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Dynon D3 Pocket Panel: Touchscreen, Compact

The idea behind Dynon's latest D3 is the same as the earlier D1 and D2 models: packaging backup attitude data into a completely portable, battery-powered, GPS-equipped instrument. Of course with no required connection to the aircraft, and with a couple of mounting options, the D3 can easily be moved between aircraft (provided you've charged it) and serve as backup for electrical and vacuum system failures. Since the D3 is a portable device with no certification, it can't legally be used as a standalone primary instrument in certified aircraft.

Aviation Consumer Staff
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If you gathered 100 pilots in a room and asked for a show of hands who likes their aircraft’s vacuum system, you probably wouldn’t see any. Yet the lowly and disrespected vacuum pump soldiers on for plenty of instrument panels not converted to all electric.

For portable backup, Dynon’s Pocket Panel portable EFIS series has historically been a decent seller, but the much improved current-gen model D3 EFIS has plenty of competition from app-based backups and AHRS-equipped portable ADS-B. I’ve been flying with the latest Pocket Panel in my Piper Cherokee Six and prepared this field report.

Aviation Consumer Staff