Garmin

Garmin has introduced its first radar altimeter, the GRA 5500, an all-digital design intended to bring extremely high altitude accuracy to general aviation aircraft. The GRA 5500 is able to process hundreds of altitude measurements per second and apply advanced digital filters to help detect and mitigate false altitude returns, Garmin notes. The result is […]

Flying editor-in-chief Robert Goyer presented Garmin with a 2012 Flying Editors’ Choice Award at the company’s headquarters in Olathe, Kansas, for the innovative G2000 integrated avionics suite, which received TSO approval last year. The presentation ceremony took place in front of 200 employees from Olathe and was webcast to Garmin facilities in Wichita, Salem, Oregon, […]

Astronics Max-Viz infrared enhanced vision systems are now available for Cessna 172, 182 and 206 piston singles. Priced at just over $30,000 for a retrofit system ($22,145 as an option on a new aircraft), the system includes a wing-mounted infrared camera feeding a full- or split-screen black-and-white depiction on the Garmin G1000 multifunction display. The […]

Garmin today introduced a series of VHF comm and navcom radios that redefine what the modern aviation transceiver can and should be. The GTR 225 and GNC 255 series stand-alone radios replace Garmin’s SL 30 and SL 40 units with a modern take on the trusty VHF navcom by including features like automatic frequency lookup […]

For those of you who’ve been trying to get your hands on an Apple iPad Mini, there’s good news. You might not need one. As cool as the newest and littlest iPad is, it’s difficult not to swallow hard when writing that check for the version you need, the one with GPS and built-in gyro, […]

Still confused about whether you’ll need an ADS-B receiver that’s capable of operating in the 978-MHz UAT or the 1090 MHz frequency band? Garmin is making that discussion more or less moot for the vast majority of us with the introduction of the GDL 88, the first FAA-certified ADS-B receiver capable of receiving both frequency […]

Garmin announced it has added European VFR and IFR charts to its Aera 795/796 portable GPS receivers, using VFR data sourced from Deutsche Flugsicherung, the company in charge of ATC in Germany. Earlier this year, Garmin introduced European VFR terminal Bottlang charts from Jeppesen for the Aera 795/796, which include colored visual approach, landing and […]

Garmin has expanded the capabilities of the G600 and G500 flight display systems by introducing new software and a specialized adapter that is capable of displaying and controlling an array of additional features including altitude preselect and vertical speed, DME distance, analog radar altitude, analog nav data and more. Garmin’s new GAD 43e adapter, introduced […]

Garmin is continuing its relentless march up-market with the introduction of the GTS 8000 traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS II) for transport category aircraft. Garmin’s latest traffic alerter, launched at the NBAA Convention, meets the most recent TCAS II/ACAS II standardization requirements, including Change 7.1 compliance, now being adopted throughout much of the […]

When it comes to ADS-B, Garmin is offering several innovative new products.