Avionics
Avidyne Certifies Synthetic Vision, Hints at New Products
The IFD550 is intended to fill a niche for aircraft that would not otherwise be updated with integrated glass avionics suites.
The Avidyne IFD550 is much more than an FMS with synthetic vision capability. The 10.2 version software makes it practically ready to sit in the center of a panel.
The Avidyne IFD550 is much more than an FMS with synthetic vision capability. The 10.2 version software makes it practically ready to sit in the center of a panel.

Avidyne now holds TSO approval and an Approved Model List/Supplemental type certificate for the company’s IFD550 FMS and has completed the first installation, company CEO Dan Schwinn announced today at Sun ’n‘ Fun. The IFD550 has both GPS, ground-based navigation and communications capability, as well as an attitude reference system (ARS) and 3-D synthetic vision, plus video input and touchscreen technology. All Avidyne units upgraded with version 10.2 software can produce synthetic vision, and also connect wirelessly with Avidyne’s iPad app IFD100, allowing two-way data syncing in flight.