The latest software update for Garmin’s G500 and G600 cockpits is now available and includes a number features that are specific to certain airframes and installations.
Here’s a rundown of all the changes, available now as a free software upgrade:
- ยท With the latest software, Garmin says many TBM 700/850 models with a G600 flight display may be eligible for operations in Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) airspace.
- ยท Altitude Preselect is available for KFC 200/250 autopilots when paired with a GAD 43e, a long awaited feature for customers utilizing these autopilots.
- ยท Flight director display is now available for Century IV/41/2000 autopilots.
- ยท Flight director display with synthetic vision technology (SVT) enabled is now available for select Cessna autopilots.
- ยท Interface to the GNC 255 series navigator receiver.
- ยท Basic GWX 70 interface similar to the GWX 68 functions.
- ยท Interface to an existing KDM 706(A) DME when paired with a GAD 43e.
- ยท Gyro emulation for Cessna 400B/800B/1000 IFCS autopilots when paired with a GAD 43e.
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