Garmin Announces G5 Third-party Autopilot Support

By ryan@skyeavionics.com | July 18, 2017

G5 for Certificated Aircraft to Integrate with Select Autopilots Garmin is pleased to announce that the G5 electronic flight instrument will soon be compatible with a wide-range of third-party autopilots available on the market. Utilizing the new GADTM 29B adapter, the G5 directional gyro (DG)/horizontal situation indicator (HSI) can interface with a variety of autopilots…

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Garmin Introduces GFC(tm) 600 and GFC 500 Autopilots

By ryan@skyeavionics.com | July 17, 2017

Revolutionary, Cost-effective Retrofit Autopilots for General Aviation Aircraft Garmin is pleased to announce GFC 600 and GFC 500, solid state, attitude-based autopilots for fixed-wing general aviation aircraft. The unique designs of these autopilots deliver superior in-flight characteristics, self-monitoring capabilities and minimal maintenance needs when compared to older-generation autopilot systems. Boasting a robust feature set, GFC…

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