What Happens When Autopilots Fail?
Accidents can occur if workload exceeds an aviator’s capacity.
Accidents can occur if workload exceeds an aviator’s capacity.
Garmin’s new autopilot for the AStar smoothes out the rough edges.
The software integration making the units compatible gives GA pilots more autopilot options.
Autopilot and magnetometer capabilities aim to lighten workload for pilots of experimental aircraft.
Garmin announced a series of updates in advance of the Aircraft Electronics Association convention in Dallas, Texas, with transponder functionality added to its GI 275 instrument replacement unit, a new TXi engine indicating system for twin turboprops, and the Pllatus PC-12 and Cessna 441 added to the STC list for the GFC 600. Enhancements to […]
As pilots, we try not to draw too many parallels between driving a car and flying an airplane, because they don’t have much in common aside from moving your body quickly through space. One place this really rings true sits in front of you when you get into the cockpit: the instrument panel. It’s the […]
Genesys Aerosystems has been granted TSO approval on the S-TEC 3100 digital autopilot that comprises both software and hardware updates to the model. The update, version 1.4, waits only on individual supplemental type certificate approval for each aircraft model—and is anticipated to be complete by the third quarter of 2021. Version 1.4 features a new […]
Garmin has already built a long list of “supported aircraft” for their popular GFC 600 digital autopilot, and with FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) approval, the autopilot can now be installed and operated in a select group of Cessna CitationJet 525 models. This marks the first certification of the GFC 600 in a turbofan aircraft. […]
On January 4, Columbia Avionics & Aircraft Services announced that it has been awarded a supplemental type certificate (STC) for the Cessna Citation 525 series, for installation of the Garmin Avionics Modernization Package, which includes the G600 TXi EFIS and GFC 600 autopilot, among a host of flight deck components. The package is aimed at […]
Honeywell has added to the number of aircraft that can utilize it three-axis AeroCruze 230 autopilot—adding those airplanes with the BendixKing KFC 200 installed to the list. The AeroCruze 230 is now compatible with more than 35 aircraft models, including the Beechcraft Baron and Bonanza, twin Cessnas, Mooneys, and the Piper Malibu, Mirage, and Seneca. […]