uAvionix enables new AV-30-C features with software update

The Bigfork, Montana, company announced the certification of its software update on June 3. Highlights of the change include the ability to integrate with a range of GPS navigators and Genesys Aerosystems S-Tec autopilots, which marks a significant easing of everyday operations for instrument and VFR pilots. Another notable advantage: The software update is available free of charge for current AV-30-C users.

“This release is a major software evolution that unlocks powerful new capabilities for AV-30-C users,” said John Chargo, lead product owner for the AV-30 at uAvionix. “We’re continuing our mission to deliver accessible, advanced avionics that enhance safety and ease pilot workload.”

Other features that come with the upgrade include a turn coordinator, high- and low-voltage indicator, tracking of minimum and maximum G forces, and a vertical speed indicator on the traffic display. The AV-30-C now can interface with most panel-mounted GPS navigators to display course and glideslope guidance via the uAvionix AV-HSI PMA (listed at $799 on the company website), giving pilots functions such as horizontal and vertical guidance, heading bug synchronization, and GPS steering across as many as four AV-30-C displays.

uAvionix first stirred the general aviation market in 2018 with its tailBeacon ADS-B transponder, which offered pilots a relatively simple and inexpensive means of compliance with ADS-B Out requirements. The AV-30 instrument followed for experimental aircraft in 2019 and gained certification in 2020 while maintaining the popular themes of simplicity and affordability.