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“Our intent is to do everything the G1000 does.”
–Robert Hamilton, Dynon Avionics
By Alton K. Marsh
Recently, I wrote about Garmin’s synthetic vision system that features a little green circle some pilots call a “meatball” (see “Quick Tips for the G1000,” February 2011 AOPA Pilot). Put that circle on the end of a runway on your display, and that is where the aircraft will go, given current trends. Well, guess what? Dynon has synthetic vision, too, with a similar meatball. The main difference? Its circle is white, but performs the same magic.
Dynon’s bigger than you think
“It’s amazing how little people know us,” said Robert Hamilton, director of sales and marketing for Seattle-based Dynon Avionics. “The market for Light Sport and Experimental is quite a bit bigger than for certified airplanes. We are the largest manufacturer in numbers of glass panels for single-engine aircraft, just because of market dynamics—which planes are being built and flying,” he said.
“Our intent is to do everything the G1000 does. We’re not there yet. Our new product is the Mode S transponder. We intend to have radios. We are going to be able to do legal IFR approaches with it,” Hamilton said. Sport pilots may not fly in instrument conditions, but instrument-rated pilots may use an LSA for instrument currency and training in VFR weather if the airplane is equipped and approved. Not even instrument-rated pilots may fly a Light Sport aircraft in instrument conditions until the industry has set standards that the FAA approves. The industry committee is working on IFR standards.
Full story (membership required)...
http://www.aopa.org/members/files/pilot/2011/december/f_flight_design_starfighter.html
–Robert Hamilton, Dynon Avionics
By Alton K. Marsh
Recently, I wrote about Garmin’s synthetic vision system that features a little green circle some pilots call a “meatball” (see “Quick Tips for the G1000,” February 2011 AOPA Pilot). Put that circle on the end of a runway on your display, and that is where the aircraft will go, given current trends. Well, guess what? Dynon has synthetic vision, too, with a similar meatball. The main difference? Its circle is white, but performs the same magic.
Dynon’s bigger than you think
“It’s amazing how little people know us,” said Robert Hamilton, director of sales and marketing for Seattle-based Dynon Avionics. “The market for Light Sport and Experimental is quite a bit bigger than for certified airplanes. We are the largest manufacturer in numbers of glass panels for single-engine aircraft, just because of market dynamics—which planes are being built and flying,” he said.
“Our intent is to do everything the G1000 does. We’re not there yet. Our new product is the Mode S transponder. We intend to have radios. We are going to be able to do legal IFR approaches with it,” Hamilton said. Sport pilots may not fly in instrument conditions, but instrument-rated pilots may use an LSA for instrument currency and training in VFR weather if the airplane is equipped and approved. Not even instrument-rated pilots may fly a Light Sport aircraft in instrument conditions until the industry has set standards that the FAA approves. The industry committee is working on IFR standards.
Full story (membership required)...
http://www.aopa.org/members/files/pilot/2011/december/f_flight_design_starfighter.html
