Garmin Connects PlaneSync with More Airplanes

The avionics OEM also debuted its height advisor for experimental aircraft.

Monday, July 24, 2023 at 10:13 AM ET

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The GHA 15 height advisor weighs about a pound and delivers agl data to the G3X Touch’s altitude tape. [Courtesy: Garmin]

Key Takeaways:

Garmin is expanding its Autothrottle and Autoland supplemental type certificates (STCs) to include King Air 200 and 300 aircraft equipped with the G1000 NXi.
The new GHA 15 Height Advisor is a radar-based system for light sport and experimental aircraft, providing above-ground-level altitude data and customizable audio callouts.
Garmin's PlaneSync connected aircraft management system, featuring the GDL 60 datalink, is now available, enabling streamlined pre- and post-flight processes, database updates, and data uploads/downloads via various connectivity options.

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Garmin provided an update on several new products and expanded supplemental type certificates for its most popular aftermarket avionics at a briefing at EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh on Sunday afternoon. Among them, the previously announced Autothrottle and Autoland STCs in work for the King Air 200 and 300 with the company’s G1000 NXi installed.

The King Air series will join more than 600 OEM-equipped, Autoland-capable aircraft already in the field.