Deliveries Begin in Europe
Garmin has received the European Aviation Safety Agency's
(EASA) European Technical Standard Order (ETSO) approval for the
GDU 620 display/control unit, which is the display unit for the
G600 flight display system. Because the other components of the
G600 have already received EASA's ETSO approval, this announcement
indicates the GDU 620 is eligible for installation in European
registered aircraft with a certification weight up to 5,700
kgs.
"Receiving EASA approval is another big step forward for this
popular product because it makes it possible for European customers
to purchase and install the G600 in their aircraft," said Gary
Kelley, Garmin's vice president of marketing. "The G600 is unique
in how it immediately transforms an aircraft's panel from steam
gauges to all-glass. With the G600, pilots will have the largest
MFD in their primary field of view than ever before, and they'll be
amazed at how this system increases situational awareness and
reduces workload."
Garmin's G600 incorporates two individual displays - a PFD and
MFD - in a customized package designed for easy retrofit
installation. The G600 combines primary flight data including
attitude and air data with navigation, 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.
The G600 is designed to integrate with Garmin's panel mount WAAS
GPS products. It 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.
The system is certified to interface with many general aviation
autopilots acting as a navigation source selector and provides GPS
roll steering data enabling the autopilot to fly arcs, procedure
turns, and holding patterns (if part of the approach). Additional
features like altitude pre-select and flight director are available
in a select number of autopilots.
The G600's size (10"w x 6.7"h) allows for easy installation into
the existing instrument panel in most aircraft. The system is
designed to take the space that is currently occupied by the basic
"T" or six-pack of instruments (attitude, airspeed, altitude,
vertical speed, turn coordinator and directional gyro).
The MFD provides pilots with a clear, concise picture of where
they are relative to terrain, airspace, weather, and traffic.
Pilots may also select the optional ChartView, an electronic
version of Jeppesen's extensive library of charts and airport
diagrams.
The G600 is available now at a suggested retail price of
$29,995. It includes the GDU 620 display/control unit, GRS 77 AHRS,
GDC 74A digital air data computer, GMU 44 tri-axial magnetometer,
GTP 59 temp probe, and the required installation brackets. The GRS
77 AHRS, GDC 74A digital air data computer, GMU 44 tri-axial
magnetometer, GTP 59 temp probe received ETSO previously.