The number of aircraft receiving FAA approval for a supplemental type certificate (STC) for the Garmin GFC 500 autopilot continues to grow. This week Garmin announced the American Champion Aircraft ...

Garmin introduces affordable GFC 500 and GFC 600 retrofit autopilot series for legacy aircraft. GFC 500 targets light single-engine piston aircraft, while GFC 600 is designed for high-performance ...

Garmin autopilots are available for more Cessna aircraft in the wake of supplemental type certificate (STC) approvals by the FAA. The GFC 600 has been approved for use with the cargo pod-equipped ...

ATC: 'I don't know if you can hear me but cleared to land' Updated  In what looks to be the first successful use of Garmin's Autoland product outside of testing, the FAA has confirmed a small plane ...

Garmin has received FAA approval for its GFC 500 on the Beechcraft Bonanza F33A and its GFC 600 on Beechcraft Baron models 58P, 58PA, 58TC and 58TCA from 1983 or earlier, expanding its autopilot ...

The Garmin GFC 600 digital autopilot that can now be installed in King Air 200s adds features such as level mode and under/overspeed protection. Garmin said the standard 6.25-inch mode controller for ...

In just three years, Garmin has completed 42 Supplemental Type Certifications (STC) on over 30 popular aircraft, spanning nearly 200 aircraft models between both autopilots, with more aircraft ...

“We are thrilled to announce the first jet aircraft approval for the GFC 600 digital autopilot, providing these turbofan aircraft with a modern and advanced autopilot upgrade and further simplifying ...

Flying in a small plane is thrilling (and at least slightly terrifying) when things go as planned. It's another story when the pilot of the small plane is, for whatever reason, suddenly unable to fly ...

Life-saving technology. The post Autopilot Autonomously Lands Plane After Cabin Loses Pressure, for the First Time Ever ...

OLATHE, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Garmin ® International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NYSE: GRMN), the world’s largest 1 and most innovative marine electronics manufacturer, today announced the GHC ™ 50 ...

Garmin International is trying to take the pressure off of pilots caught in an engine shutdown emergency with its Smart Glide safety tool. Part of the company's Autonomí family of autonomous flight ...