FlightMaxEX5000 Display Gives Big Picture View of XM Weather,
Traffic, EGPWS, CMax™ Approach Charts
Avidyne is bringing a large-format
version of the MHAS6000 Multi-Hazard Avoidance System featuring the
Avidyne FlightMax® EX5000 multi-function display (MFD) and
TAS600 Series active surveillance traffic system to the market. It
joins the FlightMax EX500 version as a comprehensive situational
awareness package available immediately for retrofit installation
in most general aviation aircraft with savings of up to $3,000 over
individual system purchases.
The big-screen EX5000 version of the MHAS6000 is available in
10.4-inch diagonal portrait or landscape configurations for
installation flexibility. The MHAS6000 is also available with the
5.5 inch diagonal EX500. Both have Avidyne's renowned intuitive
ease-of-operation and deliver the highest resolution available for
aircraft MFDs.
The MHAS6000 moving map can show flight plan, traffic,
lightning, terrain, obstacles, and XM WX weather products such as
NEXRAD and graphical METAR information in a single view. In
addition to XM WX, options include Avidyne's FlightCenter™
two-way datalink capability for flight tracking and two-way
air-to-ground text messaging services, as well as interfaces to
Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning Systems (EGPWS). The landscape
EX5000 can also interface to the RDR2000 weather radar system. The
large format of the EX5000 makes viewing the optional CMax™
Jeppesen JeppView® electronic charts even easier during
approaches and while taxiing.
"With these new MHAS packages, pilots now have their choice of
industry-leading MFDs, including the 5.5-inch diagonal EX500 and
the 10.4-inch diagonal EX5000 in portrait and landscape
configurations," said Mark Sandeen, vice president of sales and
marketing for Avidyne. "Couple that with the choice of
TAS600-series traffic systems, and interfaces to XM WX and other
popular sensors, the MHAS6000 is unmatched for price, performance
and overall value."
MHAS6000 systems with the Landscape EX5000, Bendix/King RDR-2000
interface, and a TAS620 Active Collision Avoidance System start at
$34,985. MHAS6000 systems with Portrait or Landscape EX5000 with no
radar interface, TAS600 Active Collision Avoidance System start at
$21,985. Package prices represent savings of $2,000 to $3,000
depending on configuration. Other combinations are also available,
as well as options for CMax™ Electronic Approach Charts and
EGPWS interface.