Requested By The Chairmen Of The House Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure And Its Aviation Subcommittee
The United States has the largest and most diverse general aviation community in the world, with more than 220,000 aircraft. To help protect safety, the FAA establishes medical requirements for pilots of these aircraft.
The FAA has granted Supplemental Type Certification (STC) to Garmin for the installation of GFC 500 and GFC 600 autopilots in several additional aircraft models. The GFC 500 is intended for single-engine piston aircraft, while the GFC 600 is intended for high performance piston single/twin-engine and turbine aircraft that have a wide range of speed and performance characteristics.
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