Avionics
Garmin Adding King Air Autoland, New Autothrottle
The next Autoland system from Garmin will be for the King Air 200 series, followed by the King Air 300.
Garmin Autoland King Air 200
Garmin's Autoland provides information to passengers about the progress of the automatic landing process on cockpit displays. © (Photo: Garmin)

Garmin’s next Autoland program and its first retrofit of the system, which will be for 200-series Beechcraft King Airs, is nearing FAA certification. The avionics manufacturer’s Autoland system will subsequently be certified on select 300-series King Airs.

As Autoland requires an autothrottle system, Garmin has also for the first time developed its own autothrottle, which is integrated with the G1000 NXi avionics suite to allow for retrofit of Autoland. The supplemental type certificate (STC) approval of the King Air Autoland system will require Garmin’s G1000 NXi avionics, and the King Air 200 series STC includes the G1000 NXi upgrade. Retrofits of Autoland and the autothrottle will be available for the 200-series King Airs in the third quarter, followed by 300-series King Airs in 2024.

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