FlightDock / FlightBar Install Manual Available
I’ve published a copy of the installation guide and diagram on the FlightDock product page. If you run into any questions or issues with the installation, please let me know. Here are direct links: FlightDock Mounting Diagram and FlightDock / FlightBar Installation Guide
Alive And Well In Austin
Just a quick note to let everyone know that the move is complete and we are now located at Breakaway Airpark in Cedar Park, a suburb of Austin Texas. Our new address is: Falken Avionics 2901 Kenai Drive Cedar Park, TX 78613 Production has resumed on the FlightBox and FlightView lines. We’re currently running about […]
Falken Avionics Moving To Austin, Texas
So if you’ve been following this blog for the past several years you might recall that we moved from Liberty, Missouri (a suburb of Kansas City) to Cupertino, California in 2018. That move was the result of a fantastic career opportunity for my wife Amy. Well, two years later she has been offered a promotion […]
FlightView Simulator Now Available
We’re getting close to a 1.0 release of the FlightView app. I just pushed the latest beta version to Apple’s TestFlight. It should be approved and available to all beta testers in the next 24 – 48 hours. I’ve had several users ask for a way to see FlightView in action without actually having to […]
How Not To Install ADS-B Out
Ironically, you might think, I waited until the very last minute to get ADS-B Out installed (well, re-installed) in my RV-6A. The RV arrived back in 2017 with a Dynon system which included Dynon’s (which is actually Trig’s) Mode S transponder. Within a few weeks I swapped out the standard GPS for the 2020-complaint version […]
Introducing Chekov: Voice Checklists for Pilots
For the past few weeks I’ve been working on an interactive checklist feature for FlightView, our iPad-based EFIS. This checklist feature lets you create lists containing items which FlightView can display and also play as an audio prompt. (Think: “Flaps to 20 degrees.”) You acknowledge the list item by either tapping a button or by […]
Installing FlightView Beta From TestFlight
A quick post to cover the process of installing the FlightView app on your iPad. The process is as follows: 1) Install Apple’s TestFlight app on the iPad. 2) Click this link (in Safari, on your iPad) to join the FlightView beta. Then follow the instructions in TestFlight to install the app. Once it has […]
To Oshkosh With FlightView
I’ve been flying with various versions of FlightView for nearly two years now. When I moved from Kansas City to Cupertino in July of 2018 I had an alpha version running on a RAM mount next to the Dynon system that came with my RV-6A. This gave me a safe and reliable way to test, […]
FlightView Training Videos Up
In response to the blast of questions that have been coming in, I’ve created a video playlist on YouTube that covers some of the more interesting features of FlightView. The library also contains a longer-form video that walks you through the process of upgrading a FlightBox with the 2.0 beta, and installing the FlightView app […]
FlightView and Oshkosh
So about the blog… The past few months have been pretty busy, and unfortunately the blog has been a bit neglected. I’m going to try to remedy that starting now. (But you know how life goes.) Introducing FlightView You might have noticed the addition of a new product – something called FlightView. If you’re a […]