KITPLANES gets the scoop on Garmin’s developments and rebates for the G3X EFIS at Sun ‘n Fun 2011.

TCW Technologies debuted its IBBS-Intelligent Backup Battery System-last year to the sound of thanks and praise by builders wanting to outfit their EFISes with external backup power. The system is a remote-mount box with a battery and sophisticated charging and power-switching circuitry, allowing for automatic backup of flight-critical electrical items.

Through December 31, 2010, Advanced Flight Systems is offering a special deal on the AF-Pilot when purchased with a two-screen AF-4500 system. If you opt for a two-screen, two-AHRS setup (made up of the AF-4500EE and AF-4500EF units), the AF-Pilot, normally a $5000-plus addition is only $2475 extra. Choose a dual-screen, single-AHRS combination (AF-4500EF and [...]

Vertical Power has announced support for its VP-X Electronic Circuit Breaker System on the new MGL Xtreme EFIS, and to further sweeten the deal, a new bundle discount has been started that will run through December 31, 2010.

With the release of software version 2.6 for the SkyView EFIS, Dynon has added support for the display of traffic. Currently, the SkyView  systems support TIS input from either of Dynon’s remote-mounted (and EFIS-controlled) transponders or the Garmin GTX 330. SkyView is also capable of interpreting and displaying data from a Zaon XRX passive TCAS [...]

GRT Avionics has completed the addition of new map features with its latest free software update. The new features include lakes, rivers, roads, railroads, state boundaries and cities, and are available for all GRT EFIS products. This adds even greater situational awareness to the pilot of Light Sport and amateur-built aircraft regardless of weather conditions: [...]

Dynon Avionics has introduced updates for its EFIS products with the Version 5.4 software. Designed for the EFIS-D10A, EFIS-D100 and FlightDEK-D180 units, the upgrade features enhanced autopilot pitch control. Included are new user-adjustable parameters to optimize autopilot performance for individual aircraft. “The autopilot now flies just as an experienced pilot would, with crisp, appropriate inputs [...]

Advanced Flight Systems’ Rob Hickman details the company’s new 5000-series big screen EFIS at Oshkosh 2010.