Flying Innovation Award Nominee: Dynon EFIS-D10A

With so much new technology springing up within the aviation market it's hard to compete. But Dynon found the right niche when it launched the EFIS-D10A last year. The EFIS-D10A is one of the early non-TSO'd units allowed in certified aircraft under a supplemental type certificate, in this case brought by the EAA.

At a price point starting at $2,200, the EFIS-D10A allows for a low-cost path for certified aircraft owners to replace the round-gauge attitude indicator with a full electronic flight instrumentation system. While attitude, airspeed, altitude, rate-of-turn, rate-of-climb, inclinometer and heading information are all incorporated into the EFIS, the remaining five round-gauges need to stay in the panel.

The unit slots right into a standard instrument hole and it is approved for IFR flight. In addition to primary flight information, the EFIS-D10A incorporates a G-meter, winds aloft, clock, voltmeter and more. It also has angle-of-attack data, safety-enhancing information that the FAA has looked favorably upon and has allowed for a quick path to STC’d installation in certified airplanes as separate units as well.

The blanket STC achieved by the EAA for the EFIS-D10A covers a long list of legacy aircraft, including Cessnas, Pipers, Beechcraft, Mooneys, and more.