The uAvionix AV-30 replaces vacuum-driven attitude indicators with certified solid-state MEMS technology, eliminating the most dangerous single-pilot IMC failure mode for under $2,000.
VectorHow Jimmy Doolittle's 15-minute blind flight in 1929 invented instrument flying and changed aviation forever.
TaildraggerThe uAvionix AV-30-C is a ~$2,000 solid-state instrument that drops into a standard 3⅛-inch panel hole to replace failing vacuum gyros.
VectorHow MEMS chips smaller than your thumbnail replaced spinning brass gyroscopes to draw the attitude indicator in modern glass cockpits.
VectorHow to recognize a vacuum pump failure and fly partial panel using the turn coordinator and magnetic compass when the attitude indicator lies.
PatternHow Lawrence Sperry's 1914 gyroscopic autopilot demo on the Seine launched a century of cockpit automation - and the pilot-skill debate it still fuels.
VectorLearn to recognize a vacuum pump failure and fly needle-ball-airspeed on partial panel before your attitude indicator lies you into a spiral.
PatternThe uAvionix AV-30-C is a 3⅛-inch software-defined instrument that replaces vacuum-driven gyros with solid-state MEMS sensors for a fraction of a glass panel's cost.
VectorHow MEMS gyros and solid-state AHRS replaced the failure-prone vacuum-driven attitude indicators that killed instrument pilots for decades.
VectorHow Dynon's Approved Model List STC brought cheap, solid-state glass panels from the experimental world into certified cockpits.
VectorThe uAvionix AV-30 replaces aging vacuum gyros with a solid-state, two-inch display - here's what it does, costs, and where it falls short.
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