Tag Archives: efis

Stack up the Savings Rebate

Posted on October 16, 2015 by admin

Save up to $7,500 on selected Garmin Avionics The popular ‘Stack up the Savings Rebate’ is back for the first time in over 3 years, for a limited time! Now is the best time to save! Whether equipping with a complete glass cockpit … Continue reading →

Posted in Avionics News | Tagged ADS-B, airplane, avionic system, Canada, cockpit, efis, Flight Instruments, garmin, glass, GPS, GTN 650, Gtn 750, GTX330ES, GTX33ES, Helicopter, Maxcraft Avionics, navigator, Rebate, savings, tcas, touchscreen, VHF radios | Comments Off

Angle of Attack indicators in Canada

Posted on September 3, 2015 by admin

Once seen primarily on large turbine-powered aircraft, a variety of lower-priced AOA indicators have recently become available for installation in smaller general aviation aircraft as well. An AOA indicator provides a visual reference to the angle of the wing relative … Continue reading →

Posted in Avionics 101 | Tagged airplane, Angle of Attack, AOA, Aspen, Avionics, Canada, efis, Flight Instruments, glass cockpit, GPS, Helicopter, Maxcraft Avionics, MFD, PFD, tcas, VHF radios | Comments Off

Garmin Expands Connext Wireless Cockpit Ecosystem

Posted on August 6, 2015 by admin

Add Aera 796/795, Foreflight Mobile, and Jeppesen Mobile Flight Deck Garmin is excited to announce an expanded Connext ecosystem, which broadens compatibility to include the Garmin aera 796/795 aviation portable GPS, ForeFlight Mobile and Jeppesen Mobile FliteDeck. With compatible Garmin avionics, … Continue reading →

Posted in Avionics News | Tagged ADS-B, aera 796/795, AIRMETs, Android, Bluetooth, Canada, cockpit, Connext, datalink, ecosystem, efis, FIS-B, flight stream 210/110, Foreflight, Foreflight mobile, G3X, G3X Touch, G500/G600, garmin, GDL, GDL 39R, GDL 88, GDL 88/84, GDL69/69A, glass cockpit, GNS 430W/530W, GPS, Helicopter, iPad, iPhone, jeppesen mobile flight deck, Maxcraft Avionics, METARs, MHz, NEXRAD, NextGen, pilot, PIREPs, SIGMETs, SiriusXM, TAFs, TargetTrend, tcas, TerminalTraffic, TFRs, upgrades, VHF Radio, WAAS, WAAS GPS, Webupdater, Wireless | Comments Off

Garmin Brings High-End Flight Deck Technology, Animated NEXRAD and More to GTN 650/750 Touchscreen Series

Posted on July 29, 2015 by admin

Sixth Major GTN Update Also Incorporates Customized Holds, Fuel Range Rings, and more Garmin announced an expanded feature set and new enhancements for the GTN touchscreen avionics. These new capabilities include customer-requested features such as creating and executing customized holding … Continue reading →

Posted in Avionics News | Tagged ATC, Avionics, Canada, EFC, efis, FAF, flight plan, G500, G600, garmin, Garmin INtegrated Flight Decks, GDL 69 SXM, GDL88 ADS-B, glass cockpit, GPS, GSR 56, GTN COMM/NAV, GTN touchscreen, GTN650/750, HSI, IAPS, LPV, Maxcraft Avionics, navigation, NEXRAD, NextGen, pilots, Q3 2015, RF, SAR, tcas, vectors-to-final, VHF radios, VTF, way point | Comments Off

Bose 2015 Summer Promotion

Posted on July 21, 2015 by admin

Buy one headset, get a gift! Buy two headsets, get 10% off AND a gift! For a limited time, the more headsets you buy, the more you save and the cooler the gift! Depending on quantity of headsets purchased, customers … Continue reading →

Posted in Avionics News | Tagged A20, airplane, avionic system upgrades, Bose 2015, Canada, efis, Flight Instruments, gift, glass cockpit systems, GPS, headset, Helicopter, Maxcraft Avionics, promotion, save, tcas, VHF radios | Comments Off

FAA approval for IFD440, Q3 promotion with FREE ADS-B, and new features to IFD540

Posted on July 7, 2015 by admin

IFD440 Now Certified; and R10.1 for both IFD440 & 540 Avidyne announced today that certification of their IFD440 FMS/GPS/NAV/COM and Release 10.1 software for the IFD540 FMS/GPS/NAV/COM. Since receiving the FAA approval of R10.1 software for the IFD540, it includes a … Continue reading →

Posted in Avionics News | Tagged ADS-B, ADS-B receiver, airplane, Avidyne, avionic systems, efis, FAA, FAA approval, FMS/GPS/NAV/COM, glass cockpit systems, GPS, Helicopter, IFD440, IFD540, LPV, Maxcraft Avionics, MLB100, promotion, Q3, R100.1, SBAS, tcas, VHF | Comments Off

Solar Impulse Ocean Crossing

Posted on June 30, 2015 by admin

Ocean Crossing To Hawaii : the Moment of Truth. Will the third time be lucky? Endeavoring to reach Hawaii from Japan to encourage the use of clean technologies (#futureisclean), the solar powered aircraft of Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg attempts the longest … Continue reading →

Posted in Avionics News | Tagged airplane, Andre Borschberg, Aviation, avionic systems upgrades, Bertrand Piccard, Canada, efis, Flight Instruments, glass cockpit systems, GPS, Hawaii, Helicopter, Japan, Maxcraft Avionics, Solar Impulse, solar power, tcas, VHF radios | Comments Off

Lightspeed Sale!

Posted on June 22, 2015 by admin

Summer 2015 Promotion Lightspeed is offering ANOTHER sale! Starting now, save instantly $125 on selected headsets. (PFX and Zulu 2). This sale ends August 2, 2015, so hurry and come into Maxcraft and check out the savings! Maxcraft Avionics is a leader in … Continue reading →

Posted in Avionics News | Tagged airplane, August, Avionics, Canada, cockpit, efis, Flight Instruments, glass cockpit, GPS, Helicopter, Lightspeed headsets, Maxcraft Avionics, PFX, summer sales, tcas, upgrades, VHF radios, Zulu 2, Zulu 2 headset | Comments Off

Stylish Aviator Watch with Sophisticated Aviation Features

Posted on June 16, 2015 by admin

Garmin introduces D2 Bravo! A next-generation aviator watch that combines practical functionality and sophisticated design to bring pilots and aviation enthusiasts a premium GPS watch. D2 Bravo incorporates Garmin’s signature direct-to and nearest airport navigation features complete with a worldwide … Continue reading →

Posted in Latest & Greatest Avionics | Tagged aircraft, airplane, airport database, alerting capability, altimeter, aviation navigation database, avionic system upgrades, avionics facility, barometric setting, bezel, biking, Canada, cockpit, compass, D2 Bravo, efis, Flight Instruments, garmin, glass cockpit systems, glass fiber, GPS, Helicopter, HSI, IMC, integrated activity tracking, Maxcraft Avionics, METARs, moving map, skiing, smartphone, swimming, tcas, VHF radios, watch | Comments Off

Finally! Garmin Pilot Offers Expanded Coverage in Canada to Include Canadian Charts

Posted on May 22, 2015 by admin

Maxcraft has been a huge supporter for this product. We are pleased to say we had some influence in pushing this product for Canada. Below is a good article from Lucy’s Logbook about the Garmin Pilot for Canada. Just last … Continue reading →

Posted in Avionics News | Tagged aeronautical, airport, Canada, charts, efis, Flitecharts, Garmin Pilot, glass cockpit systems, GPS, IFR, Jeppesen, maps, Maxcraft Avionics, METARs, Nav Canada, navigation, NEXRAD, SafeTaxi, TAFs, tcas, VFR, VHF radios | Comments Off