Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN),
today announced progress toward a major milestone and incentives
for the G5000™ integrated flight deck program for Textron
Aviation’s Citation Excel and Citation XLS. The G5000 integrated
avionics suite modernizes the cockpit, increases aircraft utility,
addresses mandate requirements and provides operators with a
significantly lower cost of operation while solving parts
obsolescence issues.
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The G5000 integrated flight deck in the
Citation Excel. (Photo: Business Wire)
“Operators of the Citation Excel and XLS continue to express
excitement for the G5000 integrated flight deck and now they have
further incentive to reserve their place in line,” said Carl Wolf,
Garmin vice president of aviation sales and marketing. “We look
forward to completing our certification and adding these popular
aircraft to the growing list of business jets flying with the
G5000. If you plan to attend the NBAA-BACE next week in Las Vegas,
please visit the Garmin exhibit where we will be demonstrating the
attributes of the G5000 system and can discuss the Excel and XLS
retrofit program with you.”
Certification efforts continue in partnership with Textron
Aviation. The initial installation of the G5000 integrated flight
deck in the Citation XLS development aircraft is complete and first
flight is scheduled for later this year.
As the program is progressing toward certification in late 2018,
Garmin is announcing a five-year warranty and five years of
comprehensive database coverage for the first 25 aircraft to place
a firm commitment for the G5000. This provides zero-cost of
avionics operation for the first five years in service.
The G5000 integrated flight deck for the Citation Excel and
Citation XLS features three landscape-oriented flight displays with
multi-pane capability, allowing pilots to simultaneously view maps,
charts, checklists, TAWS, TCAS, flight plan information, weather
and more. Electronic charts and Garmin SafeTaxi® airport diagrams
can be viewed across all three displays and are geo-referenced. The
G5000 flight deck for the Citation Excel/XLS is estimated to
provide a weight savings of up to 200 pounds or more compared to
the current system, allowing additional baggage, passenger and/or
fuel load flexibility.
The G5000 installation on the Citation Excel/XLS includes a
fully digital Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS), offering
precise performance and optimized for comfort throughout the
aircraft’s flight envelope. New to the Citation Excel and available
as a standard feature on both the Citation Excel/XLS, emergency
descent mode is automatically enabled by the autopilot in the event
of a loss in aircraft pressurization. Safety enhancing autopilot
underspeed protection (USP) is an optional feature and allows the
autopilot to assist with airspeed management, as well as enabling
fully coupled go-arounds, greatly reducing pilot workload during
this critical phase of flight.
With the G5000 upgrade, the Citation Excel/XLS receives a fully
integrated, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European
Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) rule-compliant Automatic Dependent
Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out solution. Additionally,
operators gain access to more airports and lower minimums
throughout the world when incorporating the G5000 integrated flight
deck, which features PBN/RNP 0.3 with LPV/APV approach
capability.
The G5000 integrated flight deck for the Citation Excel and XLS
also supports additional options:
- SVT™ synthetic vision technology, which
presents a 3D virtual depiction of terrain, obstacles, traffic and
the runway environment.
- SurfaceWatch™, which supports visual
and aural cues to help prevent pilots from taking off and landing
on a taxiway, on a runway that is too short or on the wrong runway
based on performance data entered during preflight.
- Link 2000+ and CPDLC support.
- Support for terminal and enroute FAA
DataCom operations.
- Datalink weather, including SiriusXM
Aviation weather for the U.S. and Canada, and access to global
weather products and text/voice communication through the Iridium
satellite network.
- The new GWX 80, which offers 3D
volumetric scanning, hail, lightning and wind shear
prediction.
As an additional option for this upgrade, Connext® wireless
cockpit connectivity (via the Flight Stream 510 installed
in the G5000 integrated flight deck) enables wireless flight plan
transfer and more between Garmin Pilot™ and other compatible
applications on a mobile device. Owners and operators can more
easily manage flight plans with Flight Stream, which enables
Connext, while also receiving additional benefits such as the
sharing of traffic, weather, GPS and more across multiple mobile
devices in the cockpit. Flight Stream 510 also enables Database
Concierge, the wireless transfer of aviation databases from the
Garmin Pilot app on a mobile device to the G5000 integrated flight
deck.
Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval is targeted for
late 2018 and will be available from Textron Aviation Service
Centers and select Garmin dealers. For additional information
regarding the G5000 upgrade program for the Citation Excel/XLS,
contact Dave Brown at (913) 440-1714 or dave.brown@garmin.com.
Visit the Garmin exhibit (C12412) at the National Business Aviation
Association Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Las Vegas,
Nevada, October 10-12, 2017 for additional information.
Garmin’s aviation business segment is a leading provider of
solutions to OEM, aftermarket, military and government customers.
Garmin’s portfolio includes navigation, communication, flight
control, hazard avoidance, an expansive suite of ADS-B solutions
and other products and services that are known for innovation,
reliability, and value. For more information about Garmin’s full
line of avionics, go to www.garmin.com/aviation.
For decades, Garmin has pioneered new GPS navigation and
wireless devices and applications that are designed for people who
live an active lifestyle. Garmin serves five primary business
units, including automotive, aviation, fitness, marine, and outdoor
recreation. For more information, visit Garmin's virtual pressroom
at garmin.com/newsroom, contact the Media Relations department at
913-397-8200, or follow us at facebook.com/garmin,
twitter.com/garmin, or youtube.com/garmin.
About Garmin
Garmin International Inc. is a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd.
(Nasdaq: GRMN). Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in Switzerland, and its
principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and
the United Kingdom. Garmin, Connext and SafeTaxi are registered
trademarks and G5000, SVT, SurfaceWatch and Garmin Pilot are
trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.
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