Wed, Jan 20, 2010
After spending some serious dollars late in 2008 to purchase our
much beloved Cirrus SR22 G3 Turbo, the last thing we thought we
needed to do was undertake a radical $100k upgrade program. What
convinced us that it was right to do so was the compelling
proposition that Avidyne put forth that while overall capabilities
were a big deal in seeking the "Perfect Panel," human factors and
usability were VERY MUCH an equally important
consideration.
They weren't kidding. In some 200 hours of R9 flying, we have to
admit that we're flat out blown away with this system. It works. It
works well. It has DRAMATICALLY eased our workload in some of the
most intense airspace in the business. AND, it keeps working
despite all the crap we do to it... It is literally the
State-of-the-Art in GA glass panels at this time. We love the
damned thing. No kidding.
Developed to eliminate complexity and reduce head-down time,
Avidyne’s Entegra 9 includes high-resolution IFD5000 displays
designed with fully redundant architecture. Instead of being
“daisy-chained,” each display has its own set of
computational modules allowing for peer-to-peer data exchange and
comparison without unfamiliar or limited reversionary modes.
Features also include dual Air Data and Attitude Heading Reference
Systems (ADAHRS), next-generation digital 16-watt VHF NAV/COM
radios, and dual WAAS/RNP-capable GPS receivers.
In addition, Avidyne’s Entegra Release 9 features
dual-redundant FMS900w systems with QWERTY keypads. Designed
to be fully integrated with the all-digital WAAS Gamma 3 CNS suite,
the FMS900w premieres two new technologies. The first technology,
termed “GeoFill,” provides intuitive selection for
creating, editing, or loading flight plan data.
Instead of displaying choices in alphabetical order within the
database, “GeoFill” predicts the next leg or waypoint
based on proximity to the aircraft’s current location. In
addition, the FMS900w includes an intuitive FMS Vectors feature.
Unlike previous generation navigators, the FMS900w calculates any
transition from the en route GPS phase of flight to an ILS
intercept without the need to suspend or interrupt guidance to the
autopilot.
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