Avidyne First To Certify XM Satellite Weather Interface For The
Piston-Single Through Very-Light-Jet Market
Avidyne has announced they have
received Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval for the XM WX
Satellite Weather and Heads Up Technologies XM receiver interface
for their FlightMax® Entegra display systems.
TSO approval for the XM weather interface was awarded to Avidyne
on September 22.
Adding support for XM weather continues the company’s
trend of innovation and industry leadership. Avidyne started the
multifunction display revolution with its FlightMax MFD line, and
was first to certify an all-glass integrated flight deck system for
single engine piston aircraft with the FlightMax Entegra
system.
“We are very pleased to be the first to provide the choice
of XM weather capability for the single engine through very light
jet market,” said Mark Sandeen, Avidyne’s Vice
President of Sales and Marketing. “Heads Up has proven to be
an excellent partner and we are happy to be working with them to
bring XM weather to market.”
“We're proud to work with Avidyne to provide the XM
weather receiver for FlightMax products,” said Rob Harshaw,
President and CEO of Heads Up Technologies. “This TSO
approval demonstrates Avidyne’s commitment to continuous
innovation and market leadership.”
“We are very excited about working with Avidyne and Heads
Up,” said Roderick MacKenzie, XM Satellite Radio’s
Director of Advanced Applications. “The XM service allows
pilots to make better-informed decisions in all weather
conditions.”
The addition of XM Satellite Weather means Avidyne’s
FlightMax customers will have access to high-speed updates of high
resolution NEXRAD, graphical and plain English METARs, AIRMETs,
SIGMETs, and TFRs. In addition, the service provides lightning data
from the National Lightning Detection Network while operating over
the continental United States. FlightMax customers on the
Aviator Lite service will be able to display NEXRADs, graphical
& textual METARs and TFRs. FlightMax customers on the XM
WX’s Aviator plan will be able to display NEXRADs, graphical
& textual METARs, AIRMETs, SIGMETs, TFRs, and Lightning.
Avidyne’s FlightMax EX500, EX5000, and Entegra systems are
being offered with XM WX as an option, and existing systems are
fully upgradeable for those customers who wish to add the XM WX
broadcast weather. XM WX subscription services are available at
$49.99 for the Aviator Service and $29.99 for Aviator Lite.