Garmin announced yesterday that it had introduced a new multi -function electronic flight instrument capable of replacing round gauges in existing instrument panels.
Named the GI 275, the unit can be retrofitted to aircraft using the existing 3.125" (79 mm) panel holes. The GI 275 can be configured as a variety of instruments including, an attitude indicator, attitude directional indicator (ADI), course deviation indicator (CDI), horizontal situation indicator (HSI) and engine indication system (EIS).
“As constant innovators within the avionics industry, we’re redefining the aircraft cockpit with the introduction of the GI 275,” said Carl Wolf, vice president of aviation sales and marketing. “With the GI 275, pilots can take an economical and scalable approach to their avionics upgrade, while saving on the installation labor and cost.
"The capabilities of the GI 275 are amazing – it can provide ADAHRS, autopilot interface and replace ADI, HSI, standby and EIS indicators, along with 60-minutes of battery back-up for primary or standby applications, or it can just be the coolest-ever CDI. If it’s round and in their panel, pilots can likely replace it with the GI 275 to receive modern flight display features and benefits in a powerful, yet compact touchscreen flight instrument.”
Beyond the traditional flight instrument display, the GI 275 adds multi function display-like features, such as traffic, weather, terrain, airport diagrams and optional synthetic vision technology. Alternatively, a GI 275 can also be installed as a standby to a number of glass flight displays and is available with a 60-minute back-up battery. It's also compatible with a variety of third-party autopilots and does not require a separate interface adapter.
Built-in Wi-Fi enables the wireless transfer of aviation databases to the GI 275 from the Garmin Pilot, and wireless flight plan transfer via Bluetoothis available when the GI 275 is paired with a GPS 175, GNC 355 or GNX 375. Additional wireless functions include the sharing of GPS position and back-up attitude information with Garmin Pilot.
The GI 275 has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval and is available immediately for installation in over 1000 single- and multi-engine aircraft models.
More information is available on the Garmin website.