Avionics
Avidyne Vantage Upgrade To Add Volume of Work to Dealers
The package includes adapters and harnesses to make installation easier
Avidyne Vantage avionics upgrade for Cirrus SR20/SR22
Avidyne's Vantage upgrade features two 12-inch displays and a new instrument panel for Cirrus SR20 and SR22 airplanes that were originally equipped with Entegra avionics. © Matt Thurber/AIN

While Avidyne’s Vantage12 avionics upgrade for the thousands of earlier Cirrus SR20 and SR22 models that were equipped with its Entegra displays is taking longer than expected due to certification delays, FAA approval is expected shortly. Avidyne dealers need to start preparing for the volume of work that is coming, according to Tom Harper, the company’s senior marketing director, because there are more than 4,000 Cirruses that qualify for the upgrade.

The Vantage12 upgrade is designed to update those older Cirruses to a modern glass cockpit with dual 12-inch touchscreen displays, 3D synthetic vision, and dual attitude reference systems (ARS), each of which can drive the Avidyne DFC90 autopilot. The earlier Avidyne Entegra avionics in those airplanes had only one ARS and its failure would cause autopilot loss.

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