Garmin 600 Gets Certification for Use in King Air 200s

The FAA Supplemental Type Certification (STC) allows King Air 200 owners to upgrade their autopilot and enables an all-Garmin scalable avionics retrofit.

Amy Wilder

Wednesday, February 01, 2023 at 04:52 PM ET

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Garmin's GFC 600 autopilot for King Air 200 series aircraft has received FAA Supplemental Type Certification. [Courtesy Garmin]

Key Takeaways:

Garmin's GFC 600 autopilot is now FAA-certified (STC) for King Air 200 aircraft, enabling a full Garmin avionics retrofit for owners.
The GFC 600 offers advanced features including altitude hold, vertical speed, VNAV, altitude preselect, underspeed/overspeed protection, and the ability to fly various instrument approaches.
A key standard safety feature is Garmin Electronic Stability and Protection (ESP), which independently helps pilots maintain stable flight and prevent inadvertent flight attitudes or dangerous speeds.

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Garmin, based in Olathe, Kansas, announced on January 31 that its GFC 600 autopilot is now certified for King Air 200 aircraft. The FAA Supplemental Type Certification (STC) allows King Air 200 owners to upgrade their autopilot and enables an all-Garmin scalable avionics retrofit.

The GFC 600 autopilot, similar to the GFC 700, is used in high-performance single and multiengine aircraft, and in jet aircraft. Its basic features include altitude hold, vertical speed, and heading modes, and “the GFC 600 also includes altitude preselect, VNAV1, Level Mode, underspeed and overspeed protection and more,” according to the company.