Eagle Creek Aviation Launches Avidyne Retrofit Program

LINCOLN, MA — Avidyne Corporation, a provider of integrated flight deck and safety systems for general aviation aircraft announces that Eagle Creek Aviation Services Inc. of Indianapolis, IN, has completed and delivered its first customer retrofit of the new Entegra Release 9 Integrated Flight Deck (IFD) system in a Cirrus SR22 aircraft.

"We are really excited to be working with Avidyne on the Entegra Release 9 retrofit program," says Matt Hagans, Eagle Creek's CEO. "Release 9 is an incredibly capable new flight deck system and our customers will be delighted with its ease of use, just as we were impressed with its ease of installation."

"Eagle Creek is recognized around the world for their expertise in full-panel retrofits, and they were on board with us very early in the process to be one of our premier Entegra Release 9 installation facilities," says Patrick Herguth, Avidyne's Chief Operating Officer. "The Entegra Release 9 retrofit program has been very well received by our customers and dealers alike, and Eagle Creek has proven to be a great Avidyne partner for servicing the Cirrus community at large with their Release 9 retrofits."

"As a long-time Cirrus owner, I have been a big fan of Avidyne's renowned ease of use, so the decision to upgrade to Entegra Release 9, with its amazingly powerful yet simple-to-operate FMS900w, was an easy one for me," says Bill Frank, Cirrus N787WF owner. "When I learned that Eagle Creek was already approved as an R9 installation center, it made my decision even easier."

Entegra Release 9 is currently certified as a retrofit upgrade for existing Entegra-equipped Cirrus SR20 and SR22 aircraft. Avidyne has developed a full schedule of "Entegra Release 9 Across America" Fly-Ins and Demonstration Seminars that are currently underway so that interested parties can experience the system in a city near them. As part of this schedule, Avidyne will be exhibiting and hosting Entegra Release 9 flight demos at the upcoming Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association Annual Migration (M7) in Duluth, MN, on June 25-28, 2009.

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