Lincoln, Mass.-based Avidyne reports that its XM WX Satellite Weather and Heads Up Technologies XM receiver interface for the company's FlightMax Entegra display systems was issued TSO approval for the XM weather interface on Sept. 22. The Entegra line was among the first all-glass integrated flight displays developed for the single-engine piston market.
The addition of XM Satellite Weather means Avidyne's FlightMax customers will have access to high-speed updates of high-resolution NEXRAD, graphical and plain English METARs, AIRMETs, SIGMETs and TFRs. In addition, the service provides lightning data from the National Lightning Detection Network while operating over the continental United States. FlightMax customers on the Aviator Lite service will be able to display NEXRADs, graphical and textual METARs and TFRs. FlightMax customers on the XM WX's Aviator plan will be able to display NEXRADs, graphical and textual METARs, AIRMETs, SIGMETs, TFRs and Lightning. Subscriptions to the XM WX service are available at $49.99 for the Aviator Service and $29.99 for Aviator Lite.
Avidyne's FlightMax EX500, EX5000 and Entegra systems are being offered with XM WX as an option, and existing systems are upgradeable.
