Why Every GA Pilot Should Fly with an AOA Indicator 

One key factor every pilot needs to understand is Angle of Attack (AOA)—the angle between your wing’s chord line and the airflow hitting the wing. Recent FAA recommendations are strongly encouraging the GA community to adopt AOA indicators, highlighting their role in preventing loss-of-control (LOC) incidents.

2025-03-27T14:00:42-05:0003/27/25|Blog|

uAvionix Achieves FAA TSO Certification for ping200XR Combined Transponder and GPS Receiver, Expanding Airspace Access for UAS

Bigfork, MT 12 August 2024 - uAvionix, a leader in avionics technology for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), today announced that the ping200XR Mode S ADS-B transponder with integral aviation GPS, has received Technical Standard Order (TSO) certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This milestone is the latest major TSO certification for uAvionix and offers [...]

2024-08-12T11:12:52-05:0008/12/24|Press Release|

uAvionix Awarded FAA Contract to Advance BVLOS Operations

Bigfork, MT 19 December 2023 - uAvionix, a leading provider of avionics solutions and infrastructure services for uncrewed and crewed aircraft, has been awarded a contract by Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE) to develop the Skyway UAS range near Tulsa, Oklahoma. Through its system integration efforts, uAvionix will deploy centrally managed, networked [...]

2024-08-09T17:20:34-05:0008/06/24|Press Release|

uAvionix FlightLine Surveillance Services Demonstrated Within Volant Autonomy’s Integrated Traffic Management

Bigfork, MT and Bath, UK, July 22nd, 2024 – uAvionix, a leader in aviation surveillance solutions, announces the integration of its FlightLine surveillance services with Volant Autonomy’s advanced ITM (Integrated Traffic Management) system for ALIAS (Agile and Integrated Airspace System), a leading-edge UK Government $5M Future Flight Phase III project. The collaboration, showcased in the Channel [...]

2024-07-22T13:02:01-05:0007/22/24|Press Release|

Unmanned Vehicle Technologies and uAvionix Announce FAA BVLOS Waiver for Michigan Test Site

Casia G advanced DAA system drives accelerating trend of approved, safe, effective BVLOS operations  Fayetteville, AR, and Bigfork, MT, July 10, 2024 — Unmanned Vehicle Technologies, LLC (UVT) and uAvionix are pleased to jointly announce that UVT has received a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) waiver to operate small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) Beyond Visual Line [...]

2024-07-17T11:50:12-05:0007/10/24|Press Release|

Mode S and the Ghosts of Equipment Past

In consultation with uAvionix, the FAA has just released a SAFO (Safety Alert for Operators) regarding the pairing of Mode S transponders with skyBeacon and tailBeacon. Although the SAFO is short and to the point, and impacts less than 1% of installed skyBeacon and tailBeacons, it merits explanation as to why it exists. It is [...]

2024-07-09T12:11:15-05:0007/09/24|Blog|

Innovative AV-Link Receives FAA Approval, Ushers in a New Era for the Connected Cockpit in Certified Aircraft

Bigfork, MT 22 May 2024 – Following months of collaboration, uAvionix is thrilled to announce the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval of the AV-Link for certified aircraft. This approval expands the available functionality of uAvionix’s ecosystem of AV-30 panel displays, skySensor, and portable ADS-B receivers and transforms how these devices work with each other to [...]

2024-05-21T16:56:40-05:0005/22/24|Press Release|

uAvionix Partners with Viasat to Deliver Seamless Global Communication Service for Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles

Solution fuses multiple datalinks into a single managed safety service for UAV operators  CARLSBAD, Calif., Bigfork, MT, April 23, 2024 – Viasat, Inc., a global leader in satellite communications, today announce collaboration with uAvionix, a pioneer in the development of certified avionics for crewed and uncrewed aviation. uAvionix will join Viasat’s Velaris Partner Network. Following [...]

2024-04-29T13:31:06-05:0004/23/24|Press Release|

uAvionix to Provide Surface Situational Awareness to Air Traffic Control Towers at U.S. Airports 

Bigfork, MT April 17 2024 - Today, uAvionix announces its FlightLine ADS-B surveillance and situational awareness system has been selected by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a qualified product for Air Traffic Control (ATC) use for reducing the risk of runway incursions at U.S. airports. FlightLine is a cost-effective solution that can be used [...]

2024-04-17T09:13:23-05:0004/17/24|Press Release|