Demostrator Panel To Be Displayed Next Month At EBACE2009
Elliott Aviation announced this week the Moline, IL-based
business aviation services company has become the first authorized
facility to install Garmin's G1000 Integrated Avionics Suite glass
cockpit in a Beechcraft King Air B200/200 aircraft, completing the
installation in a 1995 King Air B200.
The plane's old panel is shown above; the upgraded G1000 deck,
below (as if we had to point out which was which --
Ed.) Following a successful test flight on
April 6, the aircraft is at the Elliott Aviation Completion Center
at Quad Cities International Airport (MLI), where it will receive a
new interior and fresh paint.
Garmin earned FAA Supplemental Type
Certification of the G1000 cockpit in the King Air
B200/200 in March of this year, and is pursuing certification from
the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Elliott Aviation will
feature a G1000 demonstrator panel from a King Air B200 at Booth
1098 at EBACE2009, May 12-14, 2009.
The G1000 features dual 10-inch, high definition LCD Primary
Flight Displays, a 15-inch Multi-Function Display, a fully
integrated Flight Guidance System, IFR approved WAAS GPS, weather
radar, and VHF navigation and communication receivers. Electronic
charts, XM weather, Engine instruments and Crew Alerting System
(EICAS) are integrated into the G1000 displays.
The Garmin G1000 retrofit also includes Garmin's Synthetic
Vision (SVT) option, which presents a 3D depiction of terrain,
obstacles and traffic on the panels' primary flight display (PFD),
allowing for greatly enhanced situational awareness for the pilot,
especially at times of reduced visibility or at night.
"We chose Elliott Aviation for this installation based on their
experience installing the G1000 in King Airs and their reputation
for avionics expertise," said Gordon Markle, chief pilot for Grand
Air, LLC who owns the retrofitted King Air B200. "Installing the
G1000 cockpit will not only make flying safer, but also will extend
the life of this airframe and help us get the most out of our
investment."
In 2008, Elliott Aviation became one of the first authorized
dealers to install the G1000 in a Beechcraft King Air C90B, and has
completed more G1000 installations in King Airs than any other
dealer.
Elliott Aviation is also an authorized dealer and installer of
BLR Winglets and Blackhawk engines, which significantly enhance the
rate of climb, cruising speed and fuel efficiency of the King Air
B200/200.