16 February 2008
Environmental Qualification Testing Completed Successfully

Aspen Avionics is pleased to announce successful completion of one of the most challenging tasks on the road to FAA certification of its Evolution Flight Display System.  This past week, Aspen passed for score the last of its DO160E environmental qualification tests.  Passing these stringent tests means the EFD1000 hardware is complete and ready to go. 

With final FAA certification flight tests scheduled to be completed shortly, Aspen is fast approaching the finish line of certification.  We remain on track for shipping FAA certified Evolution Flight Displays by the end of March.

13 February 2008
Major TSO Certification Milestones Passed

As we race down the home stretch towards certification, Aspen Avionics is pleased to announce passing several key milestones.  Last week, we completed and passed all our TSO performance tests and final systems integration testing. We also successfully completed our Company certification test flying in our 1979 Piper Lance.

We are now ready for final FAA certification test flights, which will take place next week.  Shortly after, we’ll complete our final certification paperwork package and submit it to the FAA for approval.

We‘re on track for being certified and shipping Evolution Flight Displays by the end of March!

13 February 2008
EFD1000 Lights Up Cirrus SR22

The EFD1000 installation in Sales Manager Scott Smith’s 2002 Cirrus SR22 was finished today (see photo) at S-TEC, and is ready for its first test flight tomorrow.  Scott will fly the SR22 back to Aspen’s Albuquerque headquarters by the weekend.  This is the first non-company installation of the EFD1000, and it went smoothly. 

After letting Aspen’s engineers in Albuquerque thoroughly check out the installation, Scott will fly the Cirrus back to his home in Kansas, and then start flying it around his central and southeast region, giving demos to dealers and pilots.  Scott’s understandably excited about flying his new glass PFD and sharing it with others.

13 February 2008
Aspen’s Cessna 421C to Receive Dual PFDs at Cutter Aviation

Aspen has decided to complete the EFD1000 installation in its Cessna 421C with dual PFDs at this time, in both the pilot and co-pilot panels, instead of only on the co-pilot side as originally planned. 

09 February 2008
See Aspen at the Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In, April 8-13

For the first time ever, Aspen Avionics will be displaying at the Sun ’n Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Florida! The Aspen Avionics booth is in Hangar D, Booth #17. 
We’ll have working Evolution Flight Displays in place and our staff is dedicated to walking you through the system and answering any questions you may have.

05 February 2008
Installation of EFD1000 in Aspen’s 2002 Cirrus SR22 Begins at S-TEC

Installation of an EFD1000 PFD Pro into Regional Sales Manager Scott Smith’s 2002 Cirrus SR22, equipped with the 55x autopilot, began last week at S-TEC.  The 2002 Cirrus aircraft series were the last Cirrus planes delivered with traditional analog instruments.

03 February 2008
Cutter Aviation Begins Installtion of EFD1000 Into Aspen Sales Manager’s Piper Arrow

Last week, Cutter Aviaiton began the installation of an EFD1000 PFD into Regional Sales Manager Robert Blaha’s Piper Arrow.  The plane is undergoing additional upgrades and modifications in addition to the PFD installation. 

Robert is Aspen’s Western Regional Sales Manager.

01 February 2008
Aspen’s Cessna 421 Getting An EFD1000 Installed Into Co-Pilot Panel

Aspen Avionics’ Cessna 421C Golden Eagle is having an Evolution Flight Display installed into the co-pilot’s panel.

24 January 2008
The Cessna Pilots Association Magazine Covers the Evolution Flight Display

The Cessna Pilots Association monthly magazine covers the Evolution Flight Display in its January issue.  Written by Scott Cole, Vice President at Cincinnati Avionics, the article provides a excellent overview of the Evolution Flight Display system, complete with feature descriptions and pricing.

Download a PDF of the article.

31 December 2007
AOPA Selects the EFD1000 PFD for its 2008 Sweepstakes Plane

AOPA announced that the Evolution Flight Display will be a primary upgrade component of the 2008 Get Your Glass Sweepstakes Airplane!  In addition to a complete glass panel upgrade, the refurbished 1976 Piper Archer will also have a brand new interior and paint job. 

You can read more about the 2008 Get Your Glass Sweepstakes plane by logging on to AOPA Online.

30 December 2007
Evolution Tracking and Demo Event Pages Now RSS Enabled

You asked for it, and now you’ve got it!  The Evolution Tracking and the Evolution Demo Events pages of this Web site are now RSS enabled.  You can learn more about RSS feeds, and how to enable and use them, on Google’s Feed 101 Page.

19 December 2007
An Open Letter to Aspen Avionics Customers

In an open letter to its customers, Aspen Avionics announces that the new availability date for the EFD1000 is to be no later than the end of the first quarter of 2008, and that Aspen’s dealers will be scheduling customer installations starting in April 2008.

18 December 2007
Upcoming Activities

Installations, portable demonstration units, Pilot’s Guides and more! There’s a lot of activity planned over the next few months as we ramp up for certification and product availability.

Some of the things you can expect to see from us soon include:

• Starting EFD1000 installations into company airplanes, to enable in-flight demos starting in January.
• More portable EFD1000 demo units are going into the field.  Please keep in touch with your avionics dealer, and check our Evolution home page regularly, for upcoming events where you can see the EFD1000 live.
• A first draft of the Pilot’s Guide is complete, and we plan to post a more polished, almost-final draft to our web site as soon as it’s ready. 

14 December 2007
Preliminary EFD1000 Installation Guide

Aspen Avionics authorized dealers received the Preliminary EFD1000 Installation Guide to help in planning customer installations.