New Rebates Offered On The Experimental And LSA Glass
Cockpit
The Garmin system designed for the experimental and LSA market
received a major boost Tuesday with the announcement of the
addition of pathways guidance to the G3X experimental and light
sport aircraft (LSA) avionics system. Additionally, Garmin has
developed a clear and easy-to-read G3X display interface for the
Vertical Power VP-X and VP-200 Electronic Circuit Breaker
System.
“The G3X is known for bringing proven G1000-like features
to the LSA and experimental aircraft markets,” said Gary
Kelley, Garmin’s vice president of marketing. “Garmin
is continuing to do that today with the addition of pathways and
Vertical Power support. Navigation, state of the art controls,
automation, and at-a-glance monitoring of aircraft electrical
systems have never been easier or more accessible to the
experimental and
sport pilot.”
Pathways is a synthetic vision, or SVX, feature that simplifies
navigation by displaying a three-dimensional, perspective view of
the flight path on the primary flight display. With the pathways
feature enabled, enroute legs, DME arcs, arrival and departure
procedures and ILS or GPS/WAAS vertical approaches, when used with
a compatible external IFR GPS/WAAS navigator, are displayed as a
series of outlined windows on the G3X PFD. The windows vary in size
to depict the flight path in perspective, making it easy for pilots
to follow the “highway in the sky.”
When flying an ILS approach using the G3X and compatible
external VHF NAV receiver, pilots will take advantage of
Garmin’s patent-pending system whereby SVX uses ILS signals
to position the pathways. So when pilots fly through the pathway
windows on an ILS approach, they will be aligned with the precision
glideslope. Like SVX itself and other SVX features, pathways may be
enabled or disabled through a PFD menu option.
In addition to gaining pathways, G3X customers now also have the
benefit of a new display interface for Vertical Power VP-200 and
VP-X Electronic Circuit Breaker Systems. This interface provides
Vertical Power-equipped installations with a fully integrated and
easy to use VP-200 or VP-X display solution.
The G3X is a customizable PFD/MFD combination that features one,
two or three all-glass displays; magnetometer; ADAHRS (combined air
data and AHRS unit) and engine monitoring. Thanks to its building
block design, customers can create a high performance panel that is
tailored to their aircraft.
Garmin is now offering rebates of up to $3,000 on G3X single and
dual screen system purchases made between March 28 and April 29,
2011. TruTrak is offering a $2,000 rebate on their GX Pilot flight
control system with new purchases of G3X systems during the same
time period. For those already flying with G3X avionics, pathways
and Vertical Power support are available now through a free
software update.