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Oshkosh has more than its fair share of announcements and press releases. Announcements like the GPSMAP 696/695 getting geo-referenced charts, the GSR 56 Iridium transceiver that enables worldwide weather capability, the GDL 59 with Wi-Fi data link, the G500/G600 software updates, the G1000 upgrades for the King Air 200, the Garmin ESP, and the Pilot My-Cast [...] The post Victor’s Vectors: New software update for...

It's here! Georeferenced charts for the GPSMAP 695/696are available and more will be coming soon. Having georeferenced charts on your 696 means that you'll see your aircraft's position directly on the chart. Previously, you only saw the chart without the aircraft icon. Georeferenced charts will be available in two different ways: Garmin FliteCharts and ChartView [...] The post Garmin at Oshkosh, Day 5 –...

We officially announced Garmin ESP last week, but it has Oshkosh buzzing. ESP is our new stability augmentation system. This electronic monitoring and exceedance-correcting technology is for the G1000 and G3000 and it helps keep pilots out of trouble by helping them maintain the aircraft in a safe, flight stable condition and therefore helps prevent [...] The post Garmin at Oshkosh, Day 4 –...