Garmin G1000 STC'd On King Airs

FAA has granted supplemental type certification (STC) for the Garmin G1000 avionics suite on the King Air 200 and B200 turboprops, Garmin said.

The G1000 suite integrates primary flight information, navigation data, communications, terrain awareness, traffic, weather, and engine instruments on a 15-inch multifunction display (MFD) and two 10.4-inch primary flight displays (PFD). The installation results in a weight savings of about 100 pounds, Garmin said.

The King Air 200/B200 installation comes with Garmin’s GFC 700 three-axis, dual channel automatic flight control system (AFCS). The STC also includes approval for Garmin’s synthetic vision technology (SVT), which presents a three-dimensional depiction of terrain, obstacles, traffic and the runway environment on the PFD.