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‘SMART & COST-FRIENDLY’
New Experimental Aircraft Avionics Available From Garmin

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n late March, Garmin unveiled seven new and
affordable products for experimental and light sport
aircraft during the 56th annual Aircraft Electronics
Association International Convention & Trade Show.
The company announced the G3X scalable flight display system is being offered at a significantly reduced price. The system
includes a fully integrated Garmin autopilot with the installation
kit sold separately. Furthermore, a dedicated control panel can be
added for an additional cost. A quick check of prices available
online showed the autopilot option to be anywhere from 10 percent to more than 90 percent less expensive than other autopilots.
According to Carl Wolf, Garmin’s vice president of aviation sales and marketing, “These new products are designed by
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our dedicated experimental engineering team, many of whom
are pilots and homebuilders, and they have created the kind of
smart, cost-friendly avionics that they want to have in their own
aircraft.”
Garmin has always developed products for experimental and
light sport aircraft. But as their noncertified competitors began
putting moving-map systems into aircraft, the Garmin management team knew they needed to expand their product offerings.
This led the company to develop the first completely integrated
flight deck for the experimental market in 2007. Later, Garmin
received a request from an original equipment manufacturer
partner to build a noncertified built-in flight display for the LSA
market. In response, the experimental engineering team devel-



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Point of Communication
AEA Now
The View from Washington
International News and Regulatory Updates
Panel Power for Budget Flying
Member Profile
ADS-B Countdown
Onboard Traffic Systems
A Conversation With...
The ELT Mess
Member Profile
iPads in Maintenance
Before & After
Aviation Aces
Growing Your Market
Avionics News Through the Years
FAA Fact Sheet on General Aviation Safety
AEAviators
'Smart and Cost-Friendly'
Business Basics
Legal Ease
What's New
Marketplace Classifieds
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