Some of us fall in love with vintage aircraft and embrace the simplicity of old technology. The rest of us are infatuated with the latest-and-greatest aviation gadgets. I can honestly say that I am firmly engulfed in the digital abyss. Once I found out Cirrus Design Corporation was offering Avidyne's FlightMax Entegra Primary Flight Display (PFD) as an option in their SR22, I could not resist the temptation to own one. While not as sophisticated as the cockpit of a Boeing 777, the PFD-equipped Cirrus SR22 is a giant leap above the standard cockpit found in most single and multi-engine production aircraft.
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