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Helicopter pilots had a chance to see Garmin's new helicopter products for the first time earlier this week at Heli-Expo. Whether looking at the products in Garmin's booth or in helicopters on static display, the G500H and HTAWS for the 430W / 530W were magnets that pilots seemed to gravitate to.  One of the most [...] The post Victor’s Vectors: Garmin hovers into Heli-Expo...

Today we announced two new helicopter products — the G500H and HTAWS. Garmin has been in the helicopter market for awhile with products like the GNS 430W/530W, but the G500H and HTAWS are our first helicopter-specific announcements. The G500H has been optimized for rotorcraft and offers features like helicopter synthetic vision technology (HSVT™), helicopter-specific databases [...] The post New Products for Helicopters With All-Glass,...

Last week I talked about two of the databases available for the G1000 through Jeppesen, and this week I’ll explain some of the other available databases. The aviation databases available through Garmin are available through www.fly.garmin.com.  Below I have listed the databases, and a little information about each.  These databases are loaded to the bottom SD card slot for the PFD and MFD, which...