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By Jim Douglas |
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June 5, 2010 - At southern
Europe's the 2010 Eur-Avia Cannes International General Aviation
Exhibition Cannes, France is the venue for DAHER-SOCATA's debut of its
TB20 Trinidad GT single-engine general aviation aircraft retrofitted
with a Garmin G500 avionics suite. The retrofit received its European
Supplemental Type Certification (STC) in April, providing a modern
"glass cockpit" configuration for this category of aircraft. The G500 avionics suite is an affordable way for aircraft owners to transform their existing "six-pack" avionics panel to a full "glass cockpit" dual-screen display configuration. It features a 6.5-inch primary flight display (PFD) and multifunction display (MFD), along with an attitude/heading reference system (AHRS). G500 customers also can install a tailored version of Garmin's Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT™) software and Chartview as an option, along with the new Garmin GAD 43 autopilot offered for the avionics upgrade. "More than 2,000 TB 'Caribbean line' aircraft were manufactured, and DAHER-SOCATA is committed to offering support and services such as this avionics retrofit for our customers to keep their aircraft flying over the long term," explained Nicolas Chabbert, Senior Vice President of DAHER-SOCATA Airplane Division. |
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"At this year's
Eur-Avia event, we're proud to be able to highlight the work of our
avionics team on the TB Trinidad GT series retrofit solution, which
provides all the advantages of Garmin's modern G500 glass panel display.
We expect this will give a new life to our family of single-engine
piston aircraft, while demonstrating DAHER-SOCATA skills in avionics
modernization." Also exhibited at the 2010 Eur-Avia show is a
DAHER-SOCATA IBM 850 very fast turboprop, which is equipped with a
Garmin G1000 "glass cockpit" as well, providing a modern integrated
flight deck, enhanced situational awareness and reduced pilot workload. The Eur-Avia show - being held June 4-6 at |
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