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AVIONICS

ATLAS MULTIFUNCTION

FLIGHT MANAGEMENT

SYSTEM

he Avidyne Atlas includes a satellite-based augmen-
Ttati on system GPS navigator with required naviga-

tion performance and area navigation capability, including

localiser performance with vertical guidance, lateral naviga-

tion/ vertical navigation, LNAV-only, and approach proce-
dures with vertical (APV) approach modes.

The system also features a full QWERTY style keyboard,
with Avidyne’s unique ‘Page & Tab’ and hybrid touch-screen
user interface, allowing the pilot to get to any function in

only one or two button pushes. The touch screen also pro-

vides full colour moving map, plus geo-referenced Jeppesen
electronic approach charts and airport diagrams.
“We are really excited to announce the Avidyne Atlas mul-

tifunction flight management system for business aviation.

Avidyne Atlas is a next-generation FMS replacement specif-
ically targeted to provide console-equipped jet operators

with a highly-capable navigation and flight management

solution that pilots will find incredibly easy to use,” said

Avidyne CEO Dan Schwinn.
“We are already working closely with OEMs and also with

several key MRO partners to identify launch platforms for

the Avidyne ATLAS.”
“Based on proven Avidyne technology in use in thou-
sands of units and with hundreds of thousands of flight
hours, the all-in-one Avidyne Atlas really gives our Part 25
customers a powerful new option when upgrading their
GPS navigation capabilities, especially in aircraft with
older-generation EFIS displays where options have been
limited,” said John Talmadge, Avidyne director of world-
wide sales.
“Customers choosing the Avidyne Atlas will really appre-

ciate its integrated design and lower installation costs, and
more importantly they will see dramatic operational cost

reduction, including big savings in recurring costs for updates
of the FMS database and electronic approach plates, as well
as extended warranty. This will be a great upgrade for op-
erators that previously chose to do a compliance-only ADS-B Out The Avidyne Atlas boasts a variety of features not found in any
upgrade, as Atlas will provide them with the full benefits that SBAS other FMS system, such as:

has to offer.” • Hybrid touch-screen user interface

ABOUT AVIDYNE ATLAS • Moving map with extensive airspace, terrain, navaid, and
airport display capability

The Avidyne Atlas flight management system is a dzus-mount • Display of XM or ADS-B weather with full graphics as overlay on the map

GPS/SBAS flight management system that meets TSO-C146c for full • Traffic display from TCAS, TAS, or ADS-B

SBAS/LPV approach guidance, including easy-to-use flight plan- • Display of Jeppesen approach plates and airport diagrams with

ning, ‘one-touch’ departure, airway, and arrival navigation, and aircraft position shown on the charts

Avidyne’s innovative GeoFill waypoint nomination. • Integrated WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity

Its extensive I/O is designed to integrate with existing equipment

in the aircraft including a long list of EFIS, PFDs, CDIs, HSIs, remote • Avidyne GLAS technology

sensors, and autopilots, and it is also an approved ADS-B GPS posi- • Integration with ForeFlight and a host of other EFBs
tion source with numerous transponders. • Built-in USB charger

Avidyne's GPS legacy avionics support provides a direct interface • Optional integrated 16-Watt VHF COM, VOR, localiser and glide
to legacy Collins Proline 21 and Honeywell Primus EFIS systems for slope radio

vertical guidance during approach operations. This unique integra- • Optional radar display for Bendix King digital radars

tion capability enables EFISs certified before the availability of LPV • Optional integrated TAWS-B

approaches to have coupled approach guidance on these and other Avidyne Atlas also offers an optional RS-170 video display

SBAS approaches. capability. Q
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