industry THE NEXT-GENERATION TRANSPONDER L-3's Lynx S T O R Y WITH PANELMOUNTED ADS-B OUT COMPLIANCE, FREE TRAFFIC AND WEATHER, AND A TOUCHSCREEN MOVING MAP, IS THIS THE ONE-BOX ADS-B SOLUTION PILOTS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR? B Y J O S E P H E . ( J E B ) B U R N S I D E O ne thing the avionics industry does well is blend various capabilities and technologies into a single product. The nav/comm is a great example; the nav/comm/GPS/ moving map is a better one. Both product categories met customer demand by enhancing and combining their underlying technologies into a convenient form factor. Linkage, you might call it. That's the basic idea behind one of the more interesting products new on today's avionics market: L-3 Aviation Products' Lynx family of panel- and remote-mounted ADS-B solutions. The Lynx NGT-9000 has a transponder form-factor size, making the swap from your old transponder easier. 46 avionics news * april 2015