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images that are brighter and more vivid in all lighting conditions. A
unique split screen function allows the pilot to simultaneously view
two charting options along with the vertical profile for the elevation
of the terrain along the route of flight.
The GTX 328 Mode S transponder was introduced in Europe to satisfy
the European requirements for a Mode S solution that meets the
reduced certification requirements for the VFR Mode S mandate.
Garmin also introduced an all-glass panel avionics suite, the G900x™
,
designed for kitplane builders of the popular Lancair and Van’s
RV-series aircraft.
Pilot My-Cast™is a subscription-based mobile phone application
with innovative new-in-2007 features that let pilots wirelessly file a
flight plan, view graphical winds aloft and PIREPS, and check FA.
These new services join other features such as NEXRAD, METARs
and TAFs displayed in text and graphic formats, moving weather
maps, lightning data, SIGMETs,AIRMETs, PIREPs, visible and infrared
satellite loops, textual winds aloft and more.
Garmin also completed more than 18,000 WAAS upgrades for
customers and saw continued growth in WAAS-enabled panel
mount upgrades. A WAAS-capable receiver delivers position accuracy
of better than three meters 95% of the time, enabling pilots to
determine their precise locations.
The full-featured GPSMAP®496 remains one of Garmin’s strongest
portable aviation units. Though the aviation portable market is
mature, Garmin continues to increase revenue and units sold by
introducing new and innovative products in the market. Portable
aviation unit revenue increased 5% in 2007.
Commitment to our loyal aviation customers doesn’t end in product
development. We back up those products with dedicated support
teams. In September, Aviation International News delivered the
news that Garmin’s aviation product support team had been ranked
number one for the fourth year in a row. According to the magazine,
“By and large, pilots and mechanics were effusive in their praise for
Garmin’s products, judging the quality as ‘good’ to ‘excellent’ and
support among the industry’s best.”
Aviation is Garmin’s most mature market, and it also has a loyal,
enthusiastic following. Pilots depend on Garmin avionics and
portable systems to add safety and improved situational awareness
to every flight.
Since inception, Garmin has delivered more than 5,000 integrated
flight deck systems to OEMs (original equipment manufacturers).
Piper’s new PiperJet, available in 2010, will feature the latest Garmin
avionics when it is released. Socata will be using the G1000®in the
TBM 850 with deliveries beginning in January 2008; and Diamond’s
upcoming single, the DA50, will sport the G1000, too. Piper selected
the G1000 all-glass cockpit as an option on its Saratoga II TC and
Piper 6X. A trio of exciting announcements came from September’s
National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) meeting and
convention. The G1000 will be available as a retrofit option on the
King Air 200 and B200. Cessna also selected the G1000 integrated
avionics suite for the Caravan series of turboprops.
Garmin’s successful G1000 is the only general aviation cockpit system
that can provide all essential cockpit technologies in a single, highly
integrated system, including all primary flight, navigation, autopilot,
terrain avoidance, communication, and engine and aircraft sensor
data on the dual 10-inch, XGA-resolution displays. The physical
architecture of the system lends itself to easy installation and service,
which lowers ownership costs. The system is also expandable, making
it possible to add new technologies and capabilities as they become
available.The avionics suite is WAAS (wide area augmentation system)
certified and offers outstanding situational awareness for flight
management, aircraft control, traffic, terrain and weather.
The GMX 200™MFD (multi-function display) that Garmin introduced
in 2006 was delivered to enthusiastic consumers in 2007. The GMX 200
raises the bar and includes a high resolution display (640 x 480 pixels)
with a viewing area that is almost 20% larger than other panel
mounted MFD units. An advanced backlighting scheme dramatically
improves the color and contrast, resulting in chart depictions and
The cockpit was underwater for
almost four hours and the Garmin
496 was still functioning.
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