Story ID: 095Sept17
Dynon Enters Certified Avionics Market
By: Matt Thurber
Caption: Dynon's SkyView HDX glass cockpit will soon be approved for installation in the Cessna 172 and Beech B58 Baron, followed by many other types.
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Dynon, which has supplied the experimental amateur-built market with avionics since its founding in 2000, is expanding into the Part 23 certified avionics suite market and expects FAA certification of the SkyView HDX glass cockpit soon. The first approvals will be in the Cessna 172 and Beech Baron 58. Dynon displayed an HDX installation in the 172 at EAA AirVenture in July.

The SkyView HDX is a full flight deck with autopilot, providing all the functionality of systems costing far more. System prices are the same as the company’s experimental or light sport aircraft version, approximately $16,000 for the Cessna 172; the owner will have to pay an additional $2,000 for the supplemental type certificate (STC) applicable to the airplane. Dynon plans to obtain an approved model list STC to cover a larger variety of airplane models.

Included in the SkyView HDX system are the touchscreen primary flight display with angle-of-attack and synthetic vision, engine monitor with lean assist and fuel computer, autopilot, mode-S transponder with 2020-compliant ADS-B out {{sm caps}}, ADS-B in {{sm caps}} (traffic and weather), moving map with flight planning, a Dynon EFIS-D10A for backup instrumentation, and battery backup.

The SkyView HDX will be fully IFR capable, and it will integrate with navigators such as the Avidyne IFD series and Garmin GTN/GNS series.

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