Avionics
Citation XLS+/XLS Gen2 Next in Line for G5000 Upgrade
Touchscreen controllers, emergency descent mode, and LPV approaches come with the upgrade
Garmin G5000 avionics upgrade Cessna Citation XLS+ and Gen2 jets

Textron Aviation service centers will be able to install the Garmin G5000 avionics suite upgrade in Cessna Citation XLS+ and XLS Gen2 twinjets after the FAA issues a supplemental type certificate for the modification in the first half of next year. The G5000 package is already available for Excel and XLS models and, with this new offering, owners of later models of the twinjet will have the option of replacing their Collins Pro Line 21 avionics with the Garmin suite.

Pilots can set up the G5000 suite’s three landscape-oriented displays with split screens. The crew controls the avionics via two touchscreen controllers mounted in the center console. Included in the upgrade is Garmin’s digital automatic flight control system with emergency descent mode and underspeed protection, which enables fully coupled go-arounds.