What's New with SkyView
The SkyView System is a powerful and flexible avionics platform, and new features will be added for years to come. Our commitment has been, and continues to be, to design and build the highest quality avionics available for homebuilt and Light Sport aircraft. Dynon uses the newest technologies and manufacturing techniques available, to allow us to sell avionics at the best price possible.
SkyView Updates: For a complete list of the most current Downloads for SkyView, please go here.
Current Features: Please see SkyView Features List for a detailed list of current features.
Hands-On Training: We are starting a series of hands-on training classes for SkyView. The first one is at the Sebring Expo. For more information you may read about it here.
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INTRODUCED in December 2012:
NEW KAVLICO ENGINE PRESSURE SENSORS: We have switched our source of pressure sensors to solid-state Kavlico sensors. Kavlico is a US company that has been making high quality sensors for over 50 years, and is well known in the aviation industry. Engine sensor kits now include these new solid-state sensors, and we have optimized the sensor ranges to better match engine pressure ranges offering greater resolution and accuracy. (The older sensors and kits are still available if needed.)
The Kavlico solid-state sensors do require different wiring, with a third wire needed for 5-volt power.
The new Kavlico Pressure Sensors are:
NOTES: * All sensors are threaded 1/8-27 NPT.
* All sensors may be used for any liquid.
* The following shows the most common usage.
PART # PRICE DESCRIPTION
101690-000 $85 15 PSI Carbureted Fuel
101691-000 $85 30 PSI Coolant
101715-000 $85 5 PSI Gravity Fed Fuel
101716-000 $85 50 PSI Fuel Injected Fuel
NEW POCKETFMS AERODATA: PocketFMS now provides worldwide AeroData for SkyView, including all airspace, airports, runways, frequencies, obstacles, and waypoints. Coverage encompasses Europe, North America (including Canada), Australia, and New Zealand.
Based in The Netherlands, the PocketFMS Foundation has been providing aeronautical data since 2003. AeroData is professionally maintained and continuously updated from official Aeronautical Information Publications and enhanced and extended from a variety of other sources, including local expert contributors. AeroData for SkyView is updated every 28 days with the most current information. AeroData is available as a one year subscription for €119, and only one subscription is required per cockpit even those with two SkyView displays.
Orders for PocketFMS AeroData can be placed online at www.pocketfms.com/dynon/
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INTRODUCED in September 2011: (Version 3.2 Firmware)
MAP PANNING: Pan around the map to see detailed airport, airspace, and terrain information for areas away from the current aircraft location. Airports, VORs, NDBs, Fixes, and arbitrary lat-long locations can be easily added as direct-to and flight plan waypoints. Just pan to a new location, push 'Nearest", and you receive a list of the aviation facilities closest to the cursor from which to obtain more infomaton or add as a destination or waypoint.
The Map user-interface has been optimized to be the fastest and most intuitive available:
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Pushing sidways on the Map joystick activates panning, and the lat-long location appears on the screen.
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At any time while panning you can zoom in to see more detail or out to gain a wide perspective, which also helps move the cursor quickly to a distant location.
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Pushing Direct-To sends you directly to the cursor location.
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Pushing NRST (Nearest) opens a list of the closest airports and nav aids to the cursor.
* Pushing "FIND" opens a menu that allows you to dial in the airport or nav aid identifier. name, or town, starting with those closest to the cursor.
MAP DATA: Political boundaries, including international and major state/province boundaries.
EFIS Serial Data Output: SkyView can now output flight data information through a RS-232 serial port, including NMEA standard GPS data that can be used by a 406 MHz Emergency Locator Transmitter to broadcast aircraft location.
Larger Fonts and Improved Graphics: Answering a customer request, mostly by those using the SV-D7oo 7" display, the PFD fonts have been enlarged and improved for better readibility. The navigation annunciation near the HSI have been moved and have better transparent graphics to improve overall visibility.
VP-X Support: SkyView now is the user interface for the VP-X Electronic Circuit Breakers. The VP-X screen is very configurable, and it can show device status, current draw, faults, voltages, alternator status, overvoltage faults, and much more. The trim and flap position from the VP-X can be shown on the SkyView system as well as a VP-X master warning lamp and a starter annunciator lamp.
The VP-X information appears as a window along with the SkyView Engine Monitor, Primary Flight Display and GPS Moving Map. Pilots will be able to monitor the health of their electrical system, view and control the status of individual circuits, and respond to circuit faults using the SkyView display. VP-X is an optional software feature and requires a software license available from Dynon for $275.
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INTRODUCED IN May 2011: (Version 3.1 Firmware)
MULTI-LEG FLIGHT PLANNING:Create and manipulate flight plans with multiple waypoints right on your SkyView display. Or, use any computer-based flight planner that supports the GPX file format to create flight plans at home!
SkyView can be set up to provide turn anticipation between flight plan legs. When configured this way, SkyView starts its turn guidance in advance of a waypoint to fly a transition that doesn't overshoot the next leg.
For times that a flight plan isn't needed "direct-to" capability is still as easy to use as it has been in previous Navigation Mapping Software version.
EMS Serial Data Output: SkyView can now output complete, realtime RS-232 data from the sensors and other inputs that are connected to the SV-EMS-220. ________________________________________________________________________
INTRODUCED IN MARCH 2011: (Version 3.0 Firmware)
WORLDWIDE NAVIGATION DATA: Dynon Avionics and Jeppesen have entered into an agreement to provide Jeppesen NavData® and obstacle services for SkyView. The avionics data offering for Dynon Avionics allows light sport and experimental aircraft pilots anywhere in the world to enjoy Jeppesen navigation data. Included is airport information, runways, navaids, and Com and Nav frequencies. More information about ordering data from Jeppesen is shown here. SV-MAP-270 is required to use Jeppesen data.
SV-MAP-270 GPS NAVIGATION SOFTWARE: This software enhancement to SkyView is available at the one-time cost of $500. It includes the the ability to use GPS navigation, airport, obstacles, navaid, runway, and Com and Nav frequency data. The user interface to find and view data is highly intuitive and easy to use. FAA navigation and obstacle data for flights in the US can be downloaded for free on the Dynon website. Outside the US, navigation and obstacle data can be purchased from Jeppesen.
Free Trial Notes: SV-GPS-270 can be used as a free trial for 30 hours of flight time. The 30 hours become active upon installation of 3.0, and only flight hours count. (You may use the trial for as long as you want while stationary, before the the 30 flight hours are used.)
ENHANCED HSI: With 3.0 the HSI display is larger with improved visibility.
G-METER: The SkyView G-Meter mixes a classic analog display with some digital magic to offer amazing graphics and functionality. Because you don't need navigation while performing aerobatics, the G-Meter is pilot selectable to replace the HSI making it large and easily visible. Magnetic heading always remains visible. Resettable Min/Max G's flank the instantaneous value. The G-Meter can be toggled on and off manually, or it can be set to pop up on user-defined G thresholds.
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COMING SOON: In the next several months. (We are working on many features in parallel, and every item requires extensive testing before we release it. So this schedule is not a guarantee of the release date of any specific feature.)
* Weather
* PocketFMS Data
* Enhanced mapping and charting... more data at your finger tips
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TOP SECRET: No schedule yet, but these are some of new features we are working on to continue to enhance your SkyView System. We're not telling all that we are planning... sometimes we like to surprise everyone.
* Audio Output - Voice and Tone
* User Waypoints
* Coupled autopilot vertical navigation
* SkyView Com radios
* Highway-in-the-Sky
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More Info
Download a copy of the SkyView Installation Guide.
We also have a forum and a Frequently Asked Questions pages dedicated to the SkyView System.