Professional Pilot, October 2017
ADVANCED AVIONICS BendixKing AeroVue BK brings affordable high end bizjet flightdeck capabilities to entry level jet and TP operators By Glenn Connor ATP Cessna 425 President Discover Technology Intl A workhorse airplane must have the reliability and work ethic of its owner and be able to get the job done while providing dependable efficiency The lasting strength and business value of these workhorses are proven every day in how the entire aircraft performs From the moment you preflight start and taxi all one motion when you watch the ballet of the daily routine the focus is on the missions to be completed for the day Any part of your aircraft that doesnt hold up to the task will cost you time and money The premium usually is about time lost and money not made so the truck and everything in it must work when needed A recent complication is changing airspace requirements which requires operators to be equipped with modern precise instruments And this is the reason for a flightdeck renewal if seasoned airframes are to remain active Flying with round dials that your pappy used frankly wont 86 PROFESSIONAL PILOT October 2017 hack it and neither is just navigating by airways and NDBs The original instruments on most airframes manufactured 15 to 20 years ago generally cant maintain the pace of todays business needs That era has come to an end ADS B mandates must have business connectivity and the continuing expansion of runways getting WAAS LPV approaches means even the truck should be a modern workhorse Looking at the avionics aftermarket By truck Im referring to turbine powered business aircraft such as King Airs Citations and the like These were designed to be ageless and the numbers of such aircraft that are still active and available are the proof At some point all the avionics houses discovered that a key and profitable market was the aftermarket segment For many this is the market in a time when new aircraft sales are flat and mostly we see replenishment rather than growth This aftermarket segment of the aviation market is substantial and has attracted the orderly replacement of cockpit instruments with complete and modern flightdecks This is what BendixKing has boresighted with their AeroVue The AeroVue flightdeck evolved from the Honeywell Epic line in large cabin class jets and is BendixKings integrated solution for the working turbine powered business aircraft AeroVue is actually hightech octane that has been distilled down without compromising its technology or functionality for aircraft like King Airs and the small jet class and its available now without the big jet price tag Original Honeywell King Air 200 panel with conventional instruments The fleet of active workhorse King Airs and Citations is large and AeroVue targets this market BendixKing modernizes workhorse aircraft with modern flight displays graphical flight planning integrated NexRad and weather radar new autopilot and synthetic vision
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