Tecnam announced yesterday that the European Aviation Safety Agency(EASA) has fully certified an alternative avionic system for the Tecnam P2010 based on the Garmin G500 glass cockpit suite.
The P2010 is a new single engine, four-seat, certified for general aviation under FAR Part 23.
The Garmin G500 IFR suite is the latest cockpit avionics option for the P2010 that EASA has certified.
"Its enhanced capabilities and expanded features set the G500 glass flight display system ahead of its competitors," Tecnam said in the announcement.
"Tecnam pilots will experience a faster, more responsive and modernized mapping display, complete with a number of enhancements that bring new capabilities to the P Twenty Ten flight display."
This new configuration includes, alongside the Garmin G500 suite:
- An engine information system based on the JPI EDM930
- A Garmin GTN 650 touchscreen COM/NAV/GPS as the primary navigator
- A Garmin GNC 255 as secondary COM/NAV
- A GTX 33 remote mode-S XPDR controlled via GTN 650
- Optional ADF and DME.
The Tecnam P2010 is also certified with analogue IFR instruments and a Garmin G1000 suite.