Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief at AIN Media Group, has been flying since 1975 and writing about aviation since 1978 and now has the best job in the world, running editorial operations for Aviation International News, Business Jet Traveler, and FutureFlight.aero. In addition to working as an A&amp;P mechanic on everything from Piper Cubs to turboprops, Matt taught flying at his father’s flight school in Plymouth, Mass., in the early 1980s, flew for an aircraft owner/pilot, and for two summer seasons hunted swordfish near the George’s Banks off the East Coast from a Piper Super Cub. An ATP certificated fixed-wing pilot and CFII and commercial helicopter pilot, Matt is type-rated in the Citation 500 and Gulfstream V/550. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Matt and his team cover the entire aviation scene including business aircraft, helicopters, avionics, safety, manufacturing, charter, fractionals, technology, air transport, advanced air mobility, defense, and other subjects of interest to AIN, BJT, and FutureFlight readers.

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Redbird Flight is introducing new G1000 NXi software and a prototype of the E001 instrument panel for its line of flight simulators. On display this week at Redbird’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh exhibit, the Enhanced Aircraft products include a fresh Cirrus SR20 and SR22 yoke and plans for updated throttles. Redbird will make the new products available early next year.
The G1000 NXi software emulation includes improved graphics, faster processing speeds, synthetic vision, HSI map on the primary flight display, and SafeTaxi airport surface tools.
Available in early 2027, the E001 enhanced aircraft panel includes two G1000 GDU 1054Bs, a GMA 1347 audio panel, and knobs to allow for three analog standby instruments as well as support for various avionics products such as Avidyne’s IFD and Garmin’s GTN navigators. “The panel is more flexible and intelligent than previous versions, capable of querying the rest of the hardware in the training device to determine which aircraft configurations can be simulated accurately at a given time,” according to Redbird.
“Everything we will be developing for the Enhanced Aircraft product line is modular and backward compatible with our existing install base, meaning customers with devices dating back to the original FMX 1 can update individual software and hardware components piecemeal,” said Redbird CEO Charlie Gregoire. “However, our product roadmap is focused on being able to offer complete, higher-fidelity cockpits for specific aircraft configurations.”

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