Big News from Falken Avionics: New Products and Major System Updates
We’re excited to announce a major product refresh at Falken Avionics—one that brings powerful new capabilities and greater flexibility to experimental and light-sport aircraft. Whether you’re building your dream panel or looking to upgrade your current setup, we’ve got something new for you. Here’s a quick look at what’s landing this month:
🚀 New Products
Astra Mini EFIS – A powerful, compact electronic flight instrument that offers attitude, altitude, airspeed, and more—all in a sleek, self-contained package perfect for backup or primary use in VFR panels.
FlightBox ADS-B v3 – The latest version of our popular ADS-B receiver, now with enhanced performance and improved integration with the FlightView ecosystem.
Falken Magnetometer – A tilt-compensated digital compass that provides precise magnetic heading to FlightView and Astra, enabling heading tape and compass rose functionality on your displays.
ARINC-429 Adapter – Connects certified IFR GPS navigators to the FlightView system, enabling precision lateral and vertical deviation indicators and overlay of IFR routes on the MFD.
🔧 FlightView System Updates
Synthetic Vision – Our PFD now supports synthetic vision, delivering a realistic 3D terrain view to enhance situational awareness and safety.
3D Traffic Display – ADS-B traffic is now rendered in 3D on the PFD, helping you visualize aircraft position and relative altitude more intuitively than ever.
Vertical Power VP-X Support – FlightView now supports integration with the Vertical Power VP-X electronic circuit breaker system, giving you real-time status of and control over power distribution.
Rotax iS Engine Support – Full engine monitoring and diagnostics are now available for Rotax iS-series engines via CAN bus, with no need for additional converters.
UL Power Engine Support – FlightView can now interface directly with UL Power engines over CAN bus, bringing native engine data into your EFIS.
This is just the beginning—each of these innovations will be covered in greater detail in upcoming posts. Stay tuned to our blog and social channels for deep dives, demo videos, and installation tips. We can’t wait to see how builders and pilots integrate these new tools into their aircraft.
