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Garmin founders win Economist’s Innovation Award for Consumer Products
In 1989, Gary Burrell and Dr. Min Kao stood around a card table with a couple fellow engineers, discussing how a constellation of satellites could benefit people's lives. This week, the founders of Garmin were honored with the Economist Group 2012 Innovation Award for Consumer Products for Garmin’s portable navigation devices. Earlier this month, Gary and Min were inducted into the Kansas Aviation Hall... -
Understanding the new ICAO flight plan filing requirements
The way some IFR flight plans are filed is changing, and Garmin is here to help! New International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) 2012 Flight Plan filing requirements go into effect today. What does that mean for those of you planning an IFR flight soon? If you want to file an international flight plan, or wish [...] The post Understanding the new ICAO flight plan... -
Artwork, startups and scavenger hunts: Garmin connects with community
Everywhere we look this week we're reminded how much we love our hometown and being a part of the vibrant Kansas City community. Yesterday, we were honored to be part of "Reverse Pitch Day" in conjunction with Global Entrepreneurship Week. Our friends at Sprint invited us and our fellow KC companies Cerner, Hallmark, H&R Block and DST to share our stories and our insight...
