|
Garmin has taken the navigation accuracy of a
GPS and combined it with a 10- or 16-watt Com and color display
to make the GNC® 420 the first color GPS/Com in the industry.
With its frequency nomination feature, pilots can easily load
their next Com frequency into standby with the touch of a button.
It is a WAAS-upgradeable IFR GPS and Com with color moving map
in one multipurpose unit. The TSO'd VHF Com offers a choice
of 25 kHz or 8.33 kHz spacing for 760- or 3040-channel configuration
respectively. A huge Jeppesen database (that can be updated
with a front-loading data card) contains all airports, VORs,
NDBs, Intersections, FSS, Approach, DPs/STARs, and SUA information.
The GNC 420 is TSO C129a certified for GPS non-precision approaches.
Other boxes offer some of the same features as
the GNC 420, but it's the integration of so many functions that
sets this aviation product apart. The map features a built-in
all-land database that shows cities, highways, railroads, rivers,
lakes, and coastlines, in addition to a Jeppesen database in
bright colors. Thanks to a high-contrast color display, the
information can be easily read from wide viewing angles even
in direct sunlight.
The GNC 420 has plenty of growth potential, as
there are upgrade paths for WAAS compatibility, and Terrain
awareness. Pilots will enjoy the GNC 420 as an MFD, especially
when it is coupled with traffic, lightning detection, and weather
interfaces like Ryan TCAD, TIS from the Garmin GTX 330 Mode
S transponder, or Goodrich SKYWATCH™, STORMSCOPE® WX 500. For
the latest in graphical and textual weather information, the
GNS 530 can connect to XM Satellite Radio's XM WX Weather Service
via the GDL 69 datalink receiver. With the FDE prediction program,
the GNS 530 may be used for oceanic or remote operations.
This color IFR GPS/COM is available with either
a 10-watt (GNC 420) or 16-watt (GNC 420A) COM.
|
