When pilots install the latest Garmin software update and use a compatible ADS-B In receiver, they can view new FIS-B weather products on the moving map display of the GTN 650/750. The new weather products include lightning, cloud tops, turbulence, icing (current and forecasted), graphical AIRMETs and center weather advisories (CWA).
Garmin Adds FIS-B Weather to the GTN 650/750 Series
Key Takeaways:
- The Garmin GTN 650/750 software update introduces new FIS-B weather products, including lightning, cloud tops, turbulence, icing, graphical AIRMETs, and center weather advisories, visible with a compatible ADS-B In receiver.
- It enhances navigation and display by adding a selected altitude intercept arc on the moving map (with Garmin PFDs), enabling VFR flight plan editing (with G3X Touch), and offering LNAV+V advisory vertical guidance for LNAV approaches at non-SBAS airports.
- For SiriusXM aviation weather customers, the update provides the option to alternate between base and composite reflectivity NEXRAD weather radar imagery.
- This software upgrade is available immediately at no charge from Garmin authorized dealers, though an installation charge may apply.
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