Press Release

Issued by Avidyne Corporation.

October 10, 2011

Avidyne Corporation, a leading provider of integrated avionics and safety systems for general aviation aircraft, today introduced the IFD510 SBAS/LPV/RNP-capable GPS Navigation System with touch screen user interface. The IFD510 is a slide-in replacement for existing GPS500/W GPS-only navigators found in many turbo-prop and light jet aircraft, and is an extension of Avidyne's recently-announced plug-and-play avionics line, which includes the IFD540, touch-screen FMS/GPS/NAV/COM. Avidyne also announced today that all of their panel mounted avionics, including the IFD510, the IFD540, the AMX240 Audio Panel, and the AXP340 Mode Transponder with ADS-B Out, will be available with optional grey bezels which are designed to be more aesthetically suited to match the other avionics in typical turbine-class aircraft panels.

"The IFD510 is ideally suited for turbine-class aircraft owners who are looking to move into a higher-capability FMS with an exceptionally easy to use touch-screen user interface," said Patrick Herguth, Avidyne's Chief Operating Officer. "Its plug-and-play design means that pilots who have been flying with GPS500/W series navigators can easily upgrade to the IFD510 with very little aircraft down time."

"The IFD510 is a logical extension of our panel-mounted avionics line, and fits nicely with our strategy of offering highly-capable, easy-to-use avionics systems for pilots in all segments of the general aviation market," said Dan Schwinn, Avidyne's President and CEO.

About the IFD510

The touch-screen capable IFD510 has the same easy-to-use Flight Management System (FMS) as Avidyne's Entegra Release 9 and their recently-announced IFD540 FMS/GPS/NAV/COM. It meets TSO-C146c for highly-accurate Satellite Based Augmentation System - Localizer Performance with Vertical guidance (SBAS/LPV) approach guidance and supports all leg-types required for flying Area Navigation/Required Navigation Performance (RNAV/RNP) procedures.

Featuring easy-to-use, Multi-Touch graphical flight planning, the IFD510 provides 'one-touch' victor airway and jet-route navigation, GeoFill™ waypoint nomination, and FMS Vectors™ capability. FMS Vectors provides fully-coupled guidance through all phases of flight without all the manual autopilot interaction and suspending of flight plans typically associated with previous-generation systems.

The IFD510 supports Avidyne's CMax™ Electronic Approach Charts & Airport Diagrams, and also includes Terrain Awareness and Alerting as standard, with an option for integrated Class-B TAWS functionality.

The plug-and-play IFD510 is a slide-in replacement for existing GPS500/W-series navigators, providing 20% larger screen area and 400% more pixels, and with a much easier to use, button and touch-screen pilot interface. The IFD510 is designed to integrate with all the existing equipment including a long list of PFDs, EFIS, CDIs, HSIs, remote sensors, discrete, autopilots, MFDs, etc. Because it's the same physical size as the GPS500/W, it fits into the same tray, uses the same antennas, and can be installed with no wiring changes, making it an incredibly easy and affordable retrofit for any general aviation aircraft.