Garmin

Icon Aircraft’s Jason Huang said, “Our owners have put more than 20,000 total hours on their A5s, and one theme we’ve heard from them, in addition to the incredible fun they’re having, is the desire for an upgraded avionics and navigation package.” As Icon’s president, Huang listened to customers’ pleas. By early 2021 customers will […]

“We are very humbled and very happy to be considered a great choice for [the] single-engine piston [category],” said Matheus Grande, CEO of Texas Aircraft Manufacturing, in a note to Flying. The company is working to gain a foothold with its light sport aircraft, the Colt—and it has recently announced a price incentive aimed at […]

Garmin has outlined a host of updated capabilities and compatibilities for its G500 TXi and G600 TXi flight displays, including autopilot integration and engine indication system (EIS) enhancements. The updates primarily focus on the Cirrus SR20 and SR22/22T, and the Piper PA-46-500T Meridian. Garmin began shipping the displays in March 2018. The dealer-installed updates begin […]

A quick bit of history: Captain Iven C. Kincheloe—an Air Force test pilot back in the 1950s—was the first to climb a research aircraft above 100,000 feet, eventually peaking at 126,200 feet. He died in 1958 following an accident in an F-104. It’s in his honor that the Iven C. Kincheloe Award for exceptional contributions […]

Garmin launched its new D2 Air GPS smartwatch for pilots, which includes multiple tools for planning and in-flight use. Serving to connect seamlessly between a pilot’s flying life and ground-based existence, the D2 Air features weather, direct-to navigation, airport info, flight logging, and a pulse oximeter. The watch displays in several time zones (including Zulu […]

Diamond has restarted production of its DA20-C1 primary training aircraft. This time around, new DA20s are equipped with a G500TXi avionics suite. The aircraft is still powered by a 125HP Continental IO-240 engine. In a Diamond news release, the company said, “The DA20 was originally introduced in 1992 and exists in two variants, is certified […]

In a milestone that marks the first certification of a modern autoland system on a light, personal jet, Cirrus Aircraft and Garmin Aviation announced the approval of Safe Return on the Cirrus Vision Jet. Cirrus also celebrated the 200th delivery of the Vision Jet in July, solidifying its position as the best-selling general aviation jet […]

Texas Aircraft Manufacturing is now offering a complete suite of Garmin avionics for the new-generation Colt-S and Colt-S LSA that includes Garmin’s G3X Touch flight display and GTN 650 touchscreen navigator. In a news release, Texas Aircraft Manufacturing’s customer engagement team member, Scott Musselman, said the updated avionics package evolved after flight schools began asking […]

The Piper Meridian originally featured the Meggitt Magic EFIS up front—ever flown with one of those?—and a conglomeration of boxes from a variety of avionics manufacturers. The step up to the Garmin G1000 greatly simplified things up front, and the updates continued as the Meridian acquired a new marketing name, the M500, in early 2015. […]

Garmin suffered a ransomware attack that encrypted some of its systems on July 23, 2020. Garmin Connext Service—and connectivity through flyGarmin.com and the Garmin Pilot app—were among those areas affected, though the SOS and inReach systems remained online and available. In an update from the company posted on July 27, Garmin announced, “[Many] of our online services were interrupted including […]