EAA AirVenture 2009 Podcast Series: Garmin’s New GAD43

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • Garmin has introduced the GAD43, a new product designed to resolve an incompatibility issue for G600 glass panel owners.
  • Previously, aircraft with Garmin G600 panels still required old iron gyros to provide attitude information to autopilots.
  • The GAD43 enables the G600's digital attitude information to communicate directly with autopilots, eliminating the need for the older gyro systems.
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Owners who equip their aircraft with Garmin’s G600 glass panel have been sometimes surprised to learn they still need to retain their old iron gyros to give the autopilot attitude pickoff information. Garmin has addressed this with a new product called the GAD43, which allows the G600’s digital attitude information to talk directly to autopilots. In this podcast, Garmin’s Jim Alpiser explains how it works.

This podcast is brought to you by WxWorx XM WX Satellite Weather and Bose Corporation.

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