Popular Sport Aviation EFIS Builder Continues To Push The
Envelope
Check out a seeming majority of the current crop of LSAs and
your likely to see one of Dynon Avionic's uniquely compact
experimental EFIS systems aboard. Check out a number of
experimental aircraft and you're still likely to see a Dynon in the
panels.
Dynon Avionics entered the turbulent sport aviation marketplace
with the announcement of their EFIS-D10 barely eight years ago.
This compact offering packed a lot of EFIS capability into a
standard 3-1/8" panel hole, making it an easy choice for pilots
looking for lots of info without sacrificing an equivalent amount
of panel space. The product began shipping in March 2003, and has
since been joined by a follow-on product, a larger form-factor
variant as well as a number of engine information system
products.
The current iteration of the EFIS-D10, called the EFIS-D10A
boasts some intriguing safety features... such as an optional
Angle-of Attack/Pitot design that alerts pilots of potential stall
conditions, as well as an optional Li-ion backup battery which can
maintain the instrument's functionality for as long as 2 hours in
the event of some mode of power interruption.
The unit's basic features revolve around a core 4 inch
(diagonal) display that consolidates all basic flight instruments
onto a single sunlight-readable, color LCD. Six buttons below the
display provide control over instrument configuration, flight
functions, and initial calibration chores. A Dynon designed Air
Data, Attitude and Heading Reference System (ADAHRS) is contained
inside the D-10A housing, which simplifies installation and
trouble-shooting a great deal. Dynon also tells ANN that this
system is unusually tolerant of "aggressive flight maneuvers," and
will automatically correct itself when the system's standard
parameters are exceeded. Dynon notes that the unit can not be
damaged by aerobatics or unusual attitudes.
Dynon's EFIS-D100 is a larger EFIS system, with the claim of
being "the most affordable large screen Electronic Flight
Information System on the market today." The 7" wide-screen display
integrates multiple flight instruments, including airspeed,
altitude, gyro-stabilized magnetic compass, turn rate, slip/skid
ball, bank angle, and vertical speed. The D100 also includes a
clock/timer, g-meter, voltmeter and density altitude/true airspeed
calculator.
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