Garmin has introduced the GAD 27, a small, lightweight and solid state integrated controller that provides a solution to many of the typical airframe interfacing needs.
With the GAD 27, pilots are provided a consolidated system that would otherwise require multiple adapter modules, which streamlines configuration of experimental amateur-built (EAB) and light sport aircraft (LSA), company officials noted. [Read more…]
Garmin has introduced Terminal Safety Solutions, a set of technologies that provide a better state of situational awareness to pilots throughout the airport terminal environment, including SurfaceWatch, TerminalTraffic and SafeTaxi. [Read more…]
OLATHE, Kan. — Garmin reports the addition of several business aircraft to an aircraft model list that are eligible for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) solutions through the Garmin Authorized Dealer Network. [Read more…]
Garmin has released the new flyGarmin app for Windows, which simplifies avionics database updates, such as navigation, charts and more, while also accommodating the distribution of Jeppesen charts, according to company officials. [Read more…]
Garmin has expanded the availability of its obstacle database to include Canada for select Garmin portables and certified avionics. Man-made structures such as towers that are greater than 200 feet AGL are included within the database. [Read more…]
Cirrus Aircraft has introduced new avionics designed specifically for the new Vision SF50 Personal Jet: Cirrus Perspective Touch by Garmin. [Read more…]
Garmin has unveiled a new touchscreen controller option, which serves as the interface between the pilot and G2000, G3000 and G5000 Integrated Flight Decks (IFD), while also providing Standby Flight Display (SFD) capabilities. [Read more…]
Garmin now offers a Weather Radar Operations eLearning Course through its flyGarmin website.
EASA has certified an alternative avionics system for the Tecnam P Twenty Ten based on Garmin‘s G500 glass cockpit suite. [Read more…]
By KEVIN KNIGHT
Competition is a beautiful thing. It keeps pricing honest. It makes everything more interesting. It gives pilots choices: Certified vs. experimental; piston vs. turbine; composite vs. metal; Garmin vs. everyone.
That occurred to me while planning a major panel upgrade for my 1967 Mooney Executive at Pacific Coast Avionics in Oregon this fall. Working in medical technology, I have a strong bias for research that includes technical data and feedback from end users. [Read more…]
