In an effort to keep the right mix of content, I generally try not to run two major avionics reports in one issue. But this month’s Aviation Consumer perhaps breaks my cardinal rule twice with reports on not one, but two glass display systems: Garmin’s G3X Touch and Aspen’s new MAX display upgrade. Unavoidable, really. There’s a lot to cover. And in all the years covering avionics for the magazine I’m not sure I’ve seen this high level of competition. That’s not even thinking about ADS-B upgrades, which I’m trying to forget with little success.
While recharging the cameras it occurred to me that in a one-month period the editorial schedule had me flying with three new systems for field reports including the Garmin and Aspen, and Dynon’s Certified SkyView HDX retrofitted in a Skyhawk. The photo here is a video B-roll screen grab of it, with my arms crossed watching the Dynon integrated autopilot save the airplane from an unusual attitude.