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PILOT'S GUIDE

INTEGRATING
MISSION
CAPABILITIES
Homebuilders Invest in Reliable Avionics Technology
S T O R Y

B Y

S C O T T

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S P A N G L E R

Courtesy of Chris Mortensen

hen going places is their primary mission, amateur builders of experimental kit aircraft are investing
in avionics systems from established manufacturers that will reliably provide modern capabilities, now
and in the future . Meeting the looming ADS-B mandate was a key consideration, and a reason why
almost all new panels include the system's most expensive component, a source of WAAS/GPS .
Creating a panel seems easier now than a decade ago, when builders had too many choices of first-generation
glass produced expressly for them by a host of new companies . When
combining certified and uncertified units from different
manufacturers, getting them to talk reliably among
themselves was the primary challenge, one
reason why many builders had avionics
shops build their panels .
Time, technology's inexorable
development, and economic selection
have, with the latest generation of glass,
narrowed the available options, thereby
corralling the integration variables .
Three builders offer a snapshot of how
different avionics systems reliably meet
their need to go places .

The G3X system and iPad in
CHRIS MORTENSEN's Lancair Super ES.

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Chris Mortensen -
Lancair Super ES
A banker in Virginia, Chris Mortensen
fulfilled his long-held desire to become
a pilot soon after he turned 30 . Flying
out of Manassas and now holding
commercial instrument privileges, he



Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2014-2015

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2014-2015

From the Publisher
New Avionics Products for 2014
AEA's Value-Added Equation for Aircraft Owners
Attention FAA!
Equipped Like New
In-flight Entertainment
Integrating Mission Capabilities
Lithium Batteries 101
Autopilot Upgrades
Homebuilding Panels: Tackling Wires, Electrons and Circuits
ADS-B Early Adopters
Advertisers Index
ADS-B Installations are Beginning to Take Off
AEA Staff/Board of Directors
Repair Stations
Manufacturers/Distributors
Affiliates
AEA Member Company Index
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2014-2015 - AEA's Value-Added Equation for Aircraft Owners
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2014-2015 - Attention FAA!
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2014-2015 - Equipped Like New
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2014-2015 - In-flight Entertainment
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2014-2015 - Integrating Mission Capabilities
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2014-2015 - Lithium Batteries 101
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2014-2015 - Autopilot Upgrades
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2014-2015 - Homebuilding Panels: Tackling Wires, Electrons and Circuits
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2014-2015 - ADS-B Early Adopters
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2014-2015 - Advertisers Index
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2014-2015 - ADS-B Installations are Beginning to Take Off
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2014-2015 - AEA Staff/Board of Directors
Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2014-2015 - Repair Stations
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