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As proud owner of a Cirrus G2 SR22 that comes with all original avionics, it's likely your avionics are all out of date. This guide is intended to help owners understand these systems, how to upgrade, and what to upgrade. 3 main components There are 3 components you care about. PFD MFD EX5000 Garmin 430 #1 and #2 Each component comes with a specific firmware version. This is the software running on board the device. Somewhat like running an older or newer version of Windows. The firmware for 1 & 2 come from Avidyne. The firmware for #3 come from Garmin. You'll have to contact each company separately to figure out details. What versions do you have? Go to the setup/info page of the PFD, MFD and take photos with your cellphone. Next, turn on the Garmins and take photos of boot up screen. You'll now have a record of all the important serial #s and versions. The avionics shops will need this to give you quotes.  Register your MFD and PFD When you ge...

Winter is quickly approaching so I did some review in flying with icing. Whether you're equipped with TKS, FIKI, or nothing, proficiency and knowledge is as important with icing, if not more, than nay other aviation weather phenomena. Especially after a long, warm, summer, when we haven't had much exposure, review is super important. This is super condensed. Most dangerous is 0c to -20c in cb, 0 to -15 in stratus. Watch OAT like a hawk when IMC. Keep flaps up if icing occurred With no deicing equipment, work on getting out of ice at first sign Don't use autopilot when picking up ice, it will mask effects Land 10 to 20 kts above normal, no flaps, long runway  Use extreme caution when maneuvering to land with icing: shallow banks, high airspeed Watch for airspeed drop at cruise. 10kts drop is serious sign of icing. is it induction icing (lower rpm?) or structural icing (increased drag?) alt air, carb heat.. Ice occurs on prop first, tail second, wings third. So b...