Primary Flight Displays Now Standard Equipment on EVERY Aircraft

The juggernaut continues as our joke about Cirrus Design's plans for world domination don't look so ridiculous anymore... these folks are definitely out to grab market share... lots and LOTS of it.

In addition to their surpise announcment of a new airpklane, the SRV, Cirrus Design seesm intent on strengthening its leadership position by becoming the first personal aviation manufacturer to build every production aircraft with a Primary Flight Display (PFD), as well as a Multi Function Display (MFD), as standard equipment. This dramatic advancement in standard cockpit layout coincides with the introduction of the SRV, a new VFR-only aircraft set to debut at the Oshkosh AirVenture, July 29, 2003.

The company is so committed to the concept of an "all glass cockpit" that it is making the Avidyne FlightMax Entegra PFD standard equipment on every model. "PFDs have long been available in very high-end corporate, commercial and military aircraft. We think all pilots deserve to fly with the same advanced technology," said Cirrus President and CEO Alan Klapmeier. "We recognize that 21st Century technology in the form of a 10.4" Primary Function Display supported by another 10.4" Multi Function Display makes flying safer and more intuitive by improving situational awareness."

The all glass fleet is the realization of a dream for Klapmeier and this brother, Dale, co-founders of Cirrus. For over a decade, they have worked in concert with the leaders in the avionics industry to design and shape how pilots navigate and communicate in the next generation of personal aircraft. In fact, it was Cirrus that advocated for a landscape orientation on the screen on the Avidyne FlightMax� Entegra PFD so the full screen horizon line would sufficiently simulate an actual horizon.

The result in shifting to an all glass fleet is a fundamental change in the way pilots obtain and process information. According to Klapmeier, the all glass cockpit gives information to pilots in a manner that is easier to interpret. "Advancements like an all glass cockpit is another leap forward in personal aviation that enables Cirrus pilots to fly safely and get the most out of their aircraft."  

Making the PFD standard in all Cirrus aircraft means that the Avidyne PFD is available to VFR pilots in the new SRV for a base price of $189,00 and in the SR20 for IFR pilots for a base price of $229,700.  The highest performance SR22 with the Continental IO-550 and standard PFD/MFD panel has a base price of $313,900.

Cirrus Design manufactures and markets personal aviation composite four-seat aircraft, incorporating advanced technologies that result in high levels of performance, safety and comfort. Cirrus Design Corporation is based in Duluth, Minnesota, with an additional facility in Grand Forks, North Dakota. 

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