 Garmin International had several
announcements on opening day, led by the FAA-approval of the company's
G600 primary flight display product line. The approval allows for the
G600 to be installed on 785 different makes and models of aircraft via
the supplemental type certificated approved model list on normal and
utility category aircraft, including twin combustion engine and
turboprop engine aircraft with a certification weight up to 12,500
pounds.
The G600 combines primary flight data
including attitude and air data with navigation, weather, terrain, and
traffic data displayed in an intuitive pictorial format on dual LCD
displays. This large, user-friendly presentation allows pilots to
quickly and efficiently scan the data so that they can stay ahead of the
aircraft during all phases of flight.
Garmin also announced the release of a
new audio panel for customers who have non-certificated aircraft. The
new audio panel has been dubbed the GMA240 and includes a four-place
stereo intercom system and support for two stereo music inputs. It has
dual comm, nav, and aux audio inputs. In addition, three unswitched
audio alert inputs are provided for connection to external warning
tones.
The 2.5 mm front jack also makes it easy for pilots to make and receive
phone calls. It has a full-duplex telephone interface with intercom
isolation and disabling capability. This feature allows private
telephone calls by the pilot or multi-party calls with the crew and
passengers. The unit is available and sells for $895.
The company also announced the latest
improvement in its data products. Pilot My-Cast by Garmin now offers
notices to airmen to subscribers. This is included at the standard
subscription price of $9.95 per month. In addition, Garmin announced
that it has improved its customer interface needed to support the
various Garmin products to keep the data for terrain, obstacles,
SafeTaxi, AOPA airport data, and chart data updated. The latest update
to www.Fly.Garmin.com has
transformed the previous process into a three-click task, making it much
simpler for Garmin product owners to quickly update all data with the
exception of nav data, which receive Jeppesen updates.
For more information, visit Garmin's
exhibit outside Exhibit Hangar D at AirVenture, or on the Garmin website
at www.Garmin.com.
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