French manufacturer Daher will fit an autoland system to the 2020 TBM 940 single-engined turbo-prop, the company announced this week.
Based on the Garmin system available with the G3000 flight deck, Daher's HomeSafe is an emergency system that can guide the aircraft to a landing in the event of pilot incapacitation, using weather, traffic and terrain information to select the optimum airport for landing, considering fuel range, flight distance and runway length.
The TBM 940 becomes the third GA aircraft to install an autoland system based on the Garmin capability, joining the Piper M600 SLS and the Cirrus SF50 Vision jet.
“As Daher continues its efforts to introduce technological features that enhance operational safety for our pilot owners and operators, we also have widened the focus in our Model Year 2020 TBM 940 to address safety from the passenger point of view with HomeSafe,” said Nicolas Chabbert, Senior Vice President of Daher’s Aircraft Division.
Daher is currently validating HomeSafe for the TBM 940 and expects it will be available when certified by airworthiness authorities.