On January 29, 2025, an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines regional jet over the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport. Sixty-seven people died. What the NTSB confirmed afterward: the Black Hawk's ADS-B Out system wasn't transmitting....
The Real Price of ADS-B In (Most Pilots Get This Wrong) Here's how the math usually goes: a pilot decides they want ADS-B In traffic and weather. They look at a few options, pick a unit in the $300-600 range,...
Stratux with WingX Pro7: Complete Setup and Tips Stratux and WingX Pro7 work together out of the box. If you're a WingX user who wants ADS-B traffic, free FIS-B weather, and AHRS synthetic vision without buying expensive commercial hardware, this...
Two pilots are dead. The FAA issued an emergency order. And the conversation about situational awareness in and around airports just changed. On March 23, an Air Canada CRJ-900 on landing rollout at LaGuardia collided with an airport fire truck...
Stratux with Garmin Pilot: Full Setup Guide (Replaces $700 GDL 39) Stratux works with Garmin Pilot. Traffic, weather, and GPS — all the data a GDL 39 provides — streamed to Garmin Pilot over WiFi at a fraction of the...
How to Get Synthetic Vision in ForeFlight® Free with Stratux AHRS ForeFlight® synthetic vision shows a 3D terrain view on your attitude indicator — mountains, valleys, and obstacles rendered in real time based on your GPS position. It normally requires...
How to Update Stratux Firmware: Step-by-Step Guide Updating Stratux firmware keeps your unit current with bug fixes, new features, and protocol improvements that affect how well it works with apps like ForeFlight® and Garmin Pilot. The process is straightforward —...
Congress Is Moving on ADS-B In. The Deadline Is 2031. Here's What It Means for You. If you haven't been following the legislative back-and-forth on ADS-B In, now's a good time to catch up. The ALERT Act just cleared two...
You power it on. A light blinks. Then another. Then... nothing connects. Sound familiar? The Stratux LED indicators are not decoration — they're a real-time status readout baked into every unit. Once you know what each one means, you can...
Congress Is Moving on ADS-B In. The Deadline Is 2031. Here's What It Means for You. If you haven't been following the legislative back-and-forth on ADS-B In, now's a good time to catch up. The ALERT Act just cleared two...
