Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin
Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), today announced it continues to make
significant investments and add valuable enhancements to the G5000®
integrated flight deck upgrade in the Citation Excel and Citation
XLS. New software-enabled features1 include stabilized approach
monitoring, steep approach certification and reactive windshear
detection, as well as optional takeoff and landing data (TOLD)
calculations. New hardware approvals for these aircraft include the
Garmin Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS), the GRA™ 5500
radar altimeter and the GTS™ 8000, which all address third-party
product obsolescence for these aircraft.
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“Given the tremendous success and demand of the G5000 integrated
flight deck upgrade in the Citation Excel and Citation XLS, we’re
excited to introduce new features that will add significant
capability to this upgrade,” said Carl Wolf, vice president of
aviation sales and marketing. “With the G5000, owners and operators
receive zero-time avionics that yield a lower cost of operation,
along with situational awareness tools that streamline cockpit
operations, all of which make the G5000 upgrade in these popular
aircraft an absolute must.”
Takeoff and Landing Data (TOLD)
Vital takeoff and landing performance data within the G5000 on
the Citation Excel/XLS streamline flight deck operations and
simplify pre-flight calculations. The optional TOLD function
calculates required V-speeds, runway lengths and power settings.
Data entry is simplified as the G5000 integrated flight deck
automatically populates airport and runway information from the
flight plan, as well as winds, temperatures and barometric pressure
information. In the event takeoff or landing parameters are
exceeded, a warning is populated on the primary flight display
(PFD). Additionally, a TOLD Consistency Monitor within the G5000
routinely monitors aircraft configuration, such as flap setting, to
ensure the crew is operating within the parameters selected.
Additionally, the optional TOLD feature for the Citation
Excel/XLS includes a Load Emergency Return function. In the event
the aircraft requires an immediate return to the departure airport,
pilots have the option to select Load Emergency Return on the
touchscreen controller to automatically load landing data. Optional
SurfaceWatch™ complements TOLD calculations, by providing visual
and aural notifications that are designed to help prevent pilots
from taking off or landing on the wrong runway, on a runway that is
too short or on a taxiway.
Stabilized Approach Monitoring
An additional layer of redundancy and protection is provided
with the Stabilized Approach function. While on approach, the G5000
monitors the aircraft to ensure it’s operated in a stabilized
manner. Aural annunciations such as “speed,” “course,” “glidepath”
and “sink rate” notify the flight crew if the aircraft is exceeding
predetermined speed, course or vertical descent rates while on
approach to the runway.
Steep Approach Capability
Due to terrain, obstacles or local noise ordinances, select
airports require aircraft to fly steeper than normal glidepath
angles on approach to the runway. Steep approach certification2
allows the G5000 in the Citation Excel/XLS to fly these unique
approaches and glidepath angles. This certification also inhibits
unnecessary alerts from the Terrain Awareness and Warning System
(TAWS) while on approach to these select airports and runways.
Reactive Windshear
Using airspeed, vertical speed and other data in the flight
deck, the G5000 in the Citation Excel/XLS can identify whether the
aircraft is flying in a windshear condition and provides the
appropriate caution or warning notifications for crew action.
Additional upgrades for the G5000
In addition to new software-enabled features, new hardware
options are now available with the G5000 in the Citation Excel/XLS,
including:
- Modern, solid-state digital Garmin AHRS provides operators with
an economical path to upgrade expensive, legacy AHRS that are no
longer supported by the third-party manufacturer.
- The GTS 8000 TCAS II System can now be paired with the G5000
and uses Garmin’s patented CLEAR CAS™ (Correlated Location Enhanced
ADS-B Receiver Collision Avoidance System) technology to correlate
active traffic and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast
(ADS-B) In traffic targets so pilots can more easily identify
pertinent threats.
- The Garmin GRA 5500 radar altimeter can now replace antiquated
third-party radar altimeters.
- Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC) datalink
message recording is now supported with an upgraded L3 cockpit
voice recorder.
The G5000 integrated flight deck upgrade for the Citation Excel
and Citation XLS is available immediately from Textron Aviation
Service Centers and select Garmin Authorized 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 or visit www.garmin.com/businessaviation.
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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,
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line of avionics, go to www.garmin.com/aviation.
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- Requires Cessna service bulletin and additional operational
approvals.
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 and G5000 are registered trademarks and
GTX, GRA, GTS, GWX, CLEAR CAS and SurfaceWatch are trademarks of
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