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FAA Approves Garmin Autopilot STC for American Champion Scout

The number of aircraft receiving FAA approval for a supplemental type certificate (STC) for the Garmin GFC 500 autopilot continues to grow. This week Garmin announced the American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC Scout is the latest aircraft to be equipped with the Garmin GFC 500. The Scout is one of the more popular taildraggers on the […]

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Garmin: Into the Layers

Like most OEMs, Garmin embodies its product development in a “skunk works” of sorts, but few avionics manufacturers are as vertically integrated—from concept to fulfillment—under one roof.

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