Stratus by Appareo

Makers of Stratus ADS-B products, TSO'd USB charging port, flight data recorders, and more. Stratus products are designed and built by pilots, for pilots.

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Wildfire season is ramping up, and the crews doing aerial operations in smoke don't get second chances. Our AIRS-400 flight data recorders are built for the environments where it's hardest to fly. Turnkey FDM solutions designed for the missions that matter most. 🚁

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IFR-rated or not, getting caught in IMC is a scenario nobody plans for. The Stratus 4's built-in AHRS gives you a backup attitude indicator right on your iPad. It aligns itself automatically, so you just turn it on and fly.

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May has a way of filling up the logbook fast. Make sure your devices keep up. 🔋 The Stratus Power Pro and Power Max are TSO-certified USB charging ports built right into your aircraft. No more watching your iPad die an hour from home base.

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Today we remember the men and women who gave everything in service to this country. Many of them took to the skies so the rest of us could. 🇺🇸 From everyone at Appareo, thank you. Blue skies and tailwinds to all who fly in their honor this weekend.

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Spring checkride season is in full swing and cross-country flying is picking back up after a long winter. 🗺️ Real-time weather, ADS-B traffic, and a backup attitude indicator in your flight bag. The Stratus 4 is ready when you are.

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May is one of the best months to fly and one of the most unpredictable. Longer days, warmer temps, and beautiful VFR conditions that can turn into afternoon convective activity faster than your weather app updates. 🌤️

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Spring weather doesn't ask permission before it builds. The convective season is here, and being ahead of it starts with real-time NEXRAD right in your lap. The Stratus 4 keeps your situational awareness sharp when pop-up storms are doing their best to ruin your day. ⛈️

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Every product is engineered, tested, and manufactured right here in the United States. When we say we build avionics by pilots, for pilots, this is what we mean. Every unit that leaves our facility in Fargo has been held to the same standard we'd expect on our own aircraft. 🇺🇸

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Late April is one of the best times to be a pilot. The convective stuff hasn't really kicked in yet, the days are long, and the air is smooth in the mornings. Where have you been flying this spring? We always love hearing where Stratus is showing up!

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Single-band ADS-B gets you far. Dual-band gets you everything. Stratus 4 receives on both 978 UAT and 1090 ES simultaneously, which means you're seeing traffic and weather from every source the system broadcasts, not just part of it. 📡

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Taking Appareo across the Atlantic. 🌍 We are heading to Aero Friedrichshafen April 22 through 25, one of the world's premier aviation events. You'll find us at Hall A6, Stand 106. Gute Reise! ✈️

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Not every pilot needs the same setup, and that's kind of the point. Whether you're flying VFR on weekends, building hours toward an instrument rating, or managing a fleet, there's a Stratus receiver built around how you actually fly. Which one's in your cockpit? ✈️

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@SunnFunFlyIn season is officially here. 🌤️ We'll be on the ground in Lakeland April 14 through 19. Come find us in Hangar A booth A-024 - A-026. We'd love to see you! Who's coming to SNF this year?

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Eight hours of battery life. User-replaceable from the top of the unit. No tools, no sending it in, no downtime waiting on a repair shop. When the battery reaches end of life, you swap it yourself and get back to flying. 🔋

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The full-color touchscreen on the Stratus 4 puts battery life, GPS status, and ADS-B reception right on the unit so you're not fumbling through an app to check status. And with Apple Find My built in, your receiver is trackable even when it stays behind in the aircraft.

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We don't believe in locking you into one app. Stratus 4 works with ForeFlight, Garmin Pilot, Stratus Insight, and virtually every major EFB through open GDL-90 compatibility. Your cockpit, your workflow. That's how avionics should work. 📲

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That first flight after a long winter hits different. The ATIS check, the preflight you do a little slower because you haven't done it in a while, taxiing out and remembering why you started flying in the first place. Who's getting back up there this week?

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Having a backup attitude reference on your iPad is one of those things you don't think about until you really need it. Stratus 4 includes a full AHRS that self-aligns automatically when you power up. No setup. Just streaming to your EFB from the moment you're ready to fly. 🛫

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Dallas, we're inbound. ✈️ The Appareo team is headed to the @AEA_aero National Convention March 23 through 26 and we can't wait to connect with the best in the avionics business. If you're attending, come find us. Drop a comment if you'll be there!

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Short days, cold starts, and unpredictable systems, March keeps pilots on their toes. The right tools don’t just make flying easier, they make it safer. Wherever winter flying takes you, stay informed, stay prepared, and keep your head in the game. ❄️