Garmin has received Federal Aviation Administration Supplemental Type Certification for the GFC 600 autopilot in the Cessna 310R1. Additionally, Smart Rudder Bias2 is now certified for Cessna 310R aircraft equipped with the GFC 600 autopilot, further growing the list of compatible aircraft to offer this safety-enhancing technology.
Full-featured autopilot
The GFC 600 digital autopilot is intended for piston single/twin-engine and turbine aircraft that have a wide range of speed and performance characteristics and provides a long list of existing general aviation aircraft with a simple, lightweight, cost-effective autopilot upgrade path. Incorporating solid state attitude with robust self-monitoring capabilities, the GFC 600 provides superior autopilot performance, greater reliability, and tremendous safety tools. In addition to traditional autopilot capabilities such as altitude hold, vertical speed and heading modes, the GFC 600 also includes:
Smart Rudder Bias
Part of the Garmin Autonomí family of autonomous flight technologies, Smart Rudder Bias provides pilots assistance against the hazardous effects of one-engine inoperative flight when the aircraft is appropriately equipped.The system continuously monitors engine parameters using Engine Indication System data displayed on a G500 TXi or G600 TXi flight display and activates when the system detects a predetermined power differential between each engine. Once activated, rudder force is dynamically adjusted to aid a pilot in providing enough force to the rudder to help control a sideslip. A yellow annunciator for the associated inoperative engine is conveniently displayed along with autopilot annunciations on the G500 TXi or G600 TXi flight display, helping the pilot more quickly identify the issue.
Enhanced Garmin Electronic Stability and Protection settings for OEI conditions help Smart Rudder Bias-equipped aircraft avoid potentially hazardous flight attitudes and airspeeds by tailoring these settings to help address the aerodynamic characteristics associated with OEI operations. Smart Rudder Bias requires a G500 TXi or G600 TXi configured as a primary flight display with engine indication system data, which can be shown as a strip on the G500 TXi or G600 TXi, or on a separate dedicated TXi EIS display. Additionally, Smart Rudder Bias requires the yaw axis option be installed on the GFC 600.
The GFC 600 digital autopilot for the Cessna 310R is available immediately through select Garmin authorized dealers. Garmin continues to add additional aircraft models to the growing STC list for the GFC 600 autopilot.
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