Aspen Evolution PFD: Consider a MAX Swap

Aging early gen Aspen flight displays can be pricey to fix, and that makes upgrading to the current Evolution MAX version worth it.

The single-screen Evolution Pro MAX PFD, main image, is backed up by mechanical flight instruments. One major improvement in the MAX is GPS assist, which uses a WAAS navigator input if the system senses a primary data failure.
Aging early gen Aspen flight displays can be pricey to fix, and that makes upgrading to the current Evolution MAX version worth it.
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Les Abend
Contributor Les Abend is a retired airline captain on the Boeing 777, a contributing editor to sister publication FLYING Magazine with his Jumpseat column and the author of the novel Paper Wings. He also serves as an aviation analyst for CNN.