As an occasional general aviation pilot (I found this HOWTO after trying to find tools to aid in flight plan calculations), I think it would be great if we took it a step further and make a full-fledged Linux avionics system, but it seems unlikely [0]. And Garmin will likely not be replaced in a dozen years.<p>[0] <a href="https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/36853/do-safety-critical-avionics-systems-run-linux" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/36853/do-safety...</a>