in Avionics News at https://lnkd.in/gCE4xqMn. #avionics #workforcedevelopment

When Dan Schwinn founded Avidyne Corp. in 1994, his primary goal was to use advanced technologies to increase the capabilities and safety of general and business aviation aircraft and helicopters. Looking back over the company’s many industry firsts, it’s clear that Avidyne’s team has been quite successful in meeting those goals. And, while it’s made great strides in advancing cockpit capabilities to fixed-wing aircraft, Schwinn’s team hasn’t lost sight of the need to bring advanced capabilities and enhanced safety to helicopter pilots. Read "Safer Flight" by Dale Smith in Avionics News at https://lnkd.in/gdj9Na2y. #avionics #technology #aviation