OLATHE, Kan., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. , today introduced the G600, a revolutionary new avionics suite designed specifically for the retrofit aircraft market. The G600 was announced at the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture Fly-In located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Garmin's G600 incorporates two individual displays -- a PFD and MFD -- in a customized package designed for easy retrofit installation. The G600 is designed to communicate and integrate with Garmin's panel mount products, and provides essential information such as attitude, air data, weather, terrain, and traffic.
"The G600 lets owners of existing aircraft upgrade their avionics panel from steam gauges to a modern glass cockpit," said Gary Kelley, Garmin's vice president of marketing. "With its outstanding features, easy operation, and the finest situational awareness, the G600 makes a glass cockpit an affordable option for thousands of aircraft owners."
Building on the virtues of the G1000 integrated avionics suite, the G600 has multiple features and functions that dramatically reduce pilot workload. The G600 combines critical flight data and displays it in a digital format on dual LCD displays. This user-friendly presentation allows pilots to quickly and efficiently scan the data so that they can stay ahead of the aircraft during all phases of flight.
The G600 replaces traditional mechanical gyroscopic flight instruments with a solid state Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) for superior reliability and accuracy. Garmin's AHRS features rapid alignment while moving, including in-flight dynamic restarts.
The bezel framing the G600's PFD and MFD (10"w x 6.7"h) allows for easy installation into the existing instrument panel in most aircraft. The system is designed to take the space that is currently occupied by the instrument six-pack (attitude, airspeed, altitude, vertical rate, turn coordinator and directional gyro).
Major System Components:
-- 6.5-inch (diagonal) PFD and 6.5-inch (diagonal) MFD with VGA
resolution
-- Interfaces with Garmin navigators for GPS, flight plan and navigation
data
-- Display for TIS and various TAS and TCAS systems
-- Solid-state Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) with
tri-axial magnetometer
-- Worldwide terrain and U.S. obstacle database
-- Digital Air Data Computer
-- Optional Class-B Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS)
-- Optional ChartView(TM) for displaying approach, departure, arrival
charts along with airport surface diagrams
Real-time weather is also available as an option via XM WX Satellite Weather(TM) (U.S. only) through Garmin's GDL 69 or GDL 69A. Graphical weather depictions of NEXRAD, METARs, TAFs, TFRs, winds aloft, echo tops, precipitation type at the surface, lightning strikes, storm-cell data, AIRMETs, and SIGMETs can be received and displayed on the G600 so that pilots can make informed navigation decisions. The weather data may be laid directly over Jeppesen(R) and topographic map databases. The G600 also provides a user interface for the more than 170 channels of XM audio.
Garmin's newly announced SafeTaxi(TM) is another feature of the G600. SafeTaxi provides pilots with detailed diagrams of over 650 airports so that they can navigate unfamiliar taxiways with ease. These electronic charts identify runways, taxiways, and structures, and are geo-referenced to the aircraft's exact position on the field.
Garmin anticipates that the G600 will receive the FAA's Approved Model List Supplemental Type Certification (AML STC), which will simplify certification for approximately 400 different aircraft models. The G600 includes the GDU 620 display/control unit, GRS 77 AHRS, GDC 74A digital air data computer, GMU 44 tri-axial magnetometer, and GTP 59 temp probe. The G600 will be available in mid-2007 at a suggested retail price of $29,772.
Garmin International Inc. is a member of the Garmin Ltd. group of companies, which designs and manufactures navigation, communication and information devices -- most of which are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin is a leader in the general aviation and consumer GPS markets and its products serve aviation, marine, outdoor recreation, automotive, wireless and OEM applications. Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit Garmin's virtual pressroom at http://www.garmin.com/pressroom or contact the Media Relations department at 913-397-8200. Garmin and G1000 are registered trademarks, and G600, GDL 69, GDL 69A, GDU 620, GRS 77, GDC 74A, GMU 44, GTP 59 and SafeTaxi are trademarks, of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries. Anticipated product availability dates are based on management's current expectations and are not guaranteed.
All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
Notice on forward-looking statements:
This release includes forward-looking statements regarding Garmin Ltd. and its business. All statements regarding the company's future product introductions and expected product availability dates are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management's current expectations. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual results could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting Garmin, including, but not limited to, the risk factors listed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 filed by Garmin with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number 0-31983). A copy of Garmin's Form 10-K can be downloaded at http://www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/finReports.html . No forward- looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and Garmin undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
