Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the
global leader in satellite navigation, announced today that it has
received FAA Approved Model List Supplemental Type Certification (AML
STC) for the G500, a new avionics suite announced earlier this week at
EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis. The FAA’s approval allows the G500 to be
installed in nearly 600 different makes and models of normal and utility
category Part 23 Class I and Class II aircraft, which are defined as
single and twin-engine piston and turbine engine aircraft under 6,000
pounds.
Garmin’s G500 displays critical flight data in a digital format on dual
LCD displays, and allows pilots to quickly and efficiently scan the data
so that they can stay ahead of the aircraft during all phases of flight.
It incorporates two individual displays – a PFD and MFD – in a
customized package designed to take the space that is currently occupied
by the instrument six-pack (attitude, airspeed, altitude, vertical rate,
turn coordinator and directional gyro). The G500 integrates with
Garmin’s panel mount WAAS GPS products, and replaces traditional
mechanical gyroscopic flight instruments with Garmin’s solid state
Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) that has superior
reliability and accuracy, and features rapid alignment while moving,
including in-flight dynamic restarts. The PFD display increases the
pilot’s attitude indication by over 50 percent over a traditional 3-inch
attitude indicator.
A scaled version of Garmin’s Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT™) software
and the new GAD 43 autopilot interface are available as options for the
G500. With SVT, pilots will see a 3D depiction of terrain, obstacles and
traffic on the PFD so that the avionics panel replicates what pilots
would see outside the cockpit on a clear day. The GAD 43 adapter is an
autopilot interface that allows the AHRS to provide attitude information
to the autopilot in place of a gyro-mechanical attitude director
indicator (ADI) or remote vertical gyro (VG). The G500 provides course
deviation, vertical deviation, heading bug, course pointer and ARINC 429
GPS roll steering information to the autopilot, as appropriate.
The G500 is available now at an introductory suggested retail price of
$15,995. It includes the GDU 620 display/control unit, GRS 77 AHRS, GDC
74A digital air data computer, GMU 44 tri-axial magnetometer and GTP 59
temp probe. The optional SVT and GAD 43 are available for $4,995 and
$2,995, respectively.
About Garmin International Inc.
Garmin International Inc. is a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd.
