5/22/2023 0 Comments Aspen e5 installation manual![]() ![]() Unlike Garmin’s G5 series, which are two separate instruments (attitude and directional), Aspen’s E5 combines both an electronic DG and attitude display. Like every other Aspen Evolution PFD, the new E5 is several instruments in one. The E5 is still considered a major alteration and has the supporting paperwork for installation in type-certified aircraft despite not having a TSO. The E5 is approved under an AML-STC (approved model list supplemental type certificate), which blankets over 300 aircraft models. The non-TSO’d, STC-approved EFD1000 E5 EFI is Aspen’s answer to Garmin’s budget-based G5 EFIS displays. For this report we put the new E5 on our test bench to see how the feature set compares with other Evolution displays. ![]() Aspen Avionics has populated the field with over 20,000 Evolution EFIS displays over a 10-year span and is the latest to offer a budget-based EFIS with the $4995 EFD1000 E5 Dual EFI.īut Aspen also offers other displays with more advanced features at higher price points, which muddies the buying decision. This is thanks to a new regulatory certification process that sidesteps the pricey and time-consuming TSO process in favor of an STC. As we’ve been reporting, prices for some retrofit primary EFIS systems have dropped to the sweet spot of around $5000 or less.
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