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WAAS(WideAreaAugmentationSystem)availableinitsGPSnavigationsystems.GarminwasrankedNo.1among
aviationelectronicsmanufacturersforoperation,presentation,technicaladvancement,information,construction
andsatisfactioninProfessionalPilotmagazine’ssurveyofitsreadersin2003,2004and2005andwasrankedNo.2
in2006and2007.GarminhasbeenrankedNo.1amongcockpitavionicsmanufacturersforavionicsproduct
supportinProfessionalPilotmagazine’ssurveyofitsreadersineachofthelastsixsurveyyears.Aviation
InternationalNewsalsorankedGarminthehighestamongcockpitavionicsmanufacturersinproductsupportin
2009,makingitthesixthconsecutiveyearthatGarminhasearnedthatdistinction.GarminreceivedtheAirline
TechnologyAchievementAwardfromAirTransportWorldMagazineinJanuary2005forchampioningthe
developmentofAutomaticDependentSurveillance‐Broadcast(ADS‐B)technology,anenablingtechnologyforair
trafficmanagement.
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Garmin’saviationproductsaresoldinbothnewaircraftandtheretrofitmarketwhereexistingaircraftare
fittedwiththelatestelectronicsfromGarmin’sbroadproductline.
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GarminhasalsoexpandeditsrangeofavionicsofferingstoleadingGeneralAviationaircraftmanufacturers
suchastheCessnaAircraftCompany,CirrusAircraft,HawkerBeechcraftCorporation,DiamondAircraftIndustries,
MooneyAirplaneCompany,PiperAircraft,Inc.,DAHER‐SOCATAandQuestAircraftthroughtheinstallationofthe
G1000integratedflightdeckasoriginalequipmentaboardnewaircraft.Thissystemintegratesattitude,heading,
airdata,navigation,communication,enginemonitoring,andotheraircraftfunctionsintoasinglecohesivesystem
whichinterfaceswiththeflightcrewusingasetoflarge,brightTFTdisplays.TheG1000alsoincludesan
integratedautopilot–theGFC700.GarminalsohasexpandeditsG1000certificationstothebusinessjetsegment,
suchasCessna’sCitationMustangjetandEmbraer’sPhenom100andPhenom300.Garminalsoannouncedits
nextgenerationintegratedflightdecksystem,theG3000,attheNationalBusinessAircraftAssociation(NBAA)
tradeshowinOctober2009.BothHondaAircraftCorporationandPiperAircraftsimultaneouslyannouncedthat
theG3000hasbeenselectedfortheHondaJetandPiperJetrespectively.
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ThetablebelowincludesasamplingofsomeoftheaviationproductscurrentlyofferedbyGarmin:
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Handheldandportableaviationproducts:
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aera™series
(4models)Garmin’snewestaviationhandheldseriescombinesthelatestaviationportablewitha
full‐featuredautomotiveGPS,allowingpilotstotransitionbetweenaviationto
automotivemodewithonetouch.Featuringacrisp4.3‐inchQVGAwide‐formatdisplay
withtouchscreeninterface,allfouraeramodelscomewithpreloadedautomotivemaps,
abuilt‐interrain/obstaclesaviationdatabase,patentedPanelPageinstrumentdisplay,
andotherfeatures.Wheninaviationmode,pilotsseecolorfuliconsthatuseintuitive
picturesandlabelstoindicatetheirfunction.Theexteriorofeachaeramodel(500,510,
550and560)areidentical,butthesoftwarefeaturesofeachmodelaretailoredto
thoseseekinganentry,midorhigh‐levelaviationhandheld.
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GPSMAP495/496TheGPSMAP496expandsontheGPSMAP396byaddingsuchadditionalfeaturesas
Garmin’sSafeTaxi™airportdiagrams,AircraftOwnersandPilotsAssociation(AOPA)
Airportdirectorydata,Garmin’sSmartAirspaceenhancedhigh‐resolutionterrain
database,acceleratedGPSupdaterate,andpre‐loadedautomotivemapsofNorth
America.TheGPSMAP495offersmanyofthesamefeaturesastheGPSMAP496ata
lowerpricepoint.
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GPSMAP695/696TheGPSMAP696expandsonthefeaturesoftheGPSMAP496byaddinga7inchscreen,
preloadeddetailedelectroniccharts,preloadedairwaysandIFRmapmode.The
GPSMAP696hasareceiverforXMradioandXMWXSatelliteWeather(U.S.customers
only)thatgivesnextgenerationradar(NEXRAD),aviationroutineweatherreports