Garmin

Ten percent of the Cessna Citation Excel/XLS fleet has now been retrofit with the Garmin G5000 integrated flight deck. Garmin also announced engine indication system (EIS) functionality for the Pilatus PC-12/45 and PC-12/47 models. Garmin introduced the G5000 upgrade to the Excel/XLS fleet in 2019. The package includes: three landscape-oriented flight displays with split-screen capability […]

Select Beechcraft are now among the aircraft that can utilize the Garmin GFC 500 autopilot. Garmin has received FAA approval allowing supplemental type certification for the GFC 500 autopilot for the: Beechcraft 19 Sport Beechcraft 23 Musketeer/Sundowner Beechcraft 24 Musketeer/Sierra. The autopilot display is pure Garmin—the mode controller contains large, dedicated keys and knobs, and […]

Garmin International has received two supplemental type certificates (STCs) aimed at enhancing safety. One is for the GFC 600 autopilot, the other certifies Smart Rudder Bias2 for Cessna 414A aircraft equipped with the GFC 600 autopilot. The Autopilot The GFC 600 is designed to work with both piston-powered and turbine aircraft. The interface of the […]

King Schools was in the midst of transitioning many of its popular flight training courses to HD video a couple of years ago when it had the opportunity to partner with Garmin to fill an important niche. The avionics company had introduced its own GTN 650/750 course, “GTN Essentials,” and it wanted to reach a […]

Garmin Aviation has gained EASA approval for updates to the G1000 NXi for the Cessna Citation Mustang, making those upgrades available for both new and existing flight deck installations. The approval follows the initial FAA signoff on the updates in June. Those updates include compatibility with: GWX 75 weather radar GSR 56 datalink weather and […]

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The button sits under its clear guard, without drawing much attention to itself until you know what it does. All of the elements that went into Garmin’s Autoland had been similarly lying in wait, ready to come together as components of its Autonomi suite—going first into Piper’s M600/SLS Halo, then Daher’s TBM 940 HomeSafe and […]

Piper Aircraft introduced its new interim president and CEO John Calcagno at EAA AirVenture on Monday, July 26, and Calcagno expressed enthusiasm for his new role at the legendary manufacturer after 11 years as its CFO. “It goes without saying that I’m honored to be here at Piper Aircraft,” and he went on to stress […]

Just ahead of EAA AirVenture 2021, Garmin released two products for the general aviation marketplace—one, Smart Glide, is a safety enhancement to engage during an engine power loss, while the other is an improved GI-275 engine indicator system. When the pilot of a single-engine aircraft experiences a sudden power loss—whether instructor induced or for real—they […]

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 […]