2022年10月2日 · Does the Avidyne IFD550 STC authorize connection to a Dynon SkyView HDX ? The STC that came with my IFD550 says it can only interface with items specified in paragraph 2.3 of the installation manual. I don't have the latest install manual.

2023年9月17日 · The problem started when we could not get any XM weather on the MFD and ADS-B on the IFD due to wrong date/time. Avidyne tried to tell us that UTC mismatch should not have any detrimental impact on the operability of the units, that was not true as you can't get weather from the Skytrax that we purchased from Avidyne.

2018年6月20日 · This would have been fine, but I wound up with a lot of clutter on my IFD550 screen (including inactive legs and a hold) that had me almost try to intercept something other than the final approach course after ATC told me "turn to 240 and maintain 8,500 until established on the final approach course."

2017年6月9日 · I just installed my new IFD550 and it seems like everything booted up just fine, except for my TWX 670, which is giving me 'lightning sensor' errors. There are a couple of storms passing by today, and at one point I heard an audio 'lighting at 8 O'clock' notification, which suggests to me that the lightning might be working but flagging the ...

2018年11月2日 · You need to load a navigation database. You'll need a Jeppesen subscription. See section 6 of the pilot's guide ("General"-"Subscriptions") for details.

2019年1月1日 · We will most likely took to find a software solution and add some Avidyne products in the near future." Anyone on the forum wanting x-plane support for Avidyne avionics should definitely write to them to express interest. The squeaky wheel gets the grease and the more interest that is expressed the likelier they are to put something out for us.

2020年5月5日 · I've tried to read other posts about this and am still confused. It appear the Stratus 3 and the New Sentry Plus have some ability to participate in an ADS-B wifi network with the IFDs and provide ADS-in traffic and weather to the IFDs.

2016年5月18日 · Avidyne’s IFD540-->IFD550 Trade-In Program is a limited-time offer for current IFD540 owners who would like to move up to the IFD550. Customers can sign up now to trade in your IFD540 + $5,000 and get an IFD550 w/new 2 year warranty (or a full 4 years of warranty with AeroPlan ®). This $5,000 upgrade pricing is only available until the ...

With my group aircraft we have an Avidyne IFD550 and use Electronics International Inc CGR-30P Engine Analyser. The issue the group are experiencing with the IFD550 is initially populating the fuel quantity in the fuel management dialog box after engine start from the CGR-30P.

2023年1月28日 · I want to purchase 2 new USB drives for my IFD550 and 440. What size of drives do I need? What format do they need to contain?