
Owners and operators of the Learjet 55C have a new flight management system (FMS) option, the installation of dual Avidyne Atlas units that allow pilots to fly fully-coupled LPV approaches. Florida Jet Center (Booth 3726) worked with Avidyne (Booth 1681) on the project, which required reconfiguration of the center pedestal to accommodate the EFIS mode select controls and the Dzus-mounted Atlas FMSs.
The modern Atlas units add many capabilities in addition to LPV, LP, LNAV/VNAV, and LNAV-only approaches, including synthetic vision display and a moving map. Built-in Bluetooth connectivity allows for the transfer of information between the Atlas FMSs and iPads running ForeFlight Mobile and Avidyne’s IFD100 app. Other features of Atlas include flight planning, radar and video display, fuel flow information, ADS-B In (weather and traffic), and other pilot-configurable options.