Two major recent announcements from Garmin International add features to existing products. The latest upgrade to the company’s GFC 600 digital autopilot will bring a major safety enhancement to select twin-engine airplanes during a one-engine inoperative (OEI) event, while the addition of integrated runway analysis service from AeroData to the functionality of Garmin’s Fltplan.com product will allow pilots to calculate performance data while creating a flight plan.
Garmin Adds Smart Rudder Bias Technology to Latest GFC 600 Upgrade
Key Takeaways:
- Garmin has enhanced its GFC 600 digital autopilot with Smart Rudder Bias (SRB) for twin-engine aircraft, providing automated assistance to pilots in maintaining control and reducing workload during an engine failure event.
- Garmin's Fltplan.com now integrates AeroData's runway analysis service, allowing pilots to automatically calculate critical performance data, such as takeoff/landing data and obstacle clearance, while creating flight plans, thereby eliminating manual calculations.
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