Avionics
Garmin Adds Display Options for StormOptix Radar 
Integrated flight decks will no longer be required for the GWX 8000
Garmin GWX 8000 StormOptix weather radar displayed on GTN Xi
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Garmin GTN Xi navigators and TXi flight displays will soon be certified as the primary indicator for the GWX 8000 StormOptix weather radar, allowing pilots to display and control the radar using the GTN Xi and TXi. 

The addition of these products as primary indicators makes Garmin’s GWX 8000 available for potentially thousands of high-performance piston- and turbine-powered aircraft that don’t have Garmin-integrated flight decks. The expanded display interface capability should be available in the second quarter of this year. Aircraft equipped with the GWX 75 radar can be updated to the GWX 8000 configuration with a software update to the GTN Xi or TXi.

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