High-Resolution Displays, FMS Included In Upgrade

Avionics manufacturer Avidyne continues the expansion of its product line, with the announcement its new Entegra Release 9 Integrated Flight Deck (IFD) system will be available as a retrofit upgrade for existing Entegra-equipped Piper PA-46 Meridian, Mirage, and Matrix aircraft. 

"Entegra Release 9 is ideally suited as a next-generation flight deck upgrade to meet the mission profiles of the high-performance Piper PA-46 aircraft," said Patrick Herguth, Avidyne's Chief Operating Officer. "These aircraft are single-pilot IFR workhorses and Release 9’s easy-to-use FMS and its fully-redundant system architecture dramatically reduce pilot workload and increase safety."

The Entegra Release 9 retrofit for Piper Meridian and Mirage aircraft includes three XGA high-resolution IFD5000 displays. In addition, Release 9 features Avidyne’s dual-redundant FMS900w systems with FMS control/display unit, next-generation fully-digital VHF NAV/COM radios and dual WAAS/RNP-capable GPS receivers. Entegra Release 9 will provide dual Air Data and Heading Reference System (ADAHRS) inputs to the existing STEC 2100 digital autopilot.

The Matrix uses dual IFD5000s and interfaces with the existing rate-based STEC 55X autopilot, which will be upgradeable to Avidyne's new attitude-based DFC100 autopilot.

"Avidyne developed Entegra Release 9 with turbine-class single-pilot IFR operations in mind," said Avidyne president Dan Schwinn. "PA-46 owners expect the same high performance from their avionics that they do from their aircraft, and Entegra Release 9 provides the tools to fly confidently in the IFR system. It’s simply the best flight deck in all of aviation."

Initial upgrades of Entegra Release 9 into existing Entegra-equipped PA-46 aircraft are expected in early 2010, pending certification.  Contact Avidyne for pricing and availability.

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