Garmin introduced two new avionics products targeting the Part 25 transport category market, the new GTS 8000 Tcas II unit and GTX 3000 Mode S transponder. Both new products received FAA TSO certification on August 7 and will be fitted on upcoming new jets featuring Garmin G5000 avionics suites, including the Cessna Citation Ten, Latitude and Longitude and Bombardier Learjet 70 and 75. At Garmin’s NBAA exhibit (Booth No. 2758), the company is showing the G1000, G3000 and G5000 integrated flight decks, G600 glass panels, the new GWX solid-state radar, active traffic systems, ADS-B solutions, portable GPS units and the Garmin Pilot iPad app.
The GTS 8000 and GTX 3000 also can interface with Garmin G1000 through G5000 system and thus will be available for retrofit programs, according to avionics product manager Bill Stone. “We’re working through our initial airworthiness certifications with Cessna and Bombardier,” he said, “[then] looking for the retrofit market.” The GTS 8000 can also replace older Tcas processors and drive existing IVSI displays, and it weighs less, costs less and is more reliable than “typical” TCAS systems, according to Stone.
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