Flying an older airplane doesn’t mean you can’t take advantage of the newest technology. This week, Garmin announced that the GI 275 engine indication system (EIS) is now able to interface and display information of certain 7-cylinder engines that are commonly used in popular vintage designs.
According to Garmin, the GI 275 EIS serves as an all-in-one primary EIS display providing comprehensive indications, including fuel and electrical data, oil pressure and temperature, cylinder head temperature (CHT), and exhaust gas temperature (EGT) monitoring.
The GI 275 is lightweight and compact and is designed to segue into the common 3.125-inch space that holds traditional analog instruments. This cuts down on installation time and preserves the existing panel real estate.
It has a touch screen interface with multi-page displays that provide a bar graph showing readouts of CHT and EGT for all seven cylinders.
Pilots can stream the EIS data in real-time on the Garmin Pilot App and then upload it to Garmin.com for review at another time. This can be helpful to monitor the health of the engine, identifying potential problems before they turn into expensive maintenance bills or, worse yet, unscheduled off-airport landings.
The GI 275 EIS for 7-cylinder engines is available now for Continental W-670, Wright R-760, Jacobs R-755, and Jacobs R-915 engines on these aircraft:
• Cessna 190, 195
• WACO YMF
• Beech Model 18A, S18A, 18D, S18D, A18A, SA18A, A18D, SA18D
• HOWARD DGA-15J, DGA-15W
Garmin says it expects to add more models in the future.
