AVIONICS Aspen Synthetic Vision Big world on a small screen Aspen brings synthetic vision to Evolution PFD/MFD BY DAVE HIRSCHMAN A spen Avionics is taking GPS-derived synthetic vision to the small screen. Unlike competitors plans to charge $3,000 for the software update that adds synthetic vision, compared to $5,000 for the Garmin G500 and $10,000 for Avidyne’s planned Entegra R9 SVS. “Our approach to offering synthetic vision is completely consistent with our approach to the rest of our avion- Garmin and Avidyne, which use bigger PFD screens to show colorful and highly accurate representations of terrain and traffic, Aspen is placing the same information on its relatively small Evolution PFD/MFD. And the price for Aspen’s FAA-certified product isn’t as large, either. Aspen Pilots will be able to display GPS-derived synthetic vision in many different ways. Full-screen mode (above right) or split screen (above left) are two of many choices. Plus— View the video. AOPA PILOT • 87 • AUGUST 2011