Connected Panel connects iPad and cockpit

In the ever-increasing trend of iPads in aviation, whether that be in the cockpit or the cabin, iOS games or the next long-haul flight halfway around the world, iPads are becoming synonymous with flying. And Aspen Avionics is the latest to follow that trend, integrating the iPad even further into the avionics field with Connected Panel.

By installing the CG100 box, a wireless transmitter that connects with the plane's electronic avionics behind the cockpit panel, pilots will have control over flight communications, navigation and more, all from their iPad. And at just US$2500 for the CG100 box, it's touted as being the cheaper alternative to traditional wireless avionics systems.

Better still, this is the first of many more Connected Panel enabled apps on the way, partnering with other aviation companies as well as opening the Connected Panel technology to third party developers.

Check out the Connected Panel promo video below, and click here for further information.

[Via Macworld]

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Source: http://www.connectedpanel.com/intro-2.htm

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Keil Miller Jr

What a crappy video of probably awesome app. They were too busy saying how you can use the app all the time that they left out footage of the app and what it can do. :(

August 06 2011 at 10:15 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

ForeFlight

The app demoed is ForeFlight (http://www.foreflight.com/ipad). Version 4.1 includes Connected Panel support.

August 05 2011 at 5:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

DEEmery

Well, this is interesting... I'd love to see the FAA certification that would allow you to hook this up to an aircraft.

August 05 2011 at 2:20 PM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down Reply

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pst

http://www.tuaw.com/2011/02/13/ipad-receives-faa-certification-as-an-electronic-flight-bag/

August 05 2011 at 2:53 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Joe Sunday

There's no way Aspen didn't anticipate the certification process. They must be partially through and fairly certain it would get the Ok before they'd announce it.

At the moment, it's only intended for light singles and twins, the same market their replacement glass instruments are in, which is far different than allowing it into an air carrier environment. The big stipulation for certification is apparently the box in the middle that (a) scrubs any uncertified inputs and (b) requires pilot interaction on the MFD to copy those inputs into the certified side.

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