Sat Oct 24, 2020 11:40 am
#1804861
Morning all,
I have been watching quite a lot of US flying videos recently and have noticed that many of the US aircraft used in these videos (mainly for fairly ambitious trips) have had quite a bit of retro fitted glass cockpit kit.
A number seem to have the touchscreen Garmin GTN 650 Xi series kit in but this doesnt appear to be certified for use on EASA aircraft as far as I can tell.
Much of the EASA fleet I have seen retrofitted have the GNS 530/430 options in but of course these aren't touch screen and are becoming a bit dated maybe now.
Are there touch screen options certified for use on EASA Aircraft??
One interesting thing I saw on one video was the complete failure of 2 Aspen screens due to a bit of pitot icing. It seemed to take the whole lot down and only came back up after application of pitot heat and a re-cycle - not a great design!!
Thanks
D
I have been watching quite a lot of US flying videos recently and have noticed that many of the US aircraft used in these videos (mainly for fairly ambitious trips) have had quite a bit of retro fitted glass cockpit kit.
A number seem to have the touchscreen Garmin GTN 650 Xi series kit in but this doesnt appear to be certified for use on EASA aircraft as far as I can tell.
Much of the EASA fleet I have seen retrofitted have the GNS 530/430 options in but of course these aren't touch screen and are becoming a bit dated maybe now.
Are there touch screen options certified for use on EASA Aircraft??
One interesting thing I saw on one video was the complete failure of 2 Aspen screens due to a bit of pitot icing. It seemed to take the whole lot down and only came back up after application of pitot heat and a re-cycle - not a great design!!
Thanks
D
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