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Value Added: Garmin Expands Pilot Training Classes to Include Integrated Flight Decks

Garmin is pleased to announce expanded pilot training opportunities for 2015 to include additional live classes and eLearning courses. Garmin is offering scheduled classes for the GTN 650/750 touchscreen navigator series and G500/G600 glass flight display systems, in addition to on demand classes for the G1000, G3000, and G5000 Integrated Flight Decks. These live classes…

Value Added: Garmin Expands Pilot Training Classes to Include Integrated Flight Decks

Garmin is pleased to announce expanded pilot training opportunities for 2015 to include additional live classes and eLearning courses. Garmin is offering scheduled classes for the GTN 650/750 touchscreen navigator series and G500/G600 glass flight display systems, in addition to on demand classes for the G1000, G3000, and G5000 Integrated Flight Decks. These live classes…

Value Added: Garmin Avionics Offers New Rebate Programs for King Air G1000 Upgrades

Garmin is pleased to announce two new rebate programs for select King Air owners and operators who choose to upgrade their Garmin avionics to the G1000 Integrated Flight Deck. The popular G1000 retrofit suite for the King Air series continues to receive exceptional response and provides operators with enhanced capabilities that minimize pilot workload, increase…

Value Added: FltPlan Adds Multiple, Customizable FRATs Safety Management System

FltPlan announced that it has enhanced its Safety Management System program by adding multiple FRATs (Flight Risk Assessment Tools) that are customizable for both a flight department’s operation and its different aircraft as well. The addition of multiple FRATs is the latest new feature added to FltPlan’s Safety Management System (SMS), a systematic approach to…

Value Added: CenTex Halo 250 Kits Option on New and Field King Air 250s

Centex has completed its first shipment of Halo 250 kits to Beechcraft. The kits will be installed as the Enhanced Payload Option on new production Beechcraft King Air 250 aircraft at the company’s manufacturing facility in Wichita, Kansas. After working with Beechcraft and BLR Aerospace, CenTex is now able to offer the Halo 250 conversion…

Value Added: Garmin Announces New Connectivity Options Flight Streaming

Recently, Garmin announced the availability of the Flight Streaming 110/210 Bluetooth wireless gateway. Flight Stream enables connectivity and communication between select Garmin avionics and Garmin Pilot on certain iPad/iPhone and Android devices. Flight Stream is Garmin’s latest addition to an expanded Connext portfolio of products and features, offering a true connected cockpit so pilots have…