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AVIONICS

GARMIN GI 275 READY FOR

HELICOPTER INSTALLATIONS

scious approach to their avionics upgrade. interface to a variety of legacy navigators
Even further, the GI 275 adds a tremendous on the market.
he GI 275 electronic flight instru- amount of reliability and capability to any Vertical and lateral GPS, VOR/LOC and

Tment is ready for installati on in cockpit, making it the perfect upgrade for glide slope deviation can be viewed on the

select Part 27 Federal Aviation Admin- every panel.” GI 275. MFD-like features such as a moving

istration registered helicopters via Field Lightweight and compact, the GI 275 is map, MFD flight data, weather, traffic,

Approval, Garmin has announced. intentionally designed to take advantage of SafeTaxi airport diagrams and the display of

The instrument has completed stringent the common 3.125-inch flight instrument radar altimeter information, add even more

helicopter vibration and temperature size, reducing installation time and preserv- capability to the cockpit.

testing, demonstrating it can withstand the ing the existing instrument panel. The GI 275 can be paired with the GRA

harsh operating environments encountered Its bright, high-resolution touchscreen 55/5500 and other third-party products

by helicopters. display and wide viewing angle offers supe- to display radar altimeter data. Visual and

Initial variants approved for installation rior readability in the cockpit. In addition aural annunciations are also available.

include the course deviation indicator (CDI), to interfacing with the flight instrument Built-in Wi-Fi enables Database Con-

radar altimeter display and the multi-func- via the touchscreen, a dual concentric cierge, the wireless transfer of aviation

tion display (MFD) versions of the GI 275. knob allows pilots to access a variety of databases to the GI 275. Pilots also have

Follow-on approval of the GI 275 as a key functions. the option to transfer databases to the GI

replacement for the attitude indicator and Suitable as a direct replacement to many 275 using a USB flash drive and the GSB 15

horizontal situation indicator (HSI) via STC aging flight instruments, the GI 275 offers USB charger.

is expected in Q4 2020. operators a simple and straightforward Databases can also be synced among

“With these approvals, we’re thrilled to upgrade path to achieve modern flight multiple GI 275 flight instruments in a

expand the availability of the GI 275 to now instrument features and functions. single cockpit. Additional wireless func-

include the helicopter market,” said Carl When installed as a CDI, the GI 275 is tions include the sharing of GPS position

Wolf, vice president of aviation sales and designed to accept a variety of GPS and and back-up attitude information with the

marketing. navigation inputs, allowing up to two GPS Garmin Pilot mobile application.

“The GI 275 is the perfect solution for sources and two VHF navigation sources. The GI 275 comes with a two-year

helicopter owners and operators, as it The GI 275 features an Omni Bearing Re- warranty and is supported by Garmin’s

allows them to take a scalable, cost-con- solver that allows the flight instrument to award-winning aviation support team. Q
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