FAA Approves Garmin Autopilot STC for American Champion Scout

Meg Godlewski

Thursday, September 08, 2022 at 01:45 PM ET

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Garmin GFC 500 Autopilot [Courtesy of Garmin]

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Garmin continues to expand Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for its GFC 500 autopilot, adding the American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC Scout and offering advanced features like Electronic Stability and Protection (ESP) and Smart Glide for engine-out emergencies.
Garmin also certified Smart Rudder Bias and VNAV for Beechcraft B55/B55A Barons equipped with the GFC 600 autopilot, enhancing safety during one-engine inoperative flight and streamlining vertical navigation descents.

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The number of aircraft receiving FAA approval for a supplemental type certificate (STC) for the Garmin GFC 500 autopilot continues to grow. This week Garmin announced the American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC Scout is the latest aircraft to be equipped with the Garmin GFC 500. The Scout is one of the more popular taildraggers on the market.

According to Garmin, the GFC 500 autopilot performs by integrating Garmin’s GI 275 or G5 electronic flight instruments, which can be a combination of either a standby GI 275 or G5 electronic flight instrument interfaced to a G500 TXi flight display. It can also be used with a Garmin G3X Touchflight display.