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Sentry ADS-B In Receivers Reach 100,000-sold Milestone

Device works with ForeFlight Mobile app and delivers key safety information to pilots

Sentry ADS-B In receiver — The uAvionix/ForeFlight Sentry ADS-B In receiver in a Cessna 172. © AIN/Matt Thurber

By Matt Thurber

October 16, 2026

Since the introduction of the Sentry ADS-B In receiver in 2018, uAvionix, which manufactures the devices, and design partner Jeppesen ForeFlight have shipped more than 100,000 of the various models.

With a built-in attitude and heading reference system (AHRS), GPS for situational awareness, and a carbon monoxide (CO) detector, Sentry receivers also provide traffic and weather information on pilots’ iPhones and iPads. Pilots have reported CO alerts that prevented serious problems, as well as relying on ForeFlight’s synthetic vision coupled with the Sentry’s AHRS when avionics and vacuum pump failures threatened the safety of flight.

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