Also Adds More Shifts To ABQ Manufacturing Plant
Aspen Avionics, makers of the Evolution Flight Display system,
announced Tuesday their new Evolution Weather Receiver. The
receiver will deliver the full suite of XM WX Satellite Weather
aviation products featuring graphical in-flight weather data, and
present integrated weather hazard data on Evolution Multi-Function
Displays (MFDs) and Primary Flight Displays (PFDs).
The receiver, made exclusively for Aspen by Heads Up
Technologies, is designed to deliver the datalink weather
capabilities of Evolution Hazard Awareness built into the Evolution
Flight Display system.
"The new Evolution Weather Receiver gives the pilot access to
the full range of XM WX Satellite Weather aviation
products-including NEXRAD radar graphics, IR satellite cloud cover
at a range of altitudes, winds aloft graphics, METARs, TAFs, and
more," said Doug Cayne, Aspen Avionics' VP of Marketing. "The
receiver works with a one-, two- or three-tube Evolution Flight
Display system, in a certified, panel-mount solution for about the
same price as a handheld backup GPS. Aspen is pleased... to make
this critical in-flight safety resource more affordable for GA
aircraft owners and pilots."
The Evolution Weather Receiver will be available as part of a
new Evolution Flight Display system or as an upgrade starting in
early second quarter 2009, at a suggested retail price of $2,495.
When bought as part of a new EFD1000 MFD system, the Evolution
Weather Receiver can be added for just $2,000 more, a 20 percent
savings. Other special pricing will be available for customers
buying a new EFD1000 Pro PFD with the EHA option package, and for
existing customers upgrading their Pro PFD to EHA with the Weather
Receiver.
Aspen recently added a second shift for manufacturing due to
heavy demand. They also emphasized their customer support system.
Currently employing 63 people in their 28,000 square foot facility
in Albuquerque, NM, they are presently sponsoring both the
AirVenture North 40 camping area and the Aeroshell Aerobatic
Team.
The Evolution Flight Display system replaces aging mechanical
flight instruments with the latest microprocessor-based systems
incorporating solid-state sensors and flat panel displays. The
replacement costs less than the analog gauges it replaces.
The company also announced its EFD1000 Electronic Flight
Instrument System with the Primary Flight Display was recently
certified via TSO and STC for over 625 makes and models. According
to an Aspen spokesman, the system has been installed on a 1949
Bonanza and many newer models.
The autopilot supports Bendix/King, S-TEC, Century, and Cessna
ARC systems. Check out all the Aspen products at Booth B2126.