It’s time to rethink what’s possible in your panel. Now, with Garmin’s G3X system, pilots of experimental/kitbuilt and light sport aircraft are finding they can comfortably afford to fly with the very latest in electronic “glass cockpit” capabilities. Adapting proven technology from Garmin’s top-of-the-line integrated flight deck systems, the G3X offers a full range of upgrade solutions to fit your panel, priorities and budget.

A Complete Silicon Suite
Designed around the GDU 370/375 series of panel-mount displays, the G3X suite provides an easy-to-install, non-TSO’d option that lets you grow your system as your needs and budget dictate. For example, you can start with a single glass display that combines full primary flight (PFD) attitude/directional guidance with electronic engine monitoring and detailed moving-map multifunction (MFD) capabilities. Then, should you choose to expand your cockpit configu­ration, you can opt for separate PFD and MFD screens – or even add a co-pilot’s flight display. A built-in network interface allows up to three displays to be interlinked in the panel, with full reversionary backup for added safety and redundancy.

Highly Evolved. Not Highly Expensive.
Simplicity meets sophistication in the G3X flight deck. Using sophisticated graphics modeling, the integrated SVX™ synthetic vision technology provides a 3-D “virtual reality” perspective of what lies ahead. The system pulls together information from the built-in aviation basemap and terrain elevation database, letting you clearly visualize terrain features, obstacles, waterways and airport locations on the 7-inch high-definition display. By adding a GTX 330 Mode S transponder, your G3X display Traffic Information Service (TIS) alerts to help identify aircraft in your proximity. The system can also be coupled with the TruTrak GX Pilot autopilot system to provide sophisticated flight control modes including altitude preselect and capture, heading hold and GPS navigation. The autopilot can even be used to fly WAAS approaches when used in conjunction with a GNS 400W/500W series unit.

Solid-State ADAHRS Makes Gyros Obsolete
The G3X system uses the latest in GPS-aided digital ADAHRS (Air Data and Attitude Heading and Reference Systems). Leveraging solid-state sensors and sophisticated attitude determination and integrity monitoring algorithms used in Garmin’s high-end G1000 system, the G3X’s ADAHRS provides highly accurate and reliable referencing of your aircraft position, rate, vector and accelera­tion data. Better still, the complete sensor package – ADAHRS and EIS engine monitoring¹, plus magnetometer and temperature probe – takes up just a fraction of the space and weight previously required by conventional gyro-based instrument systems.

Navigate with Electronic Charts
In addition to its detailed terrain map, the G3X system comes preloaded with SafeTaxi® airport diagrams and Garmin FliteCharts®. The FliteCharts offer NACO-format IFR approach plates and terminal procedures for airports throughout the U.S. Garmin SafeTaxi gives you detailed taxiway maps and geo-referenced position information for over 900 U.S. airports. Plus, there’s also AOPA Airport Directory data that offers detailed information on over 7,400 U.S. airports, along with airports of entry for Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.

So Many Ways to Connect
To create the ideal glass package for your aircraft, the G3X will integrate seamlessly with a wide array of Garmin avionics and sensors. The affordable SL40 VHF Comm or SL30 Nav/Comm units offer space-saving 1.3-inch high formats that fit easily in most smaller panels. To augment the G3X’s non-TSO’d internal VFR GPS, you can opt to add Garmin’s popular GNS 430W or 530W WAAS-certified IFR GPS/Nav/Comm units for even more capability. Another great choice is the GMA 240 non-TSO’d audio panel: It supports dual COMM and NAV receivers, has two music inputs, and lets you hear G3X audio alerts through your headset. You can even connect cellphone calls or iPod/MP3/XM Radio players – which the system will override with instant muting when radio transmis­sions are received from ATC.

Watch for Flying Weather
Weather is always moving and changing. So, the Garmin G3X system makes weather watching easier with optional XM™ WX satellite datalink capability (XM subscription required). It’s available with the GDU 375 display module, which features a built-in XM receiver. (The GDU 370 model does not include XM capability.)

Providing critical weather information for the U.S. and parts of Canada, the XM receiver offers you access to graphical NEXRAD imagery, METARS, TAFs, TFRs, winds aloft, echo tops, lightning strikes, storm cell data, and more. (Subscriptions required; sold separately) The graphical weather data can be overlaid directly on the MFD’s topographic map. And there’s even a user interface that lets you use the XM receiver to enjoy more than 170 channels of digital inflight entertainment via XM Radio. All in all, it’s a smarter, safer and infinitely more enjoyable way to fly.

Garmin G3X: Flying with a full deck just got easier.

¹Engine/Airframe interfaces: Support is planned for sensors commonly used on Lycoming, Continental, Rotax, and Jabiru engines

Say hello to the aera series: Easy-to-use pilot/motorist GPS solutions from the leader in both Aviation and Automotive portable navigation. Featuring crisp 4.3-inch QVGA wide-format displays with touchscreen interface, all four aera models come with preloaded automotive maps, a built-in terrain/obstacles aviation database, patented Panel Page instrument display, and more. So, you can go from runways to roadways with the best in moving-map guidance to match your needs and budget.

Go Top-of-the-Line with aera 560

The most feature-rich navigator in Garmin’s aera lineup, the 560 model combines a more advanced list of automotive and piloting capabilities with higher-resolution 9 arc-second terrain/obstacle graphics that yield over 11 times more onscreen resolution than the standard 30 arc-second versions. As in all the aera models, GPS updating is provided at a super- fast 5 Hz rate. And you also get full support for the latest in XM WX™ satellite weather capabilities¹. With coverage for the U.S. and Canada, the XM service lets you reference detailed NEXRAD imaging and METARs data, as well as current reports on precipitation, lightning, winds aloft, airport terminal forecasts, and more. Weather graphics can be overlaid on your aera’s moving-map display. And for added entertainment value, your XM receiver can also be used to access over 170 channels of digital audio entertainment (XM subscription required). The GXM 40 smart antenna is included with your aera 560. And a single integrated cabling solution for power, music and datalink weather options makes for easy, clutter-free aera connectivity in your cockpit.

Think “mini-MFD” with Preloaded Mapping

In addition to the XM satellite access, your aera 560 comes fully preloaded with detailed flight mapping, terrain/obstacles alerting, U.S. SafeTaxi® charts, and AOPA Airport Directory data. So, you’ll have a wealth of information resources at your fingertips to help you make better flying decisions. A full year of prepaid aviation database updates is included with your aera 560 purchase. And to further enhance situational awareness, the aera 560’s graphical Terrain page offers both overhead and vertical profile views of the topography under your flight path. There’s also an IFR map mode that lets you display and navigate on high or low enroute airways – while using your touchscreen map cursor to reference MEAs (Minimum Enroute Altitudes) and distances between intersections. Plus, to help with traffic surveillance, an optional power/data cable (sold separately) makes it easy to interface your aera with the Garmin GTX 330 Mode S transponder in your aircraft, thus enabling you to access and display TIS traffic alerts in busy terminal airspace. As an added convenience, you can also use the aera to load communication frequencies into your Garmin SL 40 Comm or SL 30 Nav/Comm transceiver.

It’s Loaded for the Road as Well

The segue from pilot to motorist is seamless when you go with the aera 560: Its “dual boot” design, supported by preloaded City Navigator® NT street mapping, converts to “road mode” in a virtual heartbeat. Operating much like Garmin’s popular nüvi® line of touchscreen auto navigators, the aera 560 offers voice-guided turn-by-turn directions with text-to-speech audio technology that calls out streets by name. In addition, there’s built-in Bluetooth® support for wireless hands-free calling with your compatible mobile phone. Other premium features available on the aera 560 include lane assist with junction view, speed limit notification, Navteq traffic alerts, and more². Plus, you can still enjoy XM Radio and monitor XM WX satellite weather while operating in auto mode. And to speed your transition from aircraft to automotive mode, there’s also a unique ”smart mount” for the aera that helps get you on your way with instant clip-and-go navigation.

Garmin aera series: It’s the ultimate fly/drive option.

¹Subscriptions are required for optional XM weather and audio entertainment packages (sold separately).

²Navteq traffic alerts require the GTM 20 (sold separately). Traffic content not available for all areas. See www.navteq.com/rdstraffic for traffic coverage areas.