“Evenings of Learning” to Show Pilots Benefits of
New Safety, Performance Features
Avidyne Corporation and
AirShares Elite have announced plans for two free, hands-on
seminars to introduce pilots to new weather and situational
awareness tools and features on the Avidyne Entegra integrated
flight deck. The sessions are ideal for pilots considering the
transition from analog gauges to “glass cockpit”
operations and for flyers who want to learn more about safety
systems well-suited for the Florida and Caribbean flying
environment.
The “Evenings of Learning” will be held April 10 at
6:30 p.m. in the general aviation terminal at Naples Municipal
Airport (APF) and April 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the AirShares Elite
office near the Banyan Air FBO at Ft. Lauderdale Executive Airport
(FXE). Attendees can view first-hand the features of the Cirrus
SR22, SR20, and multiple new capabilities in Release 6.0 of
Avidyne’s Entegra integrated flight deck through static
aircraft and interactive displays.
A rapidly growing number of pilots are taking advantage of the
AirShares Elite fractional ownership program to fly new,
fully-equipped Cirrus SR22 aircraft without the multiple expenses
and management hassles of owning an aircraft. The expanding program
serves major market in the eastern United States.
“AirShares Elite owner-pilots flew over 80 hours to and
around the Bahamas in 2005 and the trend is increasing,” said
Brad Rosse, regional director for AirShares Elite.
“The advanced weather, traffic and situational awareness
tools in our Entegra-equipped Cirrus SR22 aircraft make flying to
many popular Caribbean destinations safer and more comfortable.
These events are a great way for south Florida pilots to experience
the new cockpit technologies. They can also learn more about how
the AirShares Elite program makes flying advanced aircraft more
affordable and easier than ever before.
The Avidyne Release 6.0 upgrade, which AirShares Elite is
implementing across their entire fleet of Cirrus aircraft, enables
Entegra to display the latest in XM WX products including winds
aloft, freezing level, TAFs, and cloud tops. Other new features
include display of V speeds (Vx, Vy, etc.) and low-speed warnings
on the airspeed tape display. Functionality improvements include
USB “thumb drive” compatibility to simplify the data
updating process.
“South Florida aviators have an excellent opportunity to
see why increasing number of their fellow pilots are using the
AirShares Elite program to fly state-of-the-art aircraft equipped
with the integrated flight deck recognized as the easiest to learn
and use,” said Mark Sandeen, Avidyne’s vice president
of sales and marketing.
“The hands-on sessions will showcase the new features of
Entegra Release 6.0. And we’ll demonstrate the safety
benefits of weather and traffic systems that are ideal for getting
to all of the great flying destinations in and around south
Florida.”
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