Garmin® GI 275 adds GFC 500 autopilot compatibility
14 July 2020 - 9:00PM
Business Wire
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN),
today announced the GI 275 electronic flight instrument can now be
interfaced with the GFC™ 500 autopilot to deliver superior
in-flight performance and added redundancy when multiple GI 275’s
are installed in an aircraft. In addition to GFC 500 compatibility,
the GI 275 can serve as a replacement attitude indicator and/or
horizontal situation indicator (HSI) to legacy Century II/III
autopilots. Additional features of the latest GI 275 upgrade
include the display of outside air temperature, groundspeed, true
airspeed and wind on the attitude indicator, as well as data field
enhancements on the multi-function display (MFD) page.
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GI 275 electronic flight instrument
displaying GFC 500 autopilot mode annunciations. (Photo: Business
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“The new GI 275 has revolutionized fixed-wing general aviation
aircraft instrument panels and today, we’re excited to grow its
capabilities and compatibilities even further to include support
for our incredibly popular GFC 500 autopilot,” said Carl Wolf, vice
president of aviation sales and marketing. “The GI 275 is capable
of providing a staggering amount of flight display information in a
lightweight and compact design that is easy to incorporate into a
variety of cockpits and with its expansive autopilot interface
possibilities, it’s a must-have in every cockpit.”
GFC 500 autopilot compatibility with the GI 275
A single GI 2751 electronic flight instrument can now be used as
the attitude source to drive the GFC 500 autopilot, while also
displaying mode annunciations and flight director indications. Its
bright, high-resolution touchscreen display and wide viewing angle
offer superior readability in the cockpit. For added redundancy in
aircraft equipped with dual GI 275’s, the secondary GI 2751 is
capable of coupling to the GFC 500 autopilot, as well. In the
unlikely event of a primary GI 275 failure, the autopilot remains
fully functional when paired with the secondary GI 275. Additional
redundancy is extended to include the G500 TXi & G600 TXi
flight displays, which also allow the GI 275 to couple to the GFC
500 autopilot if needed. Unique to the GI 275 and TXi, pilots will
receive a mis-compare notification if the AHRS sources between the
two do not align.
Century II/III autopilot compatibility
The GI 275’s autopilot interface compatibility continues to grow
with the addition of the Century II/III autopilots, which can now
be paired with the GI 2752 to replace the antiquated attitude
indicator3. When replacing the old attitude indicator, pilots
receive a reliable electronic flight instrument with additional
capabilities beyond the traditional display of attitude
information. Furthermore, unlike legacy attitude indicators paired
with the Century II/III autopilots, the GI 275 is capable of
disconnecting the autopilot in the unlikely event of an attitude
upset or in the event of a mis-compare of attitude data between two
GI 275’s.
Additional GI 275 display enhancements
The GI 275 electronic flight instrument is capable of displaying
outside air temperature (OAT) and true airspeed (TAS) using a
temperature probe. Similar to other Garmin products, OAT is
displayed along the bottom of the airspeed indicator on the GI 275,
while TAS is displayed on the top of the airspeed indicator. Wind
speed and direction is also displayed above the heading and
autopilot annunciations on the attitude indicator. Additionally,
MFD data field enhancements allow pilots to easily edit and change
data fields on the MFD page.
The latest upgrade for the GI 275 is expected to be available in
August. Pricing for various configurations of the GI 275 can be
found on the website. Through July 31, 2020, customers can purchase
one GI 275 Engine Indication System (EIS) system for single-engine
aircraft or two for a multi-engine aircraft and receive $1,000 USD
(per GI 275 system) via a mail-in rebate. Contact a Garmin dealer
for additional information. During the week of AirVenture 2020,
Garmin will be hosting a series of free educational webinars and
product demonstrations, and feature unique opportunities that will
bring the Garmin exhibit experience direct to its customers. Check
out Garmin’s full line-up of virtual AirVenture Oshkosh events at
www.garmin.com/OSH2020. For additional information, visit
www.garmin.com/aviation.
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1.Requires GI 275 ADAHRS variant. 2.Requires GI 275 ADAHRS + AP
variant. 3.Depending on the Century autopilot variant, dual GI
275’s may be required.
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