The 3-Pack is Back! 2-inch Standbys Go Digital

Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics, a technology company and leader in the design and manufacture of aerospace products, introduces an all-digital version of the company’s popular 2-inch standby package. The new digital standby family features the company’s Flex® Attitude Indicator, Flex® Counter Drum Encoding Altimeter, and Flex® Airspeed Indicator. All three instruments are supported by an Approved Model List (AML) supplemental type certificate (STC) covering more than 180 aircraft models.

“Our original mechanical 3-pack was the most trusted type-certified and STC’d standby of its day. There are thousands of these instruments still flying on aircraft, and they’re ready for an upgrade,” says Van Winter, director of Aftermarket Sales and Support for Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics. “The new Flex digital standbys can be easily installed in one day,” he continues. “There’s no need to cut the panel, and you can utilize the existing secondary or emergency bus. Less downtime means more flying time.” 

Flex® Digital Attitude Indicator  

• Solid-state display 
• Independent attitude without the need for GPS, magnetometer or airspeed 
• Displays attitude, slip, turn rate and heading during normal or standby operation 
• Heading with primary avionics via external ARINC input 
• NVIS-compatible versions available.

Flex® Digital Counter Drum Encoding Altimeter  

• User-selectable 
• Altitude target 
• Approach Minimums alert 
• Vertical speed indication 
• 6-second vertical trend 
• Barometric setting (millibars, hectopascals or inches of mercury) 
• Certified to 55,000 feet (16.8 kilometers) AGL 
• SSEC customization and NVIS-compatible versions available.

Flex® Digital Airspeed Indicator  

• Configurable range markings  
• Eliminate time and cost of mechanical range markings 
• Ground Speed and True Air Speed can be displayed with external ARINC input 
• User-selectable Mach number display 
• Configurable dynamic VMO/MMO barber-pole indicator  
• NVIS-compatible versions available 

The Flex Digital Attitude Indicator, Counter Drum Encoding Altimeter, and Airspeed Indicator feature smooth, daylight-readable LCD graphics and a simple user interface. They are FAA TSO-certified, RTCA DO-160G-qualified, and RTCA DO-178C-qualified to Design Assurance Level A.  

The Flex 2-inch digital instruments can be sold as a set with special 3-pack pricing or sold individually.

For more information, contact Van Winter at 316-630-0101 or visit mcico.com.