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Aircraft Avionics

SkyView In A Skyhawk: Big Work, But Worth It

But the avionics were showing their age. Buttons on the radios and transponder were wearing out from sheer hours of use. Display streaks on the MFD made you think it had been left out in the rain. The GPS database could no longer be updated with all modern approach fixes. The autopilot ready light no longer lit. The engine monitor sort-of told you the EGTs and CHTs if you brought your reading glasses and the sun wasn't too bright.

Jeff VanWest
Verified

Dynon’s STC’d version of the SkyView HDX system was introduced a couple of years ago (we covered it in the September 2017 Aviation Consumer), but it hasn’t been retrofitted in large numbers. Part of that is because the STC has been limited to Cessna Skyhawk models (at press time Dynon earned an STC for some Beech Bonanza models), plus Dynon hasn’t established a large installation network.

Dynon’s battle for certified dollars got harder this year when Garmin announced the G3X Touch system, which would be the closest competitor to a SkyView HDX and available for almost 500 certified aircraft models.

Jeff VanWest