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Bendix/King Honeywell’s AeroVue cockpitcompliant position source, Mode S transponder, UAT in/ out box and information display, or as little as an ADS-B “out” system only, if the aircraft is already equipped with the other components. Cost can begin under $2,000.Avidyne Corporation proudly showed its now-certified IFD540 all-in-one FMS/GPS/NAV/COM box, designed to slip into the existing space now occupied by older Garmin GNS 530 units. The IFD540 has a display about 10% larger than the displaced unit, it features the latest WAAS approach capabilities, and it functions through both touch-screen and knob inputs. It’s priced at $16,995. The smaller IFD440, a replacement for the popular GNS 430, is to be available before year-end, priced at $14,995.Garmin, Ltd. announced a more-compact 7-inch display version of the 10.6-inch G3X Touch, its $6,099 integrated glass cockpit, popular with homebuilt aircraft builders. Now builders with limited panel space can utilize the G3X system. Garmin also introduced Flight Stream 110 and 210 systems that can interface the GDL traffic and weather receivers with mobile devices, using Garmin Pilot; the Flight Stream 210 goes further by adding two-way communication with GNS and GTN nav systems. With Piper, Garmin reported the first deliveries of Seneca V twins with the GFC 700 autopilot, completing the airplane’s transition to all-Garmin flight deck.FreeFlight Systems, well known for its Rangr ADS-B solutions, announced Daher-Socata’s selection of its RA-4500 radar altimeter system for the TBM 900turboprop. FreeFlight also reported that its 1203C WAAS/SBAS transceiver received an STC for installation in Embraer 135LR and 145LR regional airliners, as a position source for a fully-compliant ADS-B “out” system.On The Flight LineAmong the aircraft featured at AirVenture 2014 were the U.S. Marine Corps’ V-22 Osprey tilt rotor assault transport, Boeing E/A-18G Growler electronic attack airplane, a restored NASA WB-57F that had been brought back into service after 41 years in mothballs, a unique Twin Mamba-powered Fairey Gannet, and a huge Federal Express Airbus A330 freighter. The airshow program was dominated by a weekend appearance from the USAF Thunderbirds demonstration team, a first at Oshkosh, and some fantastic short-field takeoff and landing demonstrations by competitors from the Valdez, Alaska bush-flying contest.Speaking at the show’s wrap-up, EAA Chairman Jack J. Pelton projected “one of the best” number showings, with early aircraft registrations totaling more than 1,000 greater than last year’s tally and gate attendance on Saturday some 20% higher than 2014, no doubt due to the Thunderbirds jet team being on the bill. The expansive airport was completely saturated by the second day of the show, when no more parking was availableIt’s not too early to plan for AirVenture 2015, to be held for the 46th time at the Oshkosh, Wisconsin location from July 20 to July 26. CJ40 • TWIN & TURBINESEPTEMBER 2014