Approval for single PFD retrofit for 90-series King Airs

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(2008), "Approval for single PFD retrofit for 90-series King Airs", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 80 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2008.12780eab.009

Approval for single PFD retrofit for 90-series King Airs

Article Type: News and views From: Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: An International Journal, Volume 80, Issue 5

Avidyne Corporation and Southern Star Avionics have been advised by the Federal Aviation Administration that their jointly-developed single-PFD integrated flight deck system (Figure 1) for the King Air 90-series has been added to its Approved Model List. The two companies announced recently that they were pursuing a Supplemental Type Certificate which would apply to 90A through 90E series King Airs.

Figure 1 Single-PFD integrated flight deck system

This package, which integrates the Envision system with an S-TEC 65X autopilot, is not the only project on which the two companies have collaborated. Avidyne and Southern Star have also certified Envision with an STEC 55X autopilot in Cessna 400-Series aircraft, and collaborated on an EXP5000 PFD retrofit for legacy Cirrus airplanes.

With this approval, Avidyne can now offer single-PFD and dual-PFD Envision options on the King Air 90-Series aircraft. Previously, Avidyne and S-TEC certified a dual-PFD, single MFD Envision configuration with an S-TEC 2100 autopilot for 200-Series and 90-Series King Airs.

Based on the Avidyne Entegra integrated flight deck for new aircraft, Envision extends Avidyne’s flying made simple strategy to legacy general aviation aircraft, making it possible for them to operate more safely and simply with advanced yet intuitive cockpit technology.