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AVIONICS AIRSHOWS

NEW TOUCH FEATURES AIRSHOW INCIDENT
ACCIDENT REVIEW 2019

• The 7-inch G3X Touch display can be installed on the right-
hand side of the panel and can be used as a co-pilot display.
armin has announced new G3X Touch features and panel • Up to three G3X Touch displays can now be installed in a While 2019 recorded the lowest number of airshow
Gconfi gurati ons, as well as cost-eff ecti ve avionics opti ons single panel; up to a total of four displays can be installed in

approved for installation in certified aircraft. tandem aircraft. fatalities ever, our World Airnews correspondent

New wireless engine data streaming and flight data logging • The 7-inch or 10-inch G3X Touch display can be installed as Des Barker asks if enough is being done to prevent

give pilots additional insight into aircraft and engine perfor- a standalone MFD with optional EIS - a natural addition to

mance, and additional G3X Touch display layout options give thousands of aircraft that already have a G5 electronic flight one incident
pilots flexibility when provisioning for a G3X Touch installation instrument installed in the panel.
in their aircraft. AVIONICS OPTIONS Airshow Accident Casualties 2010 to 2019

In addition the new features for the G5 electronic flight instru- 287

ment include the display of density altitude while on the ground These include: 290

and the option to display additional data fields when the G5 is • GMA 245R adds a remote audio panel option that is con- 270

paired with the GTN 650/750 or the GPS 175/GNC 355/GNX 375. trolled from a G3X Touch display.

G3X TOUCH FOR CERTIFIED AIRCRAFT • GTR 20 offers pilots a remote comm option that is controlled 250
through the G3X Touch display. Features such as 3D Audio,
Pilots are provided with a comprehensive, in-depth look at engine advanced auto squelch, two-place stereo intercom and ste- 230
performance and trend data with G3X Touch for certified aircraft, reo music input are available with the GTR 20.

which includes built-in flight data logging and optional engine • GTR 200B is a two-place panel-mount comm that adds 210
monitoring. Bluetooth functionality with a phone or tablet, as well as 3D

Aircraft performance, engine data and any instances of going Audio, advanced auto squelch and more. 190

beyond limits that may occur are automatically stored on an SD • GAP 26 Angle of Attack (AOA) indicator adds the display of 170

card in the display. AOA on G3X Touch.
Available as an option, pilots can view real-time detailed engine 150

information from G3X Touch within the Garmin Pilot app, which is G5 ELECTRONIC FLIGHT INSTRUMENT FOR Casualties

sent wirelessly from the flight display to the app. CERTIFIED AIRCRAFT 130

Engine information, flight data logs, as well as exceedance infor- While on the ground, pilots can now view outside air tem- 105 112

mation is also automatically synced with the fly Garmin website for perature (OAT) and density altitude on the G5 electronic flight 110

post-flight analysis. instrument when it’s paired with a temperature probe. The G5 90 84
DISPLAY CONFIGURATIONS is also capable of sharing temperature information with other
products. When the G5 is paired with the GTN 650/750 or the
These include: GPS 175/GNC 355/GNX 375, pilots have the option to add new 70

• Dual 10.6-inch displays can now be installed and configured display fields on the navigators, including air temperature, 50 48 44 42
as a Primary Flight Display (PFD) on the left and Multi-func- density altitude, wind direction and speed, headwind or 29 33 30

tion display (MFD) on the right, with optional engine informa- tailwind and true airspeed (TAS). 30 22 23 17 25

tion displayed on either display. For more information visit www.garmin.com/aviation. Q 13 13 14 10
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Killed Injured Total

organisers and spectators, or was it just a statistical spike?”

From 2015 it became apparent that it was just a statistical spike.

his report does not seek to pass judgement on airshow ac- We saw a steady increase in airshow accidents again until 2017.

Tcidents other than reporti ng on informati on in the public But since then, a downward trend is once again evident and those

domain in an effort to identify and alert the airshow community monitoring the statistics are once again questioning whether we

worldwide, to accident trends in airshow safety. have a definite change in airshow discipline or is it just a statistical
What can be concluded was that airshow ‘guardian angels’ once spike? 2020 will certainly provide the answers.
again worked overtime in 2019 and did a splendid job of restricting Sadly, and at the expense of melodrama, there is nothing new

the number of airshow accidents at air events worldwide. under the sun. Due to the fickleness of man’s decision making,

highly experienced pilots, still, in some cases, continue to make the
INTRODUCTION same errors in judgement over the past 111 years of airshows.
‘Black 2010’ with its 41 airshow accidents is still fresh in the minds 2019 – A SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT

of those involved in airshow safety worldwide when consensus was

reached between ICAS EAC and ASSA that the accident/incident The most significant indicator in 2019 was the lowest number

rate had to be capped. Clearly, by 2019, the objective has not been of airshow fatalities ever, only ten versus the historical average
fully achieved. of twenty-one. In turn, the lowest number of pilots lost their

From 2011 to 2014, regulators and the airshow community lives, only five, versus the annual average of 13. What drives this
were patting themselves on the back with statistical evidence of a performance?

decline clearly evident. The concern was always “were we seeing Opinions differ, but it is thought that a greater

an actual definite decrease worldwide accruing from the contri- awareness of risk and risk management by pilots,

butions of the display pilots, safety officers, air bosses, airshow air bosses and event organisers have given new To page 22

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