Autonomi is Garmin’s smart autonomous tech for GA airplanes and among other features includes emergency Autoland, and now a trickle-down feature called Smart Glide. During an engine power loss, Smart Glide is designed to navigate to the most suitable airfield after the pilot activates the function with a panel-mounted switch or with the Direct-To button on Garmin’s GTN TXi navigator. If you can’t make the airport, it will tell you, and when coupled to an autopilot, it will pitch to the best-glide airspeed and fly to the runway environment. It’s Garmin’s major announcement at AirVenture 2021 at Oshkosh and in this video Garmin’s Kyle Ludwick gives an overview.
Garmin Smart Glide Debuts At AirVenture
Key Takeaways:
- Garmin's Smart Glide is an autonomous technology for General Aviation (GA) airplanes designed to assist pilots during an engine power loss.
- Upon activation, the system identifies and navigates to the most suitable airfield, notifying the pilot if the chosen airport is unreachable.
- When coupled with an autopilot, Smart Glide automatically pitches the aircraft to its best-glide airspeed and directs it towards the selected runway environment.
- This feature is a trickle-down from Garmin's Autonomi system and was a major announcement at AirVenture 2021.
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