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Cost‐effective Slide‐in Upgrades to the GMA 340 and More Garmin is pleased to announce the GMA 345/342 all-digital audio panels designed for fixed-wing aircraft. The GMA 345 features Bluetooth® audio connectivity and a front-mounted USB charging port, while the GMA 342 contains a dedicated 3.5mm audio jack that allows pilots to connect a mobile device directly to the audio panel. … Read More

Garmin inReach® Satellite Communicators Now Available – inReach Communicators Offer Two-way Communication and SOS Capabilities Garmin is pleased to announce that the new inReach SE®+ and inReach Explorer®+ satellite communicators are now shipping and available to aviation dealers. inReach communicators use global Iridium satellite coverage for two-way messaging anywhere in the world. In case of emergency, the interactive SOS allows … Read More

Garmin co-founders Gary Burrell and Dr. Min Kao had a vision to develop an intuitive and highly advanced integrated avionics system for general aviation aircraft, which became the G1000 integrated flight deck and today, over 16,000 of these systems are flying worldwide. Building on its success, the G1000 NXi incorporates modern design and processing power that supports faster map rendering … Read More

New AML STC Brings Installation Approval to 60+ Rotorcraft Models Garmin is pleased to announce a new Part 27 AML STC for the GTX 345/335 series is now available. This new AML STC provides installation approval for the GTX 345/335 series in more than 60 rotorcraft models. The GTX 345 enables a variety of capabilities for rotorcraft pilots by displaying … Read More

L-3’s Next Generation Electronic Standby Instrument System L-3’s NextGen ESI-500 Electronic Standby Instrument is one of the most advanced backup systems designed specifically for piston, turboprop and light helicopter platforms. The compact unit is scalable and comes standard with airspeed, altitude, attitude, slip/skid, vertical speed and back-up battery. Options are available for the display of navigation information and Synthetic Vision … Read More

AML STC Approves Installation in Thousands of General Aviation Aircraft Garmin is pleased to announce the FAA approval of the G5 electronic flight instrument in type certificated fixed-wing general aviation aircraft. Installation approval is accomplished via supplemental type certificate (STC) with a comprehensive approved model list (AML) containing 562 aircraft models. The compact and cost-effective G5 delivers exceptional performance and … Read More

New Features Also Include Chart Overlay on Map, Glide Range Ring and More Garmin is pleased to announce the integration of geo-referenced Jeppesen terminal charts within the Garmin Pilot app on Apple® mobile devices1. Jeppesen charts can be viewed within Garmin Pilot from the charts page and in split screen mode beside the moving map. The global integration of this … Read More

Database Concierge Wireless Database Transfer, Telligence™ Voice Command, Pinch‐to‐Zoom and More Garmin is pleased to announce an expanded feature set, an enhanced user interface and additional wireless connectivity solutions for its popular GTN 650/750 touchscreen series. New GTN enhancements include pinch-to- zoom, Telligence Voice Command1 and more. Additional Connext® capabilities include Flight Stream 510 integration, which supports wireless Database Concierge … Read More

Garmin Revolutionizes Database Management with Wireless Database Concierge Garmin is pleased to announce an expanded Connext® portfolio of connectivity solutions with the FlightStream510 MultiMediaCard (MMC), enabling wireless aviation database transfer capabilities between the GTN™ 650/750 touchscreen series and the Garmin Pilot™ app on a mobile device. The Flight Stream 510 card installs easily into the existing card slot of the … Read More